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:
-----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