Ram Pump Small to Medium Creek Assessment

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5 жыл бұрын

I take a local creek and run a site assessment for a small ram pump. This creek has a flow rate of at least 200 gallons per minute. To run the 1/2" ram pump you only need around 2gpm. I pump water to a height of 6 feet out of the water from only 1.5 feet of head pressure.
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@99GrantsYT 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Seth, once again another great video.

@parhampbaker8226 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Amazing stuff I had no idea I could do. Planning on buying off grid place!

@oldmanwinter1405 5 жыл бұрын

Good one Seth. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Thank. You for watching! I am learning a lot myself with these tests.

@Dieseljonnyboy 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant; I do love this technology; made a few pumps but sadly have no natural water source, so they just sit in my garage. Maybe one day I'll be able to use them. Your videos are very well done and I like the way you present the information. Keep them coming.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I have actually seen your ram pump videos from years ago! I have enjoyed working with the pump for years. Having a creek makes all the difference. Thank you for watching.

@michaelm6091 2 жыл бұрын

Hello DieselJonnyboy: I have a creek and no Ram pump, just the opposite of your problem. Would you be kind enough to share your build plans and parts list? Thank you

@SkunkTreeCarvings 5 жыл бұрын

i like this series... very helpful..thank you .

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I have a nice big list of videos to film

@Maxime369truth 3 жыл бұрын

Gute Idee. Ich spekuliere damit

@rednsa6351 4 жыл бұрын

In addition to my first question,,, it out in place 4 rain barrels in a series and/or parrell book up,,, what would the results be from the two book up methods compare to one stand alone barrel...???

@JohnGodwin30 5 жыл бұрын

Good video

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheTrapperworm 2 жыл бұрын

If I have a fairly level river behind the house with a good heavy flow (but still to shallow for a good river pump), could I possibly put a larger mouth on the intake to funnel water in? Hopefully increasing the head pressure?

@GuitarristaTico 4 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to operate a ram pump without head by funneling the kinetic energy of a low sloped but fast moving stream into the pump?

@boakyeerickwasi1561 4 жыл бұрын

So does it mean if you have a level flowing stream, you cannot use the ram pump?

@kyl143ale 3 жыл бұрын

How about if you dont have a downstream water...what i have is only a horizontal irrigation canal could it work?

@cobyburrow9339 3 жыл бұрын

Does the large pressure chamber pipe size determine anything?

@afrikagreen6303 4 жыл бұрын

assalamu alaykum,,,thank you for your honest and cleaver explanation,,,much appreciated,,,

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@benbridges552 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing explanation, thank you! 🙇🏼

@05excursionltd Жыл бұрын

Help, I placed a 5/8 x 100' garden hose in my stream but no flow out of it. The fall is fairly shallow, could be inches not feet however how do you get the water flowing down the hose?

@rockclimbingable Жыл бұрын

Can you turn this off and on like hooked to a faucet Or does it need to run continuously

@JamesMacpherson1 5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried 1/2 “ swing valve and 3/4” one way valve? Wondering if the larger one way valve could reduce friction and increase flow.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

That might be a fun test. Allow more water into the pressure tank per cycle. I assume if you went too big on the secondary valve it could stop the pump. Worth a try.

@loganv0410 5 жыл бұрын

Can you use somewhat flexible pipe (black poly?) for part of the drive pipe and use hard pipe for the final 25' {or another distance}? What are the tradeoffs (TANSTAAFL applies I'm sure) of such a system?

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I actually have this written down for testing. Perhaps I can film this one for next week!

@fishwithme1 4 жыл бұрын

It would help greatly if you increase the size of your supply pipe for example the half inch pipe you have supplying the pump should be increased to two in to get more water flow to the pump and more head pressure. Am I correct?

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

The best effeciency is to use the same size drive pipe as waste valve. however if you have an issue with low head pressure like I do here you can tilt the valve to reduce the closing weight of the flap. This will allow the pump to start with less head pressure. if you go with a larger drive pipe you might run into issues with the valve closing and not reopening.

@criscelonsilva887 3 жыл бұрын

Traduz para o português. Parabéns pelo trabalho

@kvanorsdel1 4 жыл бұрын

I have a very winding creek with a flow very similar to the one in this video. Will I be able to make a pump that can function with out a straight run drive pipe?

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can use a drive pipe that is not straight. It is better to have the pipe as straight as you can get it but the pump will work just fine with some turns.

@feellnfroggy 4 жыл бұрын

If a ram pump was used without much uphill, maybe 2 ft up per 100, but in a relatively flat yard 100ft from source in a closed pvc loop (300 linear ft), would the pump be effective, considering the closed pvc loop was mildly perforated for a sprinkling/leaking effect (hopefully increasing back pressure due to small enough holes.) Does that question make sense? Will it work? I did not mention pipe diameter, is there a diametere that would make this possible in the delivery pipe

@mica122213 3 жыл бұрын

no wont work.

@antoniooconnor7797 9 ай бұрын

Can your pump push 300 feet up hill ??

@sgtrickards5683 Жыл бұрын

If you use a wider pipe on the intake side and reduce it down so it fits the pump, will the head pressure increase?

@LandtoHouse Жыл бұрын

No the head pressure would be the same no matter what drive pipe size you have. Its best to match the drive pipe to pump size.

@mauroalvarezsi 5 жыл бұрын

could you put a check valve on the end of the hose to see if you get more water bc of the pressure. thanks

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

You mean the end of the delivery pipe? At that point the pressure is so low it would not do much. The reason the valve goes close to the pump is to relieve pressure of the water column going up the hill.

@mauroalvarezsi 4 жыл бұрын

@@LandtoHouse i do recall you did that on one of your videos and it did put out more water due to being able to build up more pressure. just not sure how much more vertical you can go utilizing check valves.

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Oh you mean place a non return valve in the delivery pipe close to the pump. Yes that helps keep pressure off the pump and allows you to pump up a little more.

@rednsa6351 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use ram pump on 30-45 gallon rain barrel as your source..?

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can. Do keep in mind that the ram pump uses a lot of water to operate. So if you had a 1000 gallons in a tank and used a 1.25" ram pump with 8gpm usage. That tank will be empty in 125 minutes.

@enriquesuave1604 5 жыл бұрын

Hi why don’t u attach a funnel or a hopper tub to help increase the volume of flow in the water intake?

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

From my understanding a pipe with known head pressure will only pull a certain amount of water by gravity. Even if a funnel is added it will not increase the flow rate.

@enriquesuave1604 5 жыл бұрын

Land to House thanks man

@MultiKlompen 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video!! I think my rp is to tall.

@LandtoHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Too tall! I guess making a pressure tank with larger diameter and shorter length would help.

@DeepakBhat Жыл бұрын

I have more head pressure so my pump is not working , but pressure fluctuates in winter I'm getting more pressure, in summer less :(

@oneilgraham9603 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, this is Oneil. I'm living in Canada. And I would love one of your RAM pump.

@ch34pskate16 4 жыл бұрын

Oneil Graham I’m not sure what he charges but you can get all the stuff from a homedepot or home hardware. Super simple to build. Check online for the Plans and BOM’s Depending on what size diameter to want it can be built for less than $ 150 Canukistan rupals. (Lol) Fellow Canuck here , from Alberta.

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Hello. I do sell to Canada! The shipping is a little high at $40 usd. Please check landtohouse.com

@LandtoHouse 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I also have a few videos on how to build a pump.