This Pump Pushes Water Uphill With ZERO Power - full ram pump install

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  @KrustyPET · 3 months ago

  my favorite part was seeing the family wait for the water

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  @hughwaller6789 · 2 months ago

  I remember my Grandfather installing a Ram water pump in 1953, that operated for 30 years until he got electricity.

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  @DerpMcGeee · 3 months ago

  lil tuning you can probably eek out another 20ft then you can put it up in a water tower and have 10 psi at the tap in the house

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  @Robin-gj7zw · 3 months ago

  Oh, the joy on your face, Lou! You are such a tenacious, dedicated, hard worker!

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  @Dekkayrd · 3 months ago

  These videos make me so thirsty. I'm so jealous you own all that beautiful land with all that fresh spring water!

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  @Roboticlay · 2 months ago

  @WildWeRoam Beautiful setup! I have some tips that I can pass on from running my ram pump over the last few years.<br>Like you found out ram pumps need some back pressure from the delivery pipe (to the house) to thunk repeatedly. If you close access to the delivery pipe your ram pump will happily repeatedly thunk adding pressure to your pressure tank, it&apos;s an easy way to prime your delivery pipe by allowing pressure to build up then cracking the delivery valve open. Another would be using an electric pump to suck the air and water out of your delivery pipe at your house. Manually pushing your waste valve open repeatedly is the traditional method to prime your system.<br><br>A quick and easy win for more flow to your house is to remove the pipe coming straight up out of your waste valve, every inch there is a inch of your head that you&apos;re sacrificing. Another would be a check valve on your delivery pipe after some distance from your pump, I don&apos;t need one but they will help. Anywhere after the sweet spot where your delivery pipe has enough back pressure to cause your pump to thunk repeatedly. &nbsp;<br><br>The vibration from the ram pump on your delivery pipe doesn&apos;t really impact performance. The opposite is true for your drive pipe (to the pump). That being said, you have a gorgeous length of stainless steel pipe! Use it! Anchoring that pipe will save the energy wasted and send it uphill.<br><br>I move filthy river water for my farm so you&apos;re probably not going to have this issue, but if the ram pump check valve (not the waste valve) gets to a point where it&apos;s not sealing, it will suck all the water out of your delivery pipe and you&apos;ll need to re-prime after cleaning out the cause of the imperfect seal. <br><br>Those tanks that you&apos;re using as a pressure vessel have a port to adjust the air pressure. They come precharged to 40psi and are rated for upwards of 80-100psi i believe. Matching that air pressure to the delivery pipe pressure at the pump will also net you some increased performance. I use a PVC pressure vessel, since I don&apos;t have any rubber air bladders every couple of months my performance dips because it&apos;s 100% full of water and I need to empty it. <br><br>Keeping this system running over winter is going to be a challenge. Your biggest failure point is the waste water discharge, it&apos;ll gradually freeze and choke your pump. Solve that and your system might just push through. However, I have not been successful and drain my system before winter. Your pump and stainless pipe will survive a freeze but not the PVC or PE. <br><br>Good luck and enjoy! You&apos;re going to love having a ram pump.

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  @deniseellenburg649 · 2 months ago

  I&apos;m so happy for your family and proud of you, Dad, for the willingness to do the hard work to make it happen. You now have some of the sweetest water in existence for free! CONGRATULATIONS!! ❤

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  @halkuhns8070 · 3 months ago

  Truly one of the most awesome feats I&apos;ve ever seen! Thanks again!

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  @xenaswolf · 2 months ago

  You are one determined guy! My lazy self said after the first walk up the hill, Son, buy you some walkie talkies and have wife tell ya if its pumping or not. After 2nd time, I was exhausted! Gratz and making it work!

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  @bubbagaming710 · 2 months ago

  I&apos;m glad i watched the whole video to see how happy your wife was and kids. Congratulations bro and good looking family!

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  @jayp2447 · 2 months ago

  To open those primer and glue cans just hit around the lid with a screwdriver or really anything. like opening an old pickle jar. &nbsp;Works every time

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  @tegand7655 · 2 months ago

  Another engineering feat conquered Lou! I truly believe a person who tends to and learns water really loves this world! Thank you for sharing.

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