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re: Has anyone ever used a ram pump?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:38 am to auggie
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:38 am to auggie
To me, if it’s pulled from the creek and doesn’t make it to the pond, it’s wasted. Maybe semantics. The ones I’ve seen have a water valve at the pump itself.
Of all the ones I’ve seen, I’ve yet to see one start on its own. Always takes a person to exercise the check valves manually a few times to get it going. Have seen a few homesteaders on YouTube talking them up… and then scrapping them.
Of all the ones I’ve seen, I’ve yet to see one start on its own. Always takes a person to exercise the check valves manually a few times to get it going. Have seen a few homesteaders on YouTube talking them up… and then scrapping them.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 9:41 am
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:17 am to turkish
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Of all the ones I’ve seen, I’ve yet to see one start on its own. Always takes a person to exercise the check valves manually a few times to get it going.
The first time yes.
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Have seen a few homesteaders on YouTube talking them up… and then scrapping them.
As mentioned before, it has to be an almost perfect situation to be feasible.
I've only helped install 1 in my whole life, in a perfect situation with a huge spring on the side of a hill. It's probably still working today.
According to the OP's profile, He is located in West Virginia. There's a chance he has a similar situation.
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