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jdemaris
02-24-2005 20:24:30
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Re: HAND WATER PUMP in reply to JIMLLL, 02-24-2005 09:12:20
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I can give you lots of sources to buy them, but you need to narrow things down a bit. A hand operated pump is only capable of pulling water up about 25 feet due to the laws of physics. This sort of pump is usually referred to a a pitcher pump. You can buy Chinese knockoffs right now from Harbor Freight for $20 apiece. I bought a "high-quality" pump for Lehmans for $400 and it was crap - I had to return it. The $20 Harbor Freight pump, however, works great. In fact, I bought four of them - have one in our house and one at my cabin in the Adirondacks. The rest I'm saving for parts. Both the wells are 200' deep, but the water level is only 15' down. If the water lever was any lower, I'd have to install a deep well hand pump. Anyway, it makes a difference what you want the pump for. As I said, an above ground pump can only pull from 25 feet down - and that's a stretch. In reality, it's good for about 15 feet. The pumps you've seen, if in deep wells, only have the pump handle and linkage above ground, but the actually pump is sunk in the well. They are costly. So, you choice depends on what you want if for - ornamental, or actually pumping water - and if the latter - how deep, do you want it freeze proof, do you want it to look old-fashioned, and how much output do you need? Hand pumps in deep wells are still used all over the world where electricity is not available. You can also buy one to stick in a conventional driven well in addition to the submersible electric pump as a backup. I bought a PVC deepwell pump to use in my Adirondacks camp if the water level gets lower. It is supposed to be good down to 150' and there are other models that will go deeper. I did not opt for a more expensive and more historic looking cast-iron pump because it costs a lot more and I figured it might get stolen. I don't know what you want, but here are a few links:
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