On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:30:57 -0600 "harry watkins" <harry...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I'll keep it in mind. So if I understand correctly, there is not a > pipe that goes inside my 2" pipe to bring the water topside. If your 2" pipe can serve as a casing, and you can find a pump to fit inside of that at the bottom of a smaller pipe that will provide the path for the water to the surface, you can make it work. You will have to look at the size of what is available. > I have made a 1/2" foot valve with some brass fittings, a steel ball > and o-ring. It stays attached to a 1/2" hose and pumps with a churning > motion. Churning motion? If you can succeed at making your own, you won't be limited by the small diameter. > It works with a short test hose but I've yet to find a proper o-ring to > keep it from leaking down. Leaking down will be a problem. > I'm at a driving standstill. I've rigged my cement mixer to handle the > driving chore and it broke. I can hear it working from all around the > house while doing other things, rumble, rumble, rattle, rattle then > thump. I get 18 thumps per minute. Clever idea. I thought that beating on the end of a pipe with a sledge hammer would get old really fast. > I was upstairs when Carolyn said. "I don't hear your thing". I went > down the elevator to a smell of rubber burning and found the belt > melted and stuck to the motor pulley. I just unplugged it and left it > for tomorrow. I bought this sears mixer in 1974 and it's already > giving trouble. What's the world coming to, when you can't buy quality equipment any more! :-). Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
