permaculture

[<darren@permaculture.biz>]

G'day,

 

You could consider a Glockemann Pump: they work on a similar principle to a
ram pump and at low flows with very high lift potential. They are very
compact and quiet too. A full description, specifications etc. can be found
@ the Rainbow Power Company (Nimbin, New South Wales, Australia) website:
www.rpc.com.au <http://www.rpc.com.au/>  or more specifically:

www.rpc.com.au/products/pumps/glockemann/glockemann.html

 

The prices for the units are as follows:

 

PMP-160 9.50kg 12 mths warranty AUD$1,243.00 Water Dragon Ram Pump-
Glockemann

PMP-320 68.00kg 12 mths warranty AUD$1,980.00 Oasis Ram Pump- Glockemann 

 

Hope that helps.

 

Ciao,

 

Darren Doherty

 

-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Finca Mamaita
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 1:01 AM
To: permaculture
Subject: Re: [permaculture] hydraulic rams

 

Hi,

I am interested in finding a way of moving irrigation water from a channel 

that adjoins our farm to a holding tank from which i intend to drip and 

sprinkle irrigate (the tank will enable me to remove silt and add manure 

teas).  It is difficult for me to site the tank below the level of the 

channel (and benefit from gravity/syphon).  I am thinking that a ram pump 

may do the job but am not sure if I have enough flow - it is constant (from 

April - October) but quite gentle.

Has anyone experience and/or knowledge?

Thanks

Dominic in southern Spain.

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Walt Dennig" <edennig@pacbell.net>

To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>

Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 6:17 PM

Subject: Re: [permaculture] greywater or graywater

 

 

> Here's a link to a useful .pdf file on mound systems (my local

> Environmental Planning office refers to them as "Wisconsin Mound Systems"

> because they were developed there.)  They are no longer approved here

> because there are apparently better and less costly alternatives.  I 

> didn't

> explore the alternatives.

> 

> At 06:39 AM 12/8/2005, you wrote:

>>Walt Dennig wrote:

>>There are also near-surface and surface systems for leach

>>fields  http://www.infiltratorsystems.com/ .  There is a mound system that

>>a friend of mine had approved in the coastal mountains of California.

>> 

>>Hi again....

>> 

>>The mound system septic way of dealing with effluent is replacing the

>>common septic tank and seep field systems up here.  The cost, on average

>>is between $8000-$11,000.(up here anyway)  This cost is prohibitive to so

>>many folks...that they tend to continue using septic fields that (in some

>>cases) are literally dumping raw sewage into the lakes.  These old systems

>>are "grandfathered" and unless their neighbor reports the failing

>>system...they continue to dump....

>> 

>>  With so much new building and development up here..."up",  as in mound

>> system, is the only way to go with treatment systems....(so stated by my

>> DNR friend).

>> 

>>I have a composting toilet in my store...a SunMar..(we love it)..it was

>>approved by my county zoning folks and blessed with a "privy permit".  I

>>was the first business in the county to have one approved...I did all the

>>research and had to make a presentation to the DNR and county zoning board

>>to get the thing approved...that's when I met all my "contacts".  It was a

>>very hard sell....anything "new" is.  I can hear the eyes rolling out

>>there...but this area is prolly 10 years behind all of you.

>> 

>>Having that privy approved was the only way I could open my

>>business...since the building doesn't have water of septic and the cost of

>>adding those items (if even physically possible) would have added $40,000

>>to my opening costs...which at the time were a little over $10,000.  I use

>>the composting toilet as an education tool. I've even invited people to

>>come and witness the emptying of the final composting tray. They are

>>always amazed at the wonderful compost that is the by product of our 

>>potty.

>> 

>>I appreciate all the good links and info.  Maybe all you guys and gals out

>>there should start targeting State and Fed Natural Resources conferences

>>with your programs.  It's seems to me, that no one is approaching these

>>folks in my  area...I'm just one person..and am running the risk of

>>"bothering them" to the point where they won't talk to me anymore.  They

>>believe themselves on the "bleeding edge" of environmental issues...and

>>become indignant with my suggestions...(after all...they have the

>>recourses of U of WI at Madison and Stevens Point)...but...one NR person I

>>used the word "permaculture" with...hadn't ever heard of

>>it....yikes...love and peace...lynnann

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