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borehole pump
9 May 2016, 13:58,
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RE: borehole pump
Hello Jo
OK if I get this right you have a mains pump now and want an auxiliary back up, my thinking is that after TSHTF or disaster we will all be very busy just trying to survive and time will be precious. Time that could be used tending crops or critters or what ever.

So spending an hour or so each day hand cranking a lift pump is not the best use of your time, but you could fill a barrel fairly quickly though it could be tiring. However if you use a solar or wind (or both) powered lift pump even if its only a steady trickle of water being pumped its going to be pumped ALL of the day time and if its windy and use use a windlass pump it will lift water 24/7. I would go for a steady trickle all day from a wind or PV panel instead of knocking yourself stupid hand cranking a lift pump. ??

Welcome by the way.

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borehole pump - by Jo Day - 9 May 2016, 13:45
RE: borehole pump - by NorthernRaider - 9 May 2016, 13:58
RE: borehole pump - by NorthernRaider - 9 May 2016, 14:32
RE: borehole pump - by Lightspeed - 9 May 2016, 14:44
RE: borehole pump - by NorthernRaider - 9 May 2016, 14:49
RE: borehole pump - by Devonian - 9 May 2016, 16:15
RE: borehole pump - by Jo Day - 9 May 2016, 16:31
RE: borehole pump - by Jo Day - 9 May 2016, 17:58
RE: borehole pump - by Lightspeed - 9 May 2016, 18:12
RE: borehole pump - by Jo Day - 9 May 2016, 22:14
RE: borehole pump - by Lightspeed - 10 May 2016, 01:43

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