This pump is categorized under hydraulic pumps - hydraulic ram pumps to be exact. It is very specific because it does not run on fuel or any other gas type. Read more.
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This is my attempt at making a Ram Pump, I am using the water for the garden (Giant Veg take a lot of water! I made my first pump about 12 months ago, seve.
People are always fascinated by ram pumps. I think partly because they achieve the seemingly impossible task of pumping water to a higher height than the water supplying the pump, and they do it for no added energy input.
They have been used for supply the water to remote mountainous villages located within various locations of the Solomon jungles. We have recently obtained a record of a family using the Billabong Rams for 110 years!
Pump water with no electricity, no gasoline, just gravity!Sound crazy or impossible? Don't worry, it does obey the laws of physics, but I'll try to explain the.