Hydro Ram Water Power

09/06/2007 - 14:40

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Has anyone ever heard of or used a hydro ram pump?
Great stuff! Uses stream power (about a ten foot drop) to pump water up hill over 100ft. Uses no electricity, wind, muscel or nuthin. I built my own for about $120.00 (Ca. prices).

Check this site:

http://outlands.tripod.com/farm/rampump.htm

ArtC1

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09/06/2007 - 20:46

rreidnauer

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Yup, I have. Clever device

Yup, I have. Clever device if you got enough flow to work with.

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09/07/2007 - 14:00

2 cents

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fluid power source?

This is fascinating. Does the "fluid power source" have to be a flowing stream or creek?

2 cents

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09/07/2007 - 16:50

rreidnauer

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No, not really

2 cents wrote:

This is fascinating. Does the "fluid power source" have to be a flowing stream or creek?

2 cents

You just need water pressure and enough volume. (in the case shown, it comes in the form of head, or water column, pressure) Just keep in mind, it takes a significantly larger amount of water to pump a small amount to the heights he mentions, but if your supply is endless, who cares.

Rod Reidnauer
Class of Apr. 9-10, 2005
Status: GOT LAND! Prepping for driveway and septic
Thinking outside the vinyl sided box
My log model

Hydro Ram Water Power

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