SteveB wrote:

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SteveB wrote:
But yes, the idea will work, and it would work for a very long distance
if
the venturi is configured to pull the water into the airstream.

A venturi is different from an airlift. A venturi might work, but you'd
sure be using a lot of air for little water pumped.

In the original post, I mentioned "venturiing".

You mentioned several things in your original post, seemingly
interchangable.
Airlift: http://www.quantumlynx.com/water/bac...2/v22_st5.html
Venturi: http://www.keidel.com/mech/wellpumps.htm#shallow

My prediction is that the 'airlift' method will not work, and that
the venturi method *may* move some water all the way to the top, but
will not give you a nice stream, but rather a spray of tiny droplets
(think "airbrush").

Which method do you plan on using?