Cody, Thank you so much for taking the time to create these videos. It amazes my how closely your interests coincide with my interests. Your videos are the fastest ten minutes of my day! Every time I watch them, it strengthens my resolve to one day find my homestead too. God bless you, Mrs. Wranglerstar, and Jack
There is nothing more wonderful than learning about techniques, skills, and technologies that make us more independent and self sustaining! Thank you so much for the wonderful videos. I look forward to them every day!
JCrook1028 The reference to perpetual motion was not to suggest that a ram pump meets the definition of such a device, but rather in reference to the constant and rhythmic noise the thing makes.
I've been watching your videos for a couple days straight now. You're an absolute natural. I've learned quite a bit. I never thumbed up any videos but I've started after watching yours. Thank you and keep 'em comin!
If you rotate the waste valve over 45 degree and it will pump even more pressure. The swing checks valve is only heavy enough to lift about 80 feet. If you use a spring check and add weight you can get higher lifts. I am making about 180 psi with the Rife and 45psi with the DIY model. Ram Pumps Rule!
@@endangwidiastuti8481 I think he means, instead of mounting it straight up and down, like you have it in the video, rotate it so it tilts at 45 degrees to one side. Which side I don't think makes much difference.
I would think the flap inside it's what makes the difference when we lean it. Locate it when you install it and should we have it "open" or "closed". The length of time and pressure should change ....if I explained myself right. Engineer 775 please let us know
That "rescue tape" is called F4 tape in the Air Force. We use it to protect electrical lines and prevent chaffing conditions that could occur in confined areas. I used it one time to fix a radiator hose leak on my truck and I haven't taken it off yet. It's been over a year and it's still not leaking. I enjoy watching your channel, good information.
Years ago Bailey's had a series of VHS videos. One was an intro to numerous tools, including the Alaskan mill. But part of it was a tour of the Bailey family mountain home property, at which they used a water ram like the one at the beginning of this video, with a big cast iron bulb on top. For many of us, that was the first time we had ever heard of such a thing. On another subject, but in the same Bailey's video, they used a lot of footage showing two ways to orient the Alaskan Mill on a log. In one, you milled parallel to the side of the log, which tapers. In the other, you milled parallel to the heart of the log. The difference was the lay of the grain in the milled lumber. One was straighter in the run of the boards produced.
Not only are these videos informative they are down right entertaining. That tape, by the way, is used in a variety of ways in aviation, even as an anti-chafe tape to keep two hydraulic lines from rubbing a hole in each other. But your are correct..it is the cat's meow. Great job on the ram pump video series.
To correct your calculation. Your water pitcher capacity is 2 litres. Therefore 2 litres in approx 0.5 min = 4 litres/min = 240 litres/hr = 63.4 US Gallons/hr x 24 = 1521.6 US Gallons/day x 365 = 555,384 US Gallons/yr or 2,102,357 litres/yr (2102.357 metric tonnes). Impressive pump and great video series. Thank you.
That tape you use has been around a very long time. I am retired Air Force and we called it F4 tape because it was used all over the F-4 aircraft. There are two colors red and black. Black is low temp and the red is high temp. Great video, starting something similar with my son. Thanks.
As enjoyable to watch as it was the first time you set this up. So many changes since then. For the better of course. Have a great and successful summer!
Thanks for the info on the rescue tape! I can see how that would be useful. Your container is actually 64 fl oz (which is 1/2 gallon). Your fill time is ~25 seconds per 64 fl oz (according to the video timer). Therefore, here is your water flow rate: *Gal sec Gal/S Gal/min Gal/hr Gal/D Gal/W Gal/M Gal/Y* 0.5 25 0.02 1.2 72 1,728 12,096 52,560 630,720 That means your tank fill rate is: If 300 gallon tank capacity, then ~4.16 hrs If 350 gallon tank capacity, then ~4.86 hrs
Yep! My Ram Pump pumps TONS of water... a 4000 gallon pool and a "high res" in the second story of the barn. It's definitely the BEST solution for water. :)
Cool stuff.......rewatching all the ram pump videos. You have had a few challenges with these pumps. They are great mechanical wonders yet take some maintaining and precautions against freezing.
It's amazing how much water pressure kinetic energy alone can generate. I also can't believe how high those pumps can lift water. You have a great water system.
i live in a village in bali with no water , after seeing your ram pump i hope to use you pump concept . first time thumbs up and well worth it . thanks
Wow that rescue tape brings back memories! I haven't seen that stuff since I was in the Navy. We used it to waterproof electrical connections exposed to the weather. We taped up the connection and then applied some kind of goop that I can't recall at the moment. It is superior to standard electrical tape and some of those connections lasted a long, long time even when exposed to hot, cold and saltwater.
I will be building this pump soon. The only modification planned is to use a ball check valve for the release check mounted vertically.This should result in far less wasted water as well as improve volume.
Cody, if there's still a surplus of water after you've impounded enough to suit your garden needs, enough to serve your household plus your personal preference for backup supply, whatever else the ram pump provides could do a lot toward home cooling, or run it through coils in your root cellar.
Hi, You are doing a great job! Just a word on that red tape you showed. I used something like it if it is the same, and to use it you should cut a strip and stretch it, and it usually gets twice as long. Here it is called Self Amalgamating Tape. Stretching it breaks chemicals in the tape and once on it sticks to itself. I used it as I had no special purpose steel wire holders for an Antenna. And it lasted until I moved out 23 years later. But you must stretch it or it will fail.
that tape is good stuff cody! we use that tape for everything here at work, and yes it was made for us here in the military. I am a diesel mech. in the USAF and the tape is used on everything we got haha
Wonder full bit of practical engineering insight! I've watched this video at least 3 times now and for some reason I could do it more even though I know the mechanics. Bless the wrangler family!
In the air force we call that f4 tape. We use it to wrap aircraft wire bundles and cannon plug backshells. The tape has a shelf life it is best if it's stored in a freezer.
wow - that pump has so much extra capacity, you might want to think about building a pond or cistern. The extra storage would be helpful when weather cycles give you an extra dry spell. No electricity - so cool!
I was watching through some of your old videos and found where Justin made your makers mark. I ordered one from him and just got it in. It looks great. Now I just need to get something to heat it up enough to use.
When I worked on A10's is the Air Force we called that tape "F4 tape" and used it on hydraulic lines and such on the engines. We used it more for its anti-chaffing properties, not for sealing holes.
Hey Cody and Mrs WS. Thanks for the metric mention. Whilst I live in Europe, I'm from Australia. We too are metric in "Oz". Love the ram pump ideas. What struck me is that the water looks a little coloured. Is that from the Tannins in the soil. Have you ever done a water test on it to see what kinds of micro nutrients my be coming into your garden from the water? Would be interested to hear your findings if you. When we move back to Australia soon we will be heading off grid and be at least 85 to 90% self reliant within 5yrs. So anything that looks into the nutrient value in soil and water is of major interest to us. Thanks again Brother Cody. God Bless. Ps David Trees
That is self fusing tape have been using it for years in the high voltage field. If you can when applying it stretch it till it is about 3/4 to 1/2 it's normal width and you will get better fusion and it will last longer. It is a 3M product. 70 is the number of the tape if I remember right. As for the pump awesome work. I have made one using 1" check valves and a 3' 3" air chamber. I thought in your original build you added one of those Foam water noodles in your air chamber. I am thinking about using a couple of balloons. And way when I test it I'll be sure to post a video. Have a great day my friend.
so 2 L in 30 s = 4l/min = 240l/hr=5760l/24h non stop. Cool. I built one smaller (1/2) and tested in the garden and on 1,5m head, pumped 4m high and a flow of 24l/h. I had some troble priming the pump. I haven't found a check-valve just one with a rubber seal and used that but would not open. I think I need to check more on these pumps. But I used a spring to keep the check valve open until the water flow reached enough speed to close it, and worked. Thank you for the video.
Love the info and thanks for the Ram Pump rebuild ! I always wanted to see the inside of one of the old one's I have made my own as well ! I live next to a river and would love to be able to set one up in it some way. It is a low flow river . Would love to hear some ideas !
3:24 "...so everyone will be able to participate..." :) So you could make a quick connect water hose too, to quickly fill-up say a five gallon bucket. Pretty cool those Ram pumps!
Well, on my property I don't have a water source big enough were one of these would work, What I find interesting is how with a few parts from the hardware store, and a reasonable flowing water source ( our forefathers built settlements near rivers for a reason) you could supply all the water you would need 24/7 365 days a year. Right now I am looking for a place, its got to be out of New England and it has to been with in 30 miles of a town and the town can't have a population of more that 600. A 250 to 400 sf cabin on 100 to 300 acres would suit me just fine, in my retirement.
Natural sand filters are a great way to utilize the excess overflow from the water tower. It would require a couple additional barrels, but it would be a source of clean drinking water while staying off-grid. Plenty of youtube videos explaining the sand filter process and principle.
So on the topic of multiple ram pumps: could you maybe do a video (since you've built so many) comparing the types of ram pumps and their performance? For example, comparing the output flow rates/pressures of pumps of the same intake diameter, but one with, say, the waste check valve downstream of the pressure vessel and one upstream. That particular difference is one I've always wondered about. My homemade ram pump has the waste check valve downstream of the pressure tank/output, and I sometimes wonder if its performance would be different had I designed it with the waste valve upstream. Another I'd be curious to find out about is the performance differences between ram pumps that use a spring poppet check valve before the output and ones that use a flapper valve (same as the usual waste valve, that is). I'm not sure if this would be worthy of its own video, but I'm sure I and many others would love to know just what configurations do how well?
Interesting video. I did notice, though, that in your measuring test, you said it pumped 1 gallon in about 30 seconds, when actually, according to the measurements on the side of your pitcher, you only pumped 64oz. (1/2 gal) in 30 secs. Impressive, none the least.
Love the pump... I wasn't following too close during you calculations but your measuring container is 64 ounces, that's only half a gallon in just under 30 seconds. You may have taken that into account somewhere in there but all I heard was "one gallon in under 30 seconds"
Yeah, the physics to it is fascinating. I had no idea this was possible, but it makes sense. I figured that if you had water flowing downhill first, you'd build up some energy and the water could flow a tiny bit uphill...but these guys are getting it to pump over 3 times higher! With just a tiny bit of a drop in elevation, and you can get water to flow a long distance UPHILL. That's pretty cool.
You can do something similar to the Rescue tape repair with an old piece of rubber from an inner tyre (tire your side of the pond). Wrap it tightly around, secure the end with a clamp and then use Cordobond, Thistlebond or other similar product to finish the job.
So how do you water your garden with this ram pump. I am just curious...flood, sprinkler, soaker???? This is so amazing, thank you for you clear and easy to understand videos
On the discharge pressure, you will lift one foot per every 1/2 lb. of pressure. So 31 psi. Will give you 62 feet head that can be pumped up. This is from my 30 yr. exp. as a plumber.
Using the timer on the video, you started at 3:27 and finished 3:53. That's 26 seconds to fill 64 fl. oz., or 1/2 gallon. So you're basically pumping a little over 1.15 gallons / minute. That's 69.23+ gallons / hr., 1661.54 gallons a day (24 hours), 606,461.54 gallons a year. That's not too shabby considering the little home made ram pump you're using....I think that rates a thumb's up. -b
Awesome tape (uuh...and the video "tape" too.) I forgot to add in my comment on Part I how small the antique pump was. Seeing you carry it put it in perspective for me for the first time. I wonder how much water it would pump if it was three-four times as large? I'm guessing it would probably be a LOT more than you need for the garden.
Hey Cody, Nice job, Atta boy Cody! Maybe John Denver's "Mother Nature's Son" sit beside a field of grass water water life. might ring a harmonious bell with you. . . God bless you bro, Dave
That rescue tape was impressive. But doing it while wet, .....I think left it with a small leak. I seemed to could see one after you dried it with your handkerchief (sp?). Wonder if it would be leak free if done while dry? I am very curious to hear how it holds up a week later, 6 months later, etc.
Can you do a more detailed over view of the entire system? Start to Finish? I find this all so interesting. And I know I asked this before but where did you get those peg boards in the shop? Thanks
Does the pump always overflow excess water like that? It would be neat and not to mention efficient to design a way to collect the overflow and utilize it in some way. Whether returning it to the pump or filling a secondary water tower. So much fun in thinking of ideas =) I assume the pressured water source is your pond. Have you guys surveyed the pond's volume and how many gallons it replenishes each year? It would be exciting to break down the statistics of output by pump, input by nature and capacity of the pond; to see it all in numbers.
If you have more fall below where the waste water comes out you can install another pump down stream of it and use the water a second time. There is no way around the waste water though it's just part of how they work.
The pump needs the waste water to push the water up the hill. You can use the waste water for other things after its been used to pump but only if you have things down hill from the pumps location. A ram pump is effectively harnessing water hammer.
That would be cool to fill a pond and incorporate an aquaponics system so they could have fish right there at the house. I wonder if the pump would support that?! I'd kill to have your setup Cody? If you build an aquaponics system, I wanna come help!
Cody, thanks for all your valuable videos. I have a property in East Texas where there are artesian springs. The owner before me made a well from an artesian spring well that he built that feeds a 1500 gallon tank, then down to a cattle watering station via pvc. There was an electric pump that pushed it uphill, approximately 538 ft, I guess he used a generator. Just over the top of the hill is about a 1000 gallon underground holding pvc holding tank. I would like to push the water up the hill, using strictly ram pump or pumps. Do you have any suggestions as to resources I might use to make this happen. There is no grid electricity to the land and I want to keep it that way. Any resources for ram pumps, calculators, or other helpful information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
As a Professional baker we weigh everything. A gallon of water is 8 pounds. Thats 8 x 16 or 128 oz.It looks to me that you had about 1/2 gallon or 64 oz. So divide your amount by 1/2. instead of 3000 gallon you had 1500 gallons which is still a lot.
Hey Wranglerstar, have you ever found that the waste valve on one of these was to stiff to operate properly? I took mine down to the creek this afternoon and it was locking up at both end of its travel. I've let it with the lift pipe uncoupled to see if it loosens up, but it was an odd thing to find.
Also, by the youtube timer, it took 26 seconds to pump 2L, which is about 4.6L/minute (1.2 Gallons per minute) which is 6650L/day (1755 Gallons per day). Doing mental math on camera is a brave move, Wranglerstar.
Why was the vintage pump less efficient than your homemade pump? Did it have less volume in the pressure tank? As always, great job and thank you for sharing. Les from Oregon
Cody, Thank you so much for taking the time to create these videos. It amazes my how closely your interests coincide with my interests. Your videos are the fastest ten minutes of my day! Every time I watch them, it strengthens my resolve to one day find my homestead too. God bless you, Mrs. Wranglerstar, and Jack
There is nothing more wonderful than learning about techniques, skills, and technologies that make us more independent and self sustaining! Thank you so much for the wonderful videos. I look forward to them every day!
I never get tired of ram pump videos. For some reason they fascinate me.
JCrook1028 The reference to perpetual motion was not to suggest that a ram pump meets the definition of such a device, but rather in reference to the constant and rhythmic noise the thing makes.
Great insight into the single most important aspect of homesteading, Water. Thanks Cody, stay safe.
I've been watching your videos for a couple days straight now. You're an absolute natural. I've learned quite a bit. I never thumbed up any videos but I've started after watching yours. Thank you and keep 'em comin!
+cyanidechrist thank you
If you rotate the waste valve over 45 degree and it will pump even more pressure. The swing checks valve is only heavy enough to lift about 80 feet. If you use a spring check and add weight you can get higher lifts. I am making about 180 psi with the Rife and 45psi with the DIY model. Ram Pumps Rule!
Engineer775 , what do you mean to rotate the waste valve 45 degree, is it the clockwise direction?
@@endangwidiastuti8481 I think he means, instead of mounting it straight up and down, like you have it in the video, rotate it so it tilts at 45 degrees to one side. Which side I don't think makes much difference.
I would think the flap inside it's what makes the difference when we lean it. Locate it when you install it and should we have it "open" or "closed". The length of time and pressure should change ....if I explained myself right. Engineer 775 please let us know
That "rescue tape" is called F4 tape in the Air Force. We use it to protect electrical lines and prevent chaffing conditions that could occur in confined areas. I used it one time to fix a radiator hose leak on my truck and I haven't taken it off yet. It's been over a year and it's still not leaking. I enjoy watching your channel, good information.
Years ago Bailey's had a series of VHS videos. One was an intro to numerous tools, including the Alaskan mill. But part of it was a tour of the Bailey family mountain home property, at which they used a water ram like the one at the beginning of this video, with a big cast iron bulb on top. For many of us, that was the first time we had ever heard of such a thing.
On another subject, but in the same Bailey's video, they used a lot of footage showing two ways to orient the Alaskan Mill on a log. In one, you milled parallel to the side of the log, which tapers. In the other, you milled parallel to the heart of the log. The difference was the lay of the grain in the milled lumber. One was straighter in the run of the boards produced.
Tank you for posting this Wranglerstar. Engineering has no expiration date. Yet our memories do. God bless. :)
Not only are these videos informative they are down right entertaining. That tape, by the way, is used in a variety of ways in aviation, even as an anti-chafe tape to keep two hydraulic lines from rubbing a hole in each other. But your are correct..it is the cat's meow. Great job on the ram pump video series.
To correct your calculation. Your water pitcher capacity is 2 litres. Therefore 2 litres in approx 0.5 min = 4 litres/min = 240 litres/hr = 63.4 US Gallons/hr x 24 = 1521.6 US Gallons/day x 365 = 555,384 US Gallons/yr or 2,102,357 litres/yr (2102.357 metric tonnes). Impressive pump and great video series. Thank you.
wow, I like the quick connect pressure gauge, excellent
That tape you use has been around a very long time. I am retired Air Force and we called it F4 tape because it was used all over the F-4 aircraft. There are two colors red and black. Black is low temp and the red is high temp. Great video, starting something similar with my son. Thanks.
As enjoyable to watch as it was the first time you set this up. So many changes since then. For the better of course. Have a great and successful summer!
Thanks for the info on the rescue tape! I can see how that would be useful.
Your container is actually 64 fl oz (which is 1/2 gallon). Your fill time is ~25 seconds per 64 fl oz (according to the video timer).
Therefore, here is your water flow rate:
*Gal sec Gal/S Gal/min Gal/hr Gal/D Gal/W Gal/M Gal/Y*
0.5 25 0.02 1.2 72 1,728 12,096 52,560 630,720
That means your tank fill rate is:
If 300 gallon tank capacity, then ~4.16 hrs
If 350 gallon tank capacity, then ~4.86 hrs
Yep! My Ram Pump pumps TONS of water... a 4000 gallon pool and a "high res" in the second story of the barn. It's definitely the BEST solution for water. :)
Cool stuff.......rewatching all the ram pump videos. You have had a few challenges with these pumps. They are great mechanical wonders yet take some maintaining and precautions against freezing.
It's amazing how much water pressure kinetic energy alone can generate. I also can't believe how high those pumps can lift water. You have a great water system.
I have been wondering about the repair wraps I see at big box stores. I think I will try some out after watching this video. Thanks Cody!
i live in a village in bali with no water , after seeing your ram pump i hope to use you pump concept . first time thumbs up and well worth it . thanks
Hope that works. That would be a life changer. mrsw
Wow that rescue tape brings back memories! I haven't seen that stuff since I was in the Navy. We used it to waterproof electrical connections exposed to the weather. We taped up the connection and then applied some kind of goop that I can't recall at the moment. It is superior to standard electrical tape and some of those connections lasted a long, long time even when exposed to hot, cold and saltwater.
This entire series will come in very handy. Great resource - thanks.
I use the military variant of that tape often, It's amazing stuff indeed! It actually tightens overtime to become permanent!
I will be building this pump soon. The only modification planned is to use a ball check valve for the release check mounted vertically.This should result in far less wasted water as well as improve volume.
Cody, if there's still a surplus of water after you've impounded enough to suit your garden needs, enough to serve your household plus your personal preference for backup supply, whatever else the ram pump provides could do a lot toward home cooling, or run it through coils in your root cellar.
Hi,
You are doing a great job! Just a word on that red tape you showed. I used something like it if it is the same, and to use it you should cut a strip and stretch it, and it usually gets twice as long. Here it is called Self Amalgamating Tape. Stretching it breaks chemicals in the tape and once on it sticks to itself.
I used it as I had no special purpose steel wire holders for an Antenna. And it lasted until I moved out 23 years later. But you must stretch it or it will fail.
that tape is good stuff cody! we use that tape for everything here at work, and yes it was made for us here in the military. I am a diesel mech. in the USAF and the tape is used on everything we got haha
Wonder full bit of practical engineering insight! I've watched this video at least 3 times now and for some reason I could do it more even though I know the mechanics. Bless the wrangler family!
In the air force we call that f4 tape. We use it to wrap aircraft wire bundles and cannon plug backshells. The tape has a shelf life it is best if it's stored in a freezer.
wow - that pump has so much extra capacity, you might want to think about building a pond or cistern. The extra storage would be helpful when weather cycles give you an extra dry spell.
No electricity - so cool!
I was wondering if the new pump was working better then the original pump. That answers that. Nice job with all your videos.
Such a great design. I have a small stream I want to try this on. I hope I have enough of a drop.
Thanks again for sharing in more detail.
I love that repair tape. I use quiet often and it lasts a good while.
What a cool pump it would be great to have a few in storage at all times
Good video, demonstrates the advantages of a ram pump. Thanks for sharing.
We use that tape on Army helicopters. We cover it with RTV to keep it from getting dusty. Once it is dusty, it looses its grip.
I was watching through some of your old videos and found where Justin made your makers mark. I ordered one from him and just got it in. It looks great. Now I just need to get something to heat it up enough to use.
You could build a second ram pump fed by your tank that runs 10 psi which is enough to run an automagic irrigation sprinkler system. Nice setup.
that is very awesome stuff wranglerstar. i really hope to have a water set up like you one day. that rescue tape looks like good stuff!
Good video. Can't wait for the timber framing series to come back. :)
We call this 'self amalgamating' tape. It has been around in the electrical industry for about twenty five years or more. It's good stuff.
When I worked on A10's is the Air Force we called that tape "F4 tape" and used it on hydraulic lines and such on the engines. We used it more for its anti-chaffing properties, not for sealing holes.
Hey Cody and Mrs WS. Thanks for the metric mention. Whilst I live in Europe, I'm from Australia. We too are metric in "Oz". Love the ram pump ideas.
What struck me is that the water looks a little coloured. Is that from the Tannins in the soil. Have you ever done a water test on it to see what kinds of micro nutrients my be coming into your garden from the water?
Would be interested to hear your findings if you. When we move back to Australia soon we will be heading off grid and be at least 85 to 90% self reliant within 5yrs. So anything that looks into the nutrient value in soil and water is of major interest to us. Thanks again Brother Cody. God Bless. Ps David Trees
That is self fusing tape have been using it for years in the high voltage field. If you can when applying it stretch it till it is about 3/4 to 1/2 it's normal width and you will get better fusion and it will last longer. It is a 3M product. 70 is the number of the tape if I remember right. As for the pump awesome work. I have made one using 1" check valves and a 3' 3" air chamber. I thought in your original build you added one of those Foam water noodles in your air chamber. I am thinking about using a couple of balloons. And way when I test it I'll be sure to post a video. Have a great day my friend.
so 2 L in 30 s = 4l/min = 240l/hr=5760l/24h non stop. Cool. I built one smaller (1/2) and tested in the garden and on 1,5m head, pumped 4m high and a flow of 24l/h. I had some troble priming the pump. I haven't found a check-valve just one with a rubber seal and used that but would not open. I think I need to check more on these pumps. But I used a spring to keep the check valve open until the water flow reached enough speed to close it, and worked. Thank you for the video.
Love the info and thanks for the Ram Pump rebuild ! I always wanted to see the inside of one of the old one's I have made my own as well ! I live next to a river and would love to be able to set one up in it some way. It is a low flow river . Would love to hear some ideas !
Cody the pink tape is a type of self allgimating tape. You might find it cheaper in the big box stores in the electrical tape section.
In the Navy we use to call that tape "Raspberry" tape. Pretty neat stuff.
3:24 "...so everyone will be able to participate..." :) So you could make a quick connect water hose too, to quickly fill-up say a five gallon bucket. Pretty cool those Ram pumps!
That,s a great system!! Never knew this! Thanks Cody.
Very cool loved this series let us know how tape works
Well, on my property I don't have a water source big enough were one of these would work, What I find interesting is how with a few parts from the hardware store, and a reasonable flowing water source ( our forefathers built settlements near rivers for a reason) you could supply all the water you would need 24/7 365 days a year. Right now I am looking for a place, its got to be out of New England and it has to been with in 30 miles of a town and the town can't have a population of more that 600. A 250 to 400 sf cabin on 100 to 300 acres would suit me just fine, in my retirement.
Natural sand filters are a great way to utilize the excess overflow from the water tower. It would require a couple additional barrels, but it would be a source of clean drinking water while staying off-grid. Plenty of youtube videos explaining the sand filter process and principle.
So on the topic of multiple ram pumps: could you maybe do a video (since you've built so many) comparing the types of ram pumps and their performance? For example, comparing the output flow rates/pressures of pumps of the same intake diameter, but one with, say, the waste check valve downstream of the pressure vessel and one upstream. That particular difference is one I've always wondered about. My homemade ram pump has the waste check valve downstream of the pressure tank/output, and I sometimes wonder if its performance would be different had I designed it with the waste valve upstream. Another I'd be curious to find out about is the performance differences between ram pumps that use a spring poppet check valve before the output and ones that use a flapper valve (same as the usual waste valve, that is).
I'm not sure if this would be worthy of its own video, but I'm sure I and many others would love to know just what configurations do how well?
Interesting video. I did notice, though, that in your measuring test, you said it pumped 1 gallon in about 30 seconds, when actually, according to the measurements on the side of your pitcher, you only pumped 64oz. (1/2 gal) in 30 secs. Impressive, none the least.
Hey wranglerstar, summers coming up. How about a more in depth overview of the adventure van? Please!?
Thanks bro! I'm always amazed at the wonderful things you share with us.
Awesome clip Cody. Thank you kindly
Love the pump... I wasn't following too close during you calculations but your measuring container is 64 ounces, that's only half a gallon in just under 30 seconds. You may have taken that into account somewhere in there but all I heard was "one gallon in under 30 seconds"
That's exactly what I heard.
.5 gallon in .5 minutes is 1 gallon/minute, 60 g/hr, 1,440 g/d, 525,600 g/yr
Hey, i'm really enjoying the ram pump videos.
Yeah, the physics to it is fascinating. I had no idea this was possible, but it makes sense. I figured that if you had water flowing downhill first, you'd build up some energy and the water could flow a tiny bit uphill...but these guys are getting it to pump over 3 times higher! With just a tiny bit of a drop in elevation, and you can get water to flow a long distance UPHILL. That's pretty cool.
You can do something similar to the Rescue tape repair with an old piece of rubber from an inner tyre (tire your side of the pond). Wrap it tightly around, secure the end with a clamp and then use Cordobond, Thistlebond or other similar product to finish the job.
Great simplest method for the ram pump
So how do you water your garden with this ram pump. I am just curious...flood, sprinkler, soaker???? This is so amazing, thank you for you clear and easy to understand videos
On the discharge pressure, you will lift one foot per every 1/2 lb. of pressure. So 31 psi. Will give you 62 feet head that can be pumped up. This is from my 30 yr. exp. as a plumber.
What you re doing is called a VLOG, (Video Log) as opposed to a BLOG which is a text publication. You are doing a fine job as well.
Using the timer on the video, you started at 3:27 and finished 3:53. That's 26 seconds to fill 64 fl. oz., or 1/2 gallon. So you're basically pumping a little over 1.15 gallons / minute. That's 69.23+ gallons / hr., 1661.54 gallons a day (24 hours), 606,461.54 gallons a year.
That's not too shabby considering the little home made ram pump you're using....I think that rates a thumb's up. -b
Great work/awesome channel! I sincerely appreciate you sharing. Thanks!
That ram pump appears to be working off of pure magic haha
Awesome tape (uuh...and the video "tape" too.) I forgot to add in my comment on Part I how small the antique pump was. Seeing you carry it put it in perspective for me for the first time. I wonder how much water it would pump if it was three-four times as large? I'm guessing it would probably be a LOT more than you need for the garden.
Good video.Thank you. 1 gallon=128oz.
Hey Cody,
Nice job, Atta boy Cody!
Maybe John Denver's "Mother Nature's Son" sit beside a field of grass water water life. might ring a harmonious bell with you. . .
God bless you bro, Dave
Absolutely M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-T!
That rescue tape was impressive. But doing it while wet, .....I think left it with a small leak. I seemed to could see one after you dried it with your handkerchief (sp?). Wonder if it would be leak free if done while dry? I am very curious to hear how it holds up a week later, 6 months later, etc.
Great work on that, and a Great Idea! 💡👍
It could be the mouse pad flapper valve you used to rebuild the old pump with. :)
Cameo by Rescue Tape! Yeah, that stuff is fantastic. Cool! :)
great video , that was just a half gallon in 30 seconds still very good at a gallon a minute thank for sharing
This ram pump is wonderful
I'd sure like to see an update on the rescue tape after some time. olllllllllo
Can you do a more detailed over view of the entire system? Start to Finish? I find this all so interesting. And I know I asked this before but where did you get those peg boards in the shop? Thanks
Neat tape I'm going to buy some of that. Nice pump as well.
GREAT VIDEO THAT TAPE IS AWESOME
Just to let you know the rescue tape has a shelf life of about 2 years if its anything like its military counter part.
that's awesome! i hope one day i'll end up with some land with a stream that i can try this out on
Does the pump always overflow excess water like that? It would be neat and not to mention efficient to design a way to collect the overflow and utilize it in some way. Whether returning it to the pump or filling a secondary water tower. So much fun in thinking of ideas =)
I assume the pressured water source is your pond. Have you guys surveyed the pond's volume and how many gallons it replenishes each year? It would be exciting to break down the statistics of output by pump, input by nature and capacity of the pond; to see it all in numbers.
If you have more fall below where the waste water comes out you can install another pump down stream of it and use the water a second time. There is no way around the waste water though it's just part of how they work.
The pump needs the waste water to push the water up the hill. You can use the waste water for other things after its been used to pump but only if you have things down hill from the pumps location.
A ram pump is effectively harnessing water hammer.
The pump is in a marsh area so the waste water just go's back in to the marsh.
The pump is tapping a small amount of a free-flowing spring on cody's property. It's not wasted, just diverted.
That would be cool to fill a pond and incorporate an aquaponics system so they could have fish right there at the house. I wonder if the pump would support that?! I'd kill to have your setup Cody? If you build an aquaponics system, I wanna come help!
Cody, thanks for all your valuable videos. I have a property in East Texas where there are artesian springs. The owner before me made a well from an artesian spring well that he built that feeds a 1500 gallon tank, then down to a cattle watering station via pvc. There was an electric pump that pushed it uphill, approximately 538 ft, I guess he used a generator. Just over the top of the hill is about a 1000 gallon underground holding pvc holding tank. I would like to push the water up the hill, using strictly ram pump or pumps. Do you have any suggestions as to resources I might use to make this happen. There is no grid electricity to the land and I want to keep it that way. Any resources for ram pumps, calculators, or other helpful information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Great view from the garden. Have you done a video on a tour of your property? P.S. can you show your spring?
Great choice of tools!
I'll bet Cody's ram pump works better because of the air chamber being bigger than the one on the vintage one.
@Wranglerstar do you have plans for this pump or the website where you got the plans
As a Professional baker we weigh everything. A gallon of water is 8 pounds. Thats 8 x 16 or 128 oz.It looks to me that you had about 1/2 gallon or 64 oz. So divide your amount by 1/2. instead of 3000 gallon you had 1500 gallons which is still a lot.
Frank Gerlach Sorry I didn't read all the other comments Sorry! I won't do that again.
Hey wranglerstar nice video. Could you tell us what are the difference that made better this ramp pump, please. :)
dear wranglerstar can you do a video on how you get plumbing and electricity through your house?
To bad that wouldn't work for my well. Wonder if there would be a way to increase the pump pressure to use on a well? TY for sharing
Hey Wranglerstar, have you ever found that the waste valve on one of these was to stiff to operate properly? I took mine down to the creek this afternoon and it was locking up at both end of its travel. I've let it with the lift pipe uncoupled to see if it loosens up, but it was an odd thing to find.
great channel . find myself watching old vids , i enjoy your life style i wish someday i'd be able to do the same.and i thumbs up every vid . peace
Also, by the youtube timer, it took 26 seconds to pump 2L, which is about 4.6L/minute (1.2 Gallons per minute) which is 6650L/day (1755 Gallons per day).
Doing mental math on camera is a brave move, Wranglerstar.
Metric and standard? Lol! Metric IS the standard. :p
Metric and imperial.
A couple of good videos, well done!
*Metric and old-timey.
Why was the vintage pump less efficient than your homemade pump? Did it have less volume in the pressure tank? As always, great job and thank you for sharing.
Les from Oregon
man you got a great place there.