Ram Pumps

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durtieduck Guru Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 668 Good Answers: 3	Ram Pumps 04/28/2012 4:22 PM
	does anyone have any practical knowlege using a ram pump? i have a a fresh water spring running though my property that i would like to use to pump water to a cistern. sorry, i can only give you a questiment on flow rates and vertical head distances. flow rate is approximently 50-100 gpm drop is 7 feet over 100 feet of length. head to cistern is approximately 25 feet. i have flow charts and plans for a pvc pump, but they look like some school kid did them as a project. i need advice on how build and size the pump and the best materials to use. ram pump plans would be a plus.
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passingtongreen Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Glen Mills, PA. Posts: 2385 Good Answers: 114	#1 Re: ram pumps 04/28/2012 6:10 PM
	It sounds as though you already have the Clemson design: http://www.clemson.edu/irrig/equip/ram.htm Scroll down to find additional links. __________________ In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#2 Re: Ram Pumps 04/28/2012 6:39 PM
	http://autonopedia.org/crafts_and_technology/Water/Hydraulic_Ram_Pump.html Here's something similar called a high lifter pump.. http://high-lifter.com/about_hl/abouthl.htm __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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CaptMoosie Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Red Hook, New York (Mid-Hudson River Valley) Posts: 4362 Good Answers: 179	#3 Re: Ram Pumps 04/29/2012 11:26 AM
	That is so very kewl! Thanks!!!! Has anyone out there built one of these Ram pumps yet? IF yes, how has it performed? I can imagine this becoming a real life saver in the event that the Grid goes down for a period of time.... __________________ "Veni, Vidi, Vici"; hendiatris attributed to Gaius Julius Caesar, 47 B.C.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#4 Re: Ram Pumps 04/30/2012 3:48 AM
	Any number of pumps will do this job. For example http://www.submersible-pumpshop.co.uk/ (usual disclaimer). __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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