# James Butler: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-29, James Butler has 520,000 subscribers, 269,302,959 total views, and 536 videos. It ranks #146,933 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [James Butler](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for James Butler is “Mud Puddle or Spring? Tracing a Home’s Drinking Water”, a long-form video published Oct 12, 2026.
- These are James Butler’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Feb 7, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026 (18 long-form videos and 30 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 70,902. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “pay your bills, your life may depend on it” (278,104 views, Feb 7, 2026). Least viewed: “Bloopers: Mark begs Justin” (10,277 views, Apr 13, 2026).
- Median length: 5:06 for 18 long-form videos; 1:00 for 30 Shorts.
- In this sample, James Butler’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 83 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mud Puddle or Spring? Tracing a Home’s Drinking Water](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/ZoeGJH8xvPI/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 60,530 | 6:34 | 3.05x |
| [This PEX Ring Won’t Cut—and That’s a Bad Sign](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/R-WbY3qBtOc/) | 2026-10-11 | Short | 165,666 | 1:52 | 1.57x |
| [TikTok Said Clean Water Is EASY to Get… So I Showed Her This (Hurricane Helene)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/Uts6_jxt5bo/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 131,359 | 17:00 | 5.1x |
| [I Called 12 Electricians. Not One Let Me Finish Talking](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/nWh6WICFyu0/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 208,371 | 12:15 | 8.14x |
| [AI Is Coming For White-Collar Jobs… Blue Collar Might Win](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/50e9yNpt3FE/) | 2026-06-24 | Long-form | 20,967 | 8:20 | - |
| [buyers box](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/0aYPjZyQmoU/) | 2026-06-23 | Long-form | 12,157 | 2:44 | - |
| [gas pumps](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/tkJe3ukRAOQ/) | 2026-06-22 | Long-form | 15,566 | 1:13 | - |
| [Helped a Customer Hundreds of Miles Away (Here's How)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/fsff5NVfq7E/) | 2026-05-27 | Long-form | 20,883 | 9:43 | - |
| [Why You NEVER Install an Electrical Outlet Inside a Septic Pit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/NHrMdClIPlU/) | 2026-05-01 | Long-form | 71,909 | 25:36 | 2.29x |
| [Bloopers: Mark begs Justin](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/LYyuBob_Sd0/) | 2026-04-13 | Long-form | 10,277 | 2:47 | - |
| [You want a dirty job you say?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/QDDR7as7SPg/) | 2026-04-09 | Long-form | 32,001 | 2:20 | 1.03x |
| [I Got Hit Until I Learned This…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/xv66teh2JWc/) | 2026-04-08 | Long-form | 30,562 | 11:25 | - |
| [Hiring Manager Reveals Secrets They Never Tell You](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/2Ce0fqJS5yg/) | 2026-03-24 | Long-form | 30,238 | 7:21 | - |
| [What Makes Me Happy… Also Makes Me Sad](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/64o0FcHHt4w/) | 2026-03-22 | Long-form | 13,425 | 3:13 | - |
| [They Couldn’t Last 6 Weeks Without Spending Money on Women](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/GOyuwXbFBr8/) | 2026-03-21 | Long-form | 38,574 | 5:51 | - |
| [This One Missed Detail Could’ve Sent Someone to the Hospital](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/WfARKGVebp4/) | 2026-03-11 | Long-form | 35,930 | 4:21 | - |
| [unknown](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/Cn6dlY49uK8/) | 2026-03-09 | Short | 108,592 | 0:10 | - |
| [Gunshot first aid kits on the trucks for a very good reason.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/5uvs83vy8wo/) | 2026-03-08 | Short | 102,798 | 1:00 | - |
| [The radon results are in](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/5bgdO-XNkGY/) | 2026-03-07 | Short | 75,379 | 1:00 | - |
| [#chipotle Am I being unreasonable....](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/_jgMRx3ARAY/) | 2026-03-06 | Short | 173,331 | 1:00 | 1.35x |
| [Dinner might kill me.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/esGnN-oWCGU/) | 2026-03-05 | Short | 69,895 | 0:49 | - |
| [How can I possibly lose money on this house? Don't tell AJ #realtor #dbad #realtoroftiktok](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/BLgn5wCP0Y0/) | 2026-03-04 | Short | 165,602 | 1:00 | 1.33x |
| [Making Fun of My Rolling Tool Bags Backfired Fast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/6JWHy_vW9OY/) | 2026-03-03 | Long-form | 16,294 | 1:19 | - |
| [ok, im probably going to jail if I do this, but....is it wrong?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/scDZJ25x9Kw/) | 2026-03-03 | Short | 188,985 | 1:00 | 1.8x |
| [Their Home Was Washed Away—A Year Later, This Is All They Have (Helene in Rural WNC)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/TzjLLWxdEKU/) | 2026-03-02 | Long-form | 28,156 | 3:14 | - |
| [Part 2 of Would you take the money.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/u8THcTfCqT4/) | 2026-03-02 | Short | 93,090 | 1:00 | - |
| [Ok, want to add another part to your public radon test?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/ZToYPs4L8Lk/) | 2026-03-01 | Short | 74,811 | 0:59 | - |
| [Would you take the money?#realtor #septiclife](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/BnA6S-oVSBc/) | 2026-02-28 | Short | 48,880 | 0:59 | - |
| [No, septic workers have NO protection from pathogens in septic as its transmitted in aerosol style](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/XcoWIDq13jg/) | 2026-02-27 | Short | 117,195 | 1:00 | 1.07x |
| [You "can" park on your drainfield....but you "should" not!!!!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/h2304lE090U/) | 2026-02-26 | Short | 168,646 | 1:00 | 1.78x |
| [Ask stupid questions, get stupid answers #gfc](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/uaL1lLoeYtw/) | 2026-02-25 | Short | 132,393 | 1:00 | 1.5x |
| [State Required Education for 7 HOURS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/FvNGnhqhfYQ/) | 2026-02-24 | Short | 134,430 | 0:20 | 1.6x |
| [Ok! For real I thought I had heard it all! You win the prize....you got me! I want to charge more](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/0cUvjH0zlCA/) | 2026-02-23 | Short | 80,590 | 0:16 | - |
| [$900 septic pump (total job is over $2000 with dig fees, riser installs and other repairs)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/yPUnM0tmxaE/) | 2026-02-22 | Short | 60,590 | 1:00 | - |
| [Would you hire a convicted felon? I want your input](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/GxUFpWMRXLI/) | 2026-02-21 | Short | 101,100 | 0:59 | 1.22x |
| [No septic permit here! This is what makes septic inspectors die inside](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/T1zyvFatfUY/) | 2026-02-20 | Short | 69,873 | 1:00 | - |
| [I might need a new bank.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/ETspsAdffio/) | 2026-02-19 | Short | 88,497 | 0:56 | 1.33x |
| [Midnight Road Hit… This Wasn’t A Normal Dog](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/GdG_fimu20E/) | 2026-02-18 | Long-form | 23,788 | 3:29 | - |
| [Would you drink random water these days? #realtor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/F_eDrvusE_k/) | 2026-02-17 | Short | 179,162 | 1:00 | 2.63x |
| [New guy hits a gas line on day 1...do we hire him? #realtor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/hSHv7mAKSgE/) | 2026-02-15 | Short | 87,620 | 1:00 | 1.29x |
| [Mr](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/x9HyrqgLV3w/) | 2026-02-14 | Short | 48,405 | 0:21 | - |
| [Why do we inspect septic tanks? This is why](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/pTACXZBJK9o/) | 2026-02-13 | Short | 56,855 | 0:57 | - |
| [Why, just why? Credit to](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/dBEunBIXrcM/) | 2026-02-12 | Short | 126,804 | 0:35 | 1.77x |
| [100k discount on a house because of a $300 defect.#realtor #dbad #realtoroftiktok](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/8yHL-zRBidM/) | 2026-02-11 | Short | 79,232 | 1:00 | 1.11x |
| [ok, im a sucker for horses](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/fAwfMT0uPXw/) | 2026-02-10 | Short | 19,734 | 0:58 | - |
| [some customers are just the BEST! Hey, do you want a job](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/Wy3Yj1frmB4/) | 2026-02-09 | Short | 42,386 | 1:00 | - |
| [Every town has problems whether the media sees it or not](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/tzFIRi41iFI/) | 2026-02-08 | Short | 55,175 | 1:00 | - |
| [pay your bills, your life may depend on it](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@jamesbutlerwellandsepticlife/videos/MtcSjhk-0Ts/) | 2026-02-07 | Short | 278,104 | 1:00 | 3.06x |

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