Can anyone help me? I want to install a pitcher pump when we build my new kitchen. Is there a way to hook a pump up so i can use it with or with out power. Has anyone done this? I would love to hear your thought's and suggestions.

-- Shau Marie (shau@centurytel.net), January 21, 2001

Answers

The type you need will depend on the distance to water. Read the descriptions in the Lehman's catalog. Also check out the water category in the archives.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), January 21, 2001.

Good suggestion, Ken. Shau Marie, it is physically impossible to "suck" water out of a well. A pitcher pump works by creating a partial vacuum. The atmospheric pressure of about 14.7 psi pushes the water up into the pump. 14.7 psi will lift a column of water about 34 feet. However, due to water's tendency to vaporize when it is at very low pressure, for all practical purposes, a pitcher pump will only "lift" water from fifteen or twenty feet, depending on various factors.

On the other hand, a "ranch pump", and various other types, PUSH the water up to you, since they have a piston down under water. There is virtually no limit to how high they can PUSH water.

JOJ

-- jumpoffjoe (jumpoff@echoweb.net), January 22, 2001.

Thanks jumpoffjoe for the ranch pump idea, i am looking into it. Ken my well is 25' deep. I am fortunate and have good water. I read the archives until i was blind and found some help, but i am going over my Countryside back issues right now. Thank you both for your advise it is very appreciated.

-- Shau Marie (shau@centurytel.net), January 22, 2001.