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I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from
the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. |
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James wrote:
I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. Good luck! :-) 'Pond pumps' seem to have random reliability in my experience, price is no guide. If a submersible pump would do what you need then I'd personally go for the cheapest you can see on eBay or similar. As regards mains or 12v then I'd personally go for 12v but it all depends on how easily you can provide power of either voltage. How much water do you actually want? If you want a non-submersible pump then I don't really have any experience. -- Chris Green · |
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In article d19gcf5l9tfllslqtmkt8kuh0u63bbh0t4@astraweb,
James wrote: I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. presumably you have permission from the canal owner? -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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James was thinking very hard :
I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. |
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On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. -- All political activity makes complete sense once the proposition that all government is basically a self-legalising protection racket, is fully understood. |
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Harry Bloomfield, Esq. wrote:
James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. I don't suppose anyone is going to notice unless the OP installs a very big pump! -- Chris Green · |
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The Natural Philosopher has brought this to us :
That was not the question. Perhaps the OP wasn't aware? |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. but, if it isn't, any answer is helping someone break the law. That's conspiracy -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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On 22/05/2020 20:03, Chris Green wrote:
James wrote: I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. Good luck! :-) 'Pond pumps' seem to have random reliability in my experience, price is no guide. If a submersible pump would do what you need then I'd personally go for the cheapest you can see on eBay or similar. As regards mains or 12v then I'd personally go for 12v but it all depends on how easily you can provide power of either voltage. How much water do you actually want? If you want a non-submersible pump then I don't really have any experience. I use a 12V pump non-submersible purchased cheaply from Ebay to pump de-onised water up a 18 foot window washing pole for washing upstairs windows. The only slight problem is priming it in the first place. It's meant to be self priming but it will not prime properly if the pole and connecting hose is connected. I first have to remove the output hose and pole and then water pumps freely. I can then switch off the pump, connect the hose/pole and turn the pump on again where it now works without problems. I paid £16 for the pump (100psi 6Litres/minute) and £14 for a mains to 12V supply Water and mains electricity don't mix so a waterproof enclosure is required for the power supply -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 8:25:52 AM UTC+10, alan_m wrote:
On 22/05/2020 20:03, Chris Green wrote: James wrote: I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. Good luck! :-) 'Pond pumps' seem to have random reliability in my experience, price is no guide. If a submersible pump would do what you need then I'd personally go for the cheapest you can see on eBay or similar. As regards mains or 12v then I'd personally go for 12v but it all depends on how easily you can provide power of either voltage. How much water do you actually want? If you want a non-submersible pump then I don't really have any experience. I use a 12V pump non-submersible purchased cheaply from Ebay to pump de-onised water up a 18 foot window washing pole for washing upstairs windows. The only slight problem is priming it in the first place. It's meant to be self priming but it will not prime properly if the pole and connecting hose is connected. I first have to remove the output hose and pole and then water pumps freely. I can then switch off the pump, connect the hose/pole and turn the pump on again where it now works without problems. I paid £16 for the pump (100psi 6Litres/minute) and £14 for a mains to 12V supply Water and mains electricity don't mix so a waterproof enclosure is required for the power supply -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk you don't need to do this conecting/disconnecting routine. You only have to fit a non-return valve mechanism at the suction point. A one-way plastic hose connector at the inlet to the pump will do the same. |
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Firstly, are you actually allowed to pump water from the canal onto your
lawn. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "James" wrote in message news:d19gcf5l9tfllslqtmkt8kuh0u63bbh0t4@astraweb.. . I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. |
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On Friday, 22 May 2020 19:34:16 UTC+1, James wrote:
I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn. I'd be interested to hear recommendations on brand and any other advice. Only if legally permitted: large paddle wheel, on it a spiral of hosepipe. Water enters the open hose end, and slow rotation moves the water up toward the centre of the wheel, where a coupling free to rotate dumps it into stationary hose. Downside is size. NT |
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Brian Gaff wrote:
Firstly, are you actually allowed to pump water from the canal onto your lawn. I am, but I should have been clearer: it's advice about the pump that I want. |
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On 22/05/2020 21:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. But it is the answer. -- Ask how to email me. |
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On 23/05/2020 10:49, Kellerman wrote:
On 22/05/2020 21:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. But it is the answer. No, it is not. -- I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives. Leo Tolstoy |
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On 23/05/2020 10:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/05/2020 10:49, Kellerman wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. But it is the answer. No, it is not. What is? |
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On 23/05/2020 11:06, Richard wrote:
On 23/05/2020 10:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 23/05/2020 10:49, Kellerman wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. But it is the answer. No, it is not. What is? who knows ... |
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On 23/05/2020 10:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/05/2020 10:49, Kellerman wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. But it is the answer. No, it is not. oh yes it is .... -- Ask how to email me. |
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On 23/05/2020 21:36, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 23/05/2020 09:11, wrote: Only if legally permitted: large paddle wheel, on it a spiral of hosepipe. Water enters the open hose end, and slow rotation moves the water up toward the centre of the wheel, where a coupling free to rotate dumps it into stationary hose. Downside is size. The canal may have no current. Andy hydraulic ram would work -- There is nothing a fleet of dispatchable nuclear power plants cannot do that cannot be done worse and more expensively and with higher carbon emissions and more adverse environmental impact by adding intermittent renewable energy. |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/05/2020 21:36, Vir Campestris wrote: On 23/05/2020 09:11, wrote: Only if legally permitted: large paddle wheel, on it a spiral of hosepipe. Water enters the open hose end, and slow rotation moves the water up toward the centre of the wheel, where a coupling free to rotate dumps it into stationary hose. Downside is size. The canal may have no current. Andy hydraulic ram would work Don't you need some head for those? Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK @ChrisJDixon1 Plant amazing Acers. |
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On 24/05/2020 09:41, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2020 08:58:02 +0100, Chris J Dixon wrote: Besides, they clack away continuously while pumping which can be annoying. Pretty much like a wife then -- "I am inclined to tell the truth and dislike people who lie consistently. This makes me unfit for the company of people of a Left persuasion, and all women" |
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On 23/05/2020 11:15, Kellerman wrote:
On 23/05/2020 10:57, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 23/05/2020 10:49, Kellerman wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:58, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 22/05/2020 21:42, Harry Bloomfield wrote: James was thinking very hard : I need a garden water pump to raise water two metres from the adjacent canal to my small lawn I don't think water extraction from a canal is allowed. That was not the question. But it is the answer. No, it is not. oh yes it is .... Oh no is isn't! |
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