Pumping water uphill without electric or fuel?

[daveydiesel1]

Would like to create a fake stream at the house with a wee straight drop water fall, problem is theres no natural stream, there is 1 at a guess 2-300 feet away at another guess mabe 15 foot lower than where i want it. So is there any way of pumping a decent amount of water mabe a 4 or 6 inch pipes worth up hill that doesnt require a water pump driven by motor or engine? Mabe pie in the skie but thought id ask anyway

 

[Goweresque]

Yes, a Hydram:

Hydraulic Ram Pumps (Hydram) - Renewable World

Hydram Technology Using the natural power of water flowing downhill to pump itself to communities What is a Hydram? The…

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[glasshouse]

Would like to create a fake stream at the house with a wee straight drop water fall, problem is theres no natural stream, there is 1 at a guess 2-300 feet away at another guess mabe 15 foot lower than where i want it. So is there any way of pumping a decent amount of water mabe a 4 or 6 inch pipes worth up hill that doesnt require a water pump driven by motor or engine? Mabe pie in the skie but thought id ask anyway

Wndmill pump
Or buy 300 ft of 6 inch pipe

 

[Huno]

look up ram pumps and put in stream.. then lay 300m of pipe to the start of your new river where you will dig a holding pond.. be careful to ask permission from everyone in Gov as you might get locked up and fined by them! enjoy

 

[Huno]

Yes, a Hydram:

Hydraulic Ram Pumps (Hydram) - Renewable World

Hydram Technology Using the natural power of water flowing downhill to pump itself to communities What is a Hydram? The…

renewable-world.org

you beat me too it as i typed!!

 

[Red Fred]

I remember when I spent my school hols with my sister on the estate in Wales, they had a Vulcan Ram that I believe had been installed in 1810 or thereabouts and it had been in continual use ever since, feeding the covered reservoir for the estate houses and mansion. We had to go and unlock the ram shed for the service man who turned up every now and again to give it a once-over and service the seals. I've always remembered it and the satisfying noise it made

 

[daveydiesel1]

Is there a certain amount of flow required to work the ram thing

 

[Bury the Trash]

If its for useful use or saving water /costs fair enough ,otherwise its an indulgence subject that should be in off topic not agricultural matters.

and ....oh yeah.....Some people have more money and time on there hands than sense.

 

[daveydiesel1]

If its for useful use or saving water /costs fair enough ,otherwise its an indulgence subject that should be in off topic not agricultural matters.

and ....oh yeah.....Some people have more money and time on there hands than sense.

I have neither excessive time nor money its just i would like flowing water as its relaxing, as for putting it in agricultural matters its where i reckoned id get tge widest audience on here to get the best variety of knowledge

 

[Bury the Trash]

I have neither excessive time nor money its just i would like flowing water as its relaxing, as for putting it in agricultural matters its where i reckoned id get tge widest audience on here to get the best variety of knowledge

oh yea i see and do u want to know were to get best deal on gnomes as well ?

or hot tubs......

 

[Bury the Trash]

 

[Huno]

oh yea i see and do u want to know were to get best deal on gnomes as well ?

or hot tubs......

chinese gnomes from Wyevale garden centre chain.. bargain

 

[milkloss]

Ram pumps only pump a very small amount of the water that goes through them. I would suggest a ram pump to fill a small reservoir of some sort which could be turned on or off depending on how 'zen' you wish to be at the time.

 

[BrianV]

Would like to create a fake stream at the house with a wee straight drop water fall, problem is theres no natural stream, there is 1 at a guess 2-300 feet away at another guess mabe 15 foot lower than where i want it. So is there any way of pumping a decent amount of water mabe a 4 or 6 inch pipes worth up hill that doesnt require a water pump driven by motor or engine? Mabe pie in the skie but thought id ask anyway

Can't see anything pumping a 4 or 6 inch pipe up hill, wonder how many solar panels it would take to run a small electric water pump & then put several small dams in your garden stream to retain the illusion of a lot of water flowing through.

 

[Sharpy]

Ram pumps only pump a very small amount of the water that goes through them. I would suggest a ram pump to fill a small reservoir of some sort which could be turned on or off depending on how 'zen' you wish to be at the time.

A ram pump can pump up to 50 percent of the water going through it, just not very high, or very little to a massive height.

 

[daveydiesel1]

A ram pump can pump up to 50 percent of the water going through it, just not very high, or very little to a massive height.

What would the height be? 50% would be ample

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Is there a certain amount of flow required to work the ram thing

You can make some pretty small scale ones that don't need a lot of flow. Quite a few on youtube that are just made out of pvc pipe and fittings, just need a slam valve and you're away.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

There’s plenty of ideas on how to create a ‘Rill’ on t’internet. You certainly don’t require a 4” supply at full bore!
SS

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Or if you got really creative, use a waterwheel to run a pump

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Or if you got really creative, use a waterwheel to run a pump

Complete with squeak