Avoid power-outage droughts by learning how to add a hand pump to an electric well to be able to access water even when the power is out. A few years back, a severe ice storm knocked out my family’s ...

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There’s a century-old water well on the property across the road from my place, and it’s got something that few have any more – a deep well hand pump. It’s old and rusty, but loyal. Even though no one ...