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| | water into your cottage. You may use
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| Water sources to consider when building
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| | anythingfrom a hand pump to a number of
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| your own log cabin.
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| | different types of power-drivenequipment.
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| Lakes, springs, ponds, and streams are
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| | There are any number of good pumps that
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| always possible sourcesfor a water
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| | you can buy.
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| supply. The most important thing to
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| | Let's look at some of the different types
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| remember aboutthem is that they must be
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| | of installations. Jetpumps are very
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| pure enough for drinking. Do have
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| | popular. The shallow-well type will pump
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| thewater tested before you use it. In
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| | waterwhere the water level is not lower
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| many parts of our country itis possible
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| | than 22 feet below the pump. Adeep-well
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| that you will find springs bubbling up
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| | jet can be used to get water more than
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| through theground on your property. Be
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| | 100 feet belowthe surface of the earth.
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| sure that the spring is going toyield
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| | Both of these pumps can be offset fromthe
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| enough water.
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| | water source.
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| Build a small dam around the area. Use a
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| | A shallow-well jet requires only one
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| pail of known capacityand bail out the
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| | pipe. The main parts ofthis pump are the
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| water. By measuring the time and amount
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| | motor, shaft, and impeller. Most of these
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| ofwater, you will have an idea of whether
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| | pumpshave a priming chamber, but after
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| you've got a sufficientsupply of water.
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| | the pump is in operation, theydo not
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| Let's say that you can fill a 5-gallon
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| | require further priming. These pumps also
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| can every
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| | have a pressureswitch that starts the
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| 30 minutes. In one hour you will have (5
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| | motor when the pressure in the tank
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| X 60/30) 10 gallons. In
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| | dropsto 20 pounds and stops when the
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| 24 hours you will have 240 gallons.
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| | pressure reaches 40 pounds.
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| This is enough for the average cottage.
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| | A deep-well jet pump is similar to a
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| Each person in ahousehold usually
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| | shallow-well unit inappearance. However,
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| requires about 40 gallons per day. By
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| | two pipes are required with this
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| cuttingaround the surface area and
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| | system--apressure pipe and a suction
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| removing the earth, it is usuallypossible
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| | pipe--but a special adapter will
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| to make a catch basin for your spring.
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| | benecessary at the top of the casing. The
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| Line the edgeswith pervious material such
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| | use of the well casing asa suction pipe
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| as brick or stone.
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| | is usually done when the casing is as
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| The area above the basin should be made
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| | small as 2inches.
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| of watertight concrete sothat surface
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| | When you buy your pump, you will find
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| water will not run into the spring. Cover
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| | specific instructionsincluded with the
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| the topwith a concrete cap. The basin
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| | unit. Follow these instructions
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| will always be fed by the spring,we hope,
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| | explicitly--themanufacturer knows what
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| so you'll want an overflow pipe in the
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| | his pump is capable of doing.
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| wall. The footstrainer or suction end of
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| | Reciprocating pumps are of two different
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| your feed pipe should extend throughthe
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| | types. The piston type,which is usually
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| watertight part of your basin and be
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| | mounted on a storage tank, can be used to
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| located well below theoverflow pipe.
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| | do anyof the jobs that a shallow-well jet
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| It is usually possible to use a
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| | pump will do.
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| shallow-well pump with this typeof
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| | The deep-well reciprocating pump is one
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| installation. If there is at least 2 feet
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| | that must be mounted overthe well.
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| of drop away fromyour water source and a
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| | Piston-type pumps will raise water from a
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| sufficient supply of water, it may
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| | source notlower than 22 feet below the
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| bepossible to use a hydraulic ram to pump
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| | level of the pump. No cylinder orrod
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| your water up to a tankand then feed your
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| | extends into the water source. The pump
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| cottage by gravity.
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| | can be offset fromthe well. Only one pipe
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| A cistern is not the most desirable way
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| | is required.
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| of collecting water. Butin some
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| | There are more moving parts in this type
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| localities it may be the only method. The
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| | of pump than in the jet.
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| illustrationshows one type of
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| | Deep-well reciprocating pumps have a rod
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| installation. Roof water is collected by
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| | that extends from acrosshead or eccentric
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| asystem of gutters and leaders that
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| | in the pump to a plunger in the
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| empties the water into afilter unit
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| | wellcasing. As the pump operates, a rod
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| containing a 2-inch layer of coarse
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| | which moves up and down liftsthe water
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| gravel, a 6-inchlayer of crushed
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| | from the well. It can be used to pump
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| charcoal, and an 18-inch layer of fine
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| | water from 250feet below the surface of
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| sand.
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| | the earth.
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| The water filters through the various
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| | The casing of such a pump is usually 2
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| layers and empties into alarger tank,
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| | inches in diameter. TANKS
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| where it is stored. If this system is
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| | The type of tank used with any of the
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| used, it maybe necessary to chlorinate
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| | above installations isusually constructed
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| the water occasionally. With ponds,lakes,
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| | of heavy steel and has welded seams.
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| and streams it is only necessary to run a
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| | Theentire tank is galvanized. Storage
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| pipe into thewater. The foot valve or
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| | tanks used with powerequipment should
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| suction end of the pipe should
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| | have a minimum storage capacity of 15
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| beprotected so that it will not clog or
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| | gallons.
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| suck mud or silt from thebottom.
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| | The tank helps to supply pressure to the
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| Also be sure that the pipe does not run
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| | water stored in it, thuscausing the water
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| near the place whereyou're going to swim.
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| | to flow from the taps.
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| Any type of shallow-well pump will
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