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Fieldfare

  • Joined Feb 2011
moving water uphill!
« on: April 12, 2011, 05:15:16 pm »
Hi all- I have a shallow 60 litre spring-fed trough (approx. flow 60 litres per hour). I would like to move this water uphill (head of about 4 metres and distance of between 10metres to 40 metres). This would be collected in a 1000 litre tank for watering plants with over the summer months. Anyone got any ideas of the best/most efficient way of doing this?

Thanks


hughesy

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Anglesey
Re: moving water uphill!
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 05:45:38 pm »
A little petrol powered pump? Available new for less than a few hundred quid. I have a similar situation except the water has to be carried in the tank about 400 yards to where I need it. My solution is a pump to fill the tank, pallet forks on the tractor 3 point linkage, and drive it up and place it wherever I want. Big advantage is I can still move the IBC even when it's got water in it, so don't have to empty it to free up the trailer for any other jobs.

HappyHippy

  • Guest
Re: moving water uphill!
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 06:38:38 pm »
Dick Strawbridge (of "It's not easy being green") built a ram pump which, I believe, pumped water uphill without using any kind of power at all. Hydraulic/water powered ? I'm not sure - I'm just a girl  ;) ;D
Here's a link to his site, maybe you'd be able to find an old episode on i-player ?
http://www.newhousefarm.tv/course=Making_the_most_of_Water_Power
Ooooo and I just found this http://www.judyofthewoods.net/ram_pump.html It looks quite easy  ;)
HTH
Karen
« Last Edit: April 12, 2011, 06:40:35 pm by HappyHippy »

Simon O

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • Bonkle
Re: moving water uphill!
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 06:45:27 pm »
I was just going to mention water ram pumps when HH replied. This would avoid requirement for electricity; I had wondered about this for our land where we have a substantial burn below the level of all our land; as long as you have sufficient head of water at the origin; need to check on the internet re where to get hold of or how to make.
Simon

mab

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • carmarthenshire
Re: moving water uphill!
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 12:35:25 am »
Hate to be a party-pooper but I doubt that a hydraulic ram pump could be made to work on a 60L/Hr flow, they really need more/faster moving water (unless you made a really tiny one  :P ).

A petrol pump as Hughsey said, or electric if you've got a genny.

Or

A 12v pond/fountain pump with a solar panel for remote use. (might not do much midwinter though).

This one can do 2m head with an 8w panel:-
http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/solar-12v-brushless-water-pump-light-with-max-hight-2-15108471.htm?from=googlebase


This one does 3m:-
http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/solar-powered-water-pump-12v-2200ma-009700-033.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shcomp

I can't see one that does 4m but you might get lucky if you keep googling

ser3dan

  • Joined Jul 2010
Re: moving water uphill!
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 07:14:48 am »
I was going to say a ram pump too, but mab is right, the smallest ones work on about 4 litres/minute so a mechanical pump looks like your only option I'm afraid  :(


 

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