I want to controllably transfer water from a mine that is 8 feet below ground level to a point about 20 feet lower on an embankment to water my crops and animals. I can't easily get power to this point and don't want to buy a motorised pump. My initial thought was to install a section of plastic pipe (probably 32mm diameter) with a non-return valve below water level. The pipe would go up to ground level then down the embankment (about 60 feet total distance, falling all the way) to a valve where the flow could be controlled. I also thought to fit a 'Tee' and valve at the highest point so that I could fill the system and purge air from it before use. If necessary I could drop the discharge end further than the 20 feet if this would help. Just wondered if anyone had any ideas whether this should work before I get all the materials, sadly I'm more 'practical' than 'technical'. By the way I'm about 500m above sea level in Central Portugal.
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