How to Make a Bailer Bucket

Bailer buckets are used to draw water from a well. They work well whether the water level is too low or the well is too deep. If you cannot find the parts to create a hand pump, you can always find parts to make a bailer bucket. Bailer bucket will cost you approximately $10 to make. These types of buckets have been used for many years.

How to Make a Bailer Bucket

Material Needed

• PVC tube, 3 feet long and 3 inches in diameter


• One-way valve


• Rope, long enough to draw water from the well.


• Bolt with two nuts


• Threaded adapter


• Two rubber gaskets


• End cap with a hole for the one-way valve

1. Purchase an end cap that is wide enough to fit over the opening of the PVC tube.

2. Remove the springs from the one-way valve.

3. Insert the threaded adapter through the hole in the end cap. Insert the adapter from the inside of the end cap to the other side. Place one rubber gasket on each side of the adapter and secure with bolts.

4. Slip the end cap over one end of the PVC tube.

5. Insert a screw through the other end of the PVC tube near the top. Make sure the nuts to the screw are in the middle of the bolt and PVC tube. This is where you will tie the rope.

6. Tie your rope around the bolt to complete your bailer bucket.