I need plans to built a hand pump.Have a 125ft well,have a generator, but fuel will not last forever.Solar is not an option.Briefly saw something about a PVC hand pump c'ant remember where.Any other ideas, welcome.TIA

-- inNeed (e@thx.com), October 09, 1999

Answers

It was on Gary North's site. Look under personal preperation

-- Jeff (Jeff@home.today), October 09, 1999.

I have some plans for a pump. Send me an e-mail with your fax or snail mail address and I will send you a copy. It will cost you about $50-60 for the supplies you need. Also need to know the size of the well casing.

-- Will (william@insight98.com), October 09, 1999.

We ordered a back up well bucket called the lil' dipper, just stopped in at their web site and see they no longer make them for you but will send you a kit to make your own... If you are intrested, here is the link

Lil Dipper

-- Stash (Stashin@yahoo.com), October 09, 1999.

I sell a handpump that effectively goes down to 100ft. It will work at 125ft but will deliver in the 2 gallon per minute rate as opposed to 5 gallons per minute in it's effective range.

I recommend that you put in a permanent discharge head with the fulcrum handle as this will cut down on the effort to pump the water by a third. This system is the only available on the market that pumps on both strokes. Also, it has a 6ft stroke so that if can be interfaced with a windmill. There are plans floating around for a homebuilt windmill that was originally published by Whole Earth Catalog. I plan on putting one on mine in the near future. If anyone is interested they can keep up with me at my email address.

I can give you a quote we do accept VISA and MASTERCHARGE.

1) fulcrum handle permanent emergency pump system with 60 ft of column and casing cap: $525 2) eight sections of 8 1/2 ft column $200

TOTAL PRICE FOR SYSTEM $725 FOB: Idaho

Note: this system is user installed and requires two people. You should be able to install this system within an hour. For more information on the Emergency Hand Pump System: http://rosie.acmecity.com/bebe/84/waterpump.html

-- Greg (waterboy_108@hotmail.com), October 09, 1999.

This will do the trick for fifty dollars:

Pump

-- BB (peace2u@bellatlantic.net), October 09, 1999.