Posted: 10/13/2010 4:53:49 PM EDT
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I've been checking out the availability and pricing on a deep well hand pump. My well is less than 200 feet deep.
The Simple Pump is widely available and seems rather easy to install in tandem with the electric pump now on the well. What other options are available in that same price range and quality? |
I've been looking into this as well. (ahem....no pun intended) 
Lucky for me, I'm on a bored well, so I've only got to worry about lifting my water less than 50'. Some of the following will work fine for you, but others may not be suitable for 200' wells. If you dig around on what's here, you may turn up something that will do what you need at a price you can stomach. Unfortunately NONE of it is cheap! 
Here are the links I've found to date: Simple Pump Advanced Energy Group Survival Unlimited King Pumps Getting a hand pump for my well, along with a ~100-250~ gallon elevated storage tank, is on my short list of "near term" prep needs. Any and all suggestions, as well as additionals links, would be GREATLY appreciated! |
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bison makes a handpump that will draw from a deep well. at least one member here has one and really likes it. they are spendy, however. I think it's fordguy. Fruit man too. So what do you think of your pump? we love it. excellent choice. |
Here is the hand pump that I have:
from here This pump is great––its built very well. |
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Here is the hand pump that I have: http://www.wisementrading.com/water/baker_pump.jpeg from here This pump is great––its built very well. What made you choose that manufacturer over one of the others? Do you have it in-line with an electric pump? I can't tell from the picture. |
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This picture is not the picture of my installation. The model pump that is shown is the 12 HD which has a 1 1/4" female pipe thread connection that allows the pump to be directly connected to a water line instead of pumping into a bucket. This picture you see is one where the pump is connected to PVC pipe. This model has also allows for connecting to a windmill. My plans are to construct a solar powered pumpjack to connect to the rod end (the same place you would connect to a wind mill).
I don't know if this one is any better than the bison, but it is build very well. |
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I have seen some hand well pumps in the Northern Tool catalogs - but none of them will draw more than 25 +/- feet... Im in for others ideas.. Brian Those pumps are probably only pitcher pumps––that is, one in which the pump cylinder is located in the pump head at the top of the well. The deep well pumps have a pump head at the top of the well which is connected with a rod to the pump cylinder which is located at the bottom of the well. This allow for pumping from a much greater depth. |
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Here is the hand pump that I have: http://www.wisementrading.com/water/baker_pump.jpeg from here This pump is great––its built very well. What made you choose that manufacturer over one of the others? Do you have it in-line with an electric pump? I can't tell from the picture. I just bought a Baker Monitor 12HDS like the one in the picture. It's the one used by the forest service at parks, etc. VERY well made and sturdy. You can even find forest service maintenance manuals online, even detailing what spare parts to get. One thing to keep in mind with this..... the pump is in the $900 range, but the drop pipe and the pump rod is EXPENSIVE!! I bought 1 1/4" galvanized pipe at $2.49 per lineal foot. That's $500, then add fittings. Just say $600 for the drop pipe. Now you have the cost of the rod. $3/ foot for it. $586 for rod. The Cylinder at the bottom is another $262. Add it all up and it starts costing some money. BUT, it's very well made, no PVC, and will last for years. I did my research, watched youtube videos of various installs, and went this route. |
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Here is the hand pump that I have: http://www.wisementrading.com/water/baker_pump.jpeg from here This pump is great––its built very well. What made you choose that manufacturer over one of the others? Do you have it in-line with an electric pump? I can't tell from the picture. I just bought a Baker Monitor 12HDS like the one in the picture. It's the one used by the forest service at parks, etc. VERY well made and sturdy. You can even find forest service maintenance manuals online, even detailing what spare parts to get. One thing to keep in mind with this..... the pump is in the $900 range, but the drop pipe and the pump rod is EXPENSIVE!! I bought 1 1/4" galvanized pipe at $2.49 per lineal foot. That's $500, then add fittings. Just say $600 for the drop pipe. Now you have the cost of the rod. $3/ foot for it. $586 for rod. The Cylinder at the bottom is another $262. Add it all up and it starts costing some money. BUT, it's very well made, no PVC, and will last for years. I did my research, watched youtube videos of various installs, and went this route. The 12HD from Wisementrading is $600. I noticed that since I purchased mine that Lehmans had come down in price to just over $600. Ditto on the price of everything else––it adds up fast. |