As always, this is outstanding information. Thanks so much for all the ideas and instructions, you're making my development of my new property easier.
so what does changing the speed near the end of the video do? you said slower means more water, but what does faster do? more pressure for more distance to outlet?
Very cool. Not to mix apples and oranges. Have you entertained the possibility of having a small hydroelectric system. It appears that you got some head but being spring fed not much volume..Do you have an idea on your flow rate year around? The more head one has the less volume one needs, for the same output. Just wondering. Thanks for the videos, very nicely done. SS
Great lesson Scott I am not sure if you know that Rife Ram has a channel here with a video on how this pump works, I will send you a link. Your pump is in amazing condition with minor corrosion it's great to see machinery maintained properly but I have already come to expect that from you.
@jasonmushersee The ram is dependable but much more susceptible to the environment, especially freezing on the delivery side as the water moves slower that and if not protected it will freeze. Thanks for watching!
I wonder if if would be wise to devise a way to capture all that "waste" water coming out of the waste valve? Maybe it could be used for some other purpose?
@bnsd70mac1 I get that question a lot. Not really the potential energy from that water has been used up by the ram so the water is then just diverted back into the stream. Thanks for watching!
@DeleteMeOnline The spring bar is simply an adjustable rest. the lower it is the more the waste valve can travel, The higher it is raised the less it can travel and therefore pump less water. It has nothing to do with air and the spring doesn't really need to be there. These gizmos can be confusing and counter intuitive and I guess that is why I find them so fascinating. Thanks for your questions!
Never knew they had such a thing I thought folks relied on wind to pump water in the old days. Never know what you will learn here on the yt. Yesterday I made my first batch of laundry soap the money we shall save will be plenty we do a load a day.
Scott great video, but I'm a bit unclear as to the secondary port that you had machined into the unit, did you say you could use the pond water for pumping a secondary source such as a fresh water spring how do you block the pond water from entering into the water chamber and prevent it from mixing with the spring water, maybe I misunderstood the purpose. Thanks for sharing interesting stuff.
@rchopp That is another intake line that will run the pump. He did this to the pump so as to have two water sources to run the pump. You would turn off the pond supply and then open up the spring supply for fresh/er water. Or course, you would have to let the water run a bit to flush out the pond water to get to the fresh water.
@westtexasprepper Nope. Sorry. it is not one or the other but the pond water is still the energy for running the ram. The waters do not mix. Hard to explain but it is an awesome option for pumping potable water using dirty water.. I have tested with pond die and no die makes it into the spring water.
@rchopp The secondary port is to supply fresh water to the Ram. It will not run the ram. The pond water will still run the ram but the water supplies do not mix. The pond water falling into the ram provides the power to pump the spring water to the end use. Sorry westtexasprepper. This is a double acting ram. It is hard to explain it here. Look up double acting hydraulic ram for an explanation.
@engineer775 I was wondering more specifically how the two water sources were isolated from each other I was looking at the Rife Ram web site and it looked like there was more going on externally maybe some additional valving I guess I would have to have one in front of me so I could take it apart and see everything close up, I still think it is an awesome way to pump water thanks for sharing with us very cool I love those mechanical things, keep up the good work.
@rchopp The two water sources are not isolated but a standpipe on the spring water inlet side of the ram guarantees that from the waste valve to the internal check valve is flooded with spring water. So the water coming down from the pond drives the ram and a little spring water comes out the waste valve with the pond water. This ensures that only spring water is actually delivered to the final destination. Clear as mud?
Really cool, and my brother in law is the smart one and we will be working on the same we have a good sized creek close to the house and he is as interested and I am at getting one of these Ram pumps going. Thank you for sharing with us. Now we know.
Thanks so much for sharring.We have a water wheel that fills a 500 gal. tank that gives us alot of head.I will do a video when we get get it set up again.
As always, this is outstanding information. Thanks so much for all the ideas and instructions, you're making my development of my new property easier.
ThirtyAcrePrep 1 month ago
<<paused at 1:57.... thank you lol i wasnt going to keep watching
tmaxx189 2 months ago
ok, where's the adjusting of the home built pump? in part 3 you said you'd show how to adjust both the consumer and home made ram pumps.
flamedrag18 2 months ago
very cool information... thanks
clnmyjts 3 months ago
what do you do with the overflow? you could make a pelton wheel generator and make a little power
HomeDistiller 4 months ago
I wanna to build one sooooo bad!!! i'm guessing I have to pump the water up about 100ft
sbeer6er 5 months ago
so what does changing the speed near the end of the video do? you said slower means more water, but what does faster do? more pressure for more distance to outlet?
flamedrag18 6 months ago
Very cool. Not to mix apples and oranges. Have you entertained the possibility of having a small hydroelectric system. It appears that you got some head but being spring fed not much volume..Do you have an idea on your flow rate year around? The more head one has the less volume one needs, for the same output. Just wondering. Thanks for the videos, very nicely done. SS
sailingsolar 6 months ago
I always like seeing old technology still working in our modern world. Do you have any Archimedes' screws going on the retreat?
readyren 10 months ago
Thank you sir!
AppalachianFreedom 10 months ago
i would like to see a video on the dam you have
phide01 10 months ago
You always make some of the most interesting videos in the prepper community.
TacticalCitySlicker 10 months ago
Great lesson Scott I am not sure if you know that Rife Ram has a channel here with a video on how this pump works, I will send you a link. Your pump is in amazing condition with minor corrosion it's great to see machinery maintained properly but I have already come to expect that from you.
RobRichmondRPG 10 months ago
thx very informative vid
Downhillsuicide95 10 months ago
Awesome, wish I had one one of those pumps. And a creek, and a place to bug out with the creek..
dasfkid01 10 months ago
That looks more dependable than a stainless steel deep well pump. The screen tends to plug with sand and or black magnesium on mine.
jasonmushersee 10 months ago
@jasonmushersee The ram is dependable but much more susceptible to the environment, especially freezing on the delivery side as the water moves slower that and if not protected it will freeze. Thanks for watching!
engineer775 10 months ago
I wonder if if would be wise to devise a way to capture all that "waste" water coming out of the waste valve? Maybe it could be used for some other purpose?
bnsd70mac1 10 months ago
@bnsd70mac1 I get that question a lot. Not really the potential energy from that water has been used up by the ram so the water is then just diverted back into the stream. Thanks for watching!
engineer775 10 months ago
thank u
jcb570 10 months ago
@jcb570 Thanks for watching!
engineer775 10 months ago
@DeleteMeOnline The spring bar is simply an adjustable rest. the lower it is the more the waste valve can travel, The higher it is raised the less it can travel and therefore pump less water. It has nothing to do with air and the spring doesn't really need to be there. These gizmos can be confusing and counter intuitive and I guess that is why I find them so fascinating. Thanks for your questions!
engineer775 10 months ago
Very good info and video.What a fantastic system for water delivery.
unomas58 10 months ago
@unomas58 Thanks for watching!
engineer775 10 months ago
@DeleteMeOnline yes, everything is cushioned by rubber.
engineer775 10 months ago
wow, never seen nor heard of a pump like that, learn something new every day.i love youtube, the hell with TV
pfcwar5150 10 months ago
One big question...what energy source is driving this pump? You said no electricity, but, you mention air supply...
torkjoy1 10 months ago
@torkjoy1 Gravity! The weight of water is the energy source.
engineer775 10 months ago
Never knew they had such a thing I thought folks relied on wind to pump water in the old days. Never know what you will learn here on the yt. Yesterday I made my first batch of laundry soap the money we shall save will be plenty we do a load a day.
cdltpx 10 months ago
i had the same thing with a little frog ,my wife hasn't drank the water since.
halfazzhomesteader 10 months ago
@halfazzhomesteader That's funny! Are you pumping into a pressure tank?
engineer775 10 months ago
This is exciting stuff . May get to use your home built version to help provide water at a mission. Thank you.
InTheSticks0001 10 months ago
Scott great video, but I'm a bit unclear as to the secondary port that you had machined into the unit, did you say you could use the pond water for pumping a secondary source such as a fresh water spring how do you block the pond water from entering into the water chamber and prevent it from mixing with the spring water, maybe I misunderstood the purpose. Thanks for sharing interesting stuff.
rchopp 10 months ago
@rchopp That is another intake line that will run the pump. He did this to the pump so as to have two water sources to run the pump. You would turn off the pond supply and then open up the spring supply for fresh/er water. Or course, you would have to let the water run a bit to flush out the pond water to get to the fresh water.
westtexasprepper 10 months ago
@westtexasprepper Nope. Sorry. it is not one or the other but the pond water is still the energy for running the ram. The waters do not mix. Hard to explain but it is an awesome option for pumping potable water using dirty water.. I have tested with pond die and no die makes it into the spring water.
engineer775 10 months ago
@rchopp The secondary port is to supply fresh water to the Ram. It will not run the ram. The pond water will still run the ram but the water supplies do not mix. The pond water falling into the ram provides the power to pump the spring water to the end use. Sorry westtexasprepper. This is a double acting ram. It is hard to explain it here. Look up double acting hydraulic ram for an explanation.
engineer775 10 months ago
@engineer775 I was wondering more specifically how the two water sources were isolated from each other I was looking at the Rife Ram web site and it looked like there was more going on externally maybe some additional valving I guess I would have to have one in front of me so I could take it apart and see everything close up, I still think it is an awesome way to pump water thanks for sharing with us very cool I love those mechanical things, keep up the good work.
rchopp 10 months ago
@rchopp The two water sources are not isolated but a standpipe on the spring water inlet side of the ram guarantees that from the waste valve to the internal check valve is flooded with spring water. So the water coming down from the pond drives the ram and a little spring water comes out the waste valve with the pond water. This ensures that only spring water is actually delivered to the final destination. Clear as mud?
engineer775 10 months ago
@rchopp Where did you learned to do that i could use some soap too
aparatoso1 10 months ago
Great video
aparatoso1 10 months ago
Great information! Thanks.
Shameful26 10 months ago
@Shameful26 Thanks for watching!
engineer775 10 months ago
Nice video, and thank you for the look at a ram pump.
eeb815 10 months ago
Really cool, and my brother in law is the smart one and we will be working on the same we have a good sized creek close to the house and he is as interested and I am at getting one of these Ram pumps going. Thank you for sharing with us. Now we know.
CPTNoahdog 10 months ago
@CPTNoahdog Thanks for watching!
engineer775 10 months ago
Thanks so much for sharring.We have a water wheel that fills a 500 gal. tank that gives us alot of head.I will do a video when we get get it set up again.
infowick 10 months ago
@infowick I look forward to that video! I love anything dealing with pumping water!
engineer775 10 months ago
Awesome setup.
vashguud 10 months ago
@vashguud Thanks
engineer775 10 months ago