1.  Hydraulic Ram Pumps By: Christopher Beedle

2. Water Usage

4. History

5. How It Works

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13. Problems with the Ram Pump  Discharge  Placement  Vertical Pumping

14. -------Pipe Diameter------- ---------------Flow rate-------------- Min. Drive Min. Discharge Min. Required Source Maximum Pumping -----------inches---------- ---------gpm-------- ------gpd------ 3/4 1/2 2 1,000 1 1/2 6 2,000 1 1/2 3/4 14 4,000 2 1 25 7,000 2 1/2 1 1/4 35 10,000 3 1 1/2 60 20,000 6 3 150 72,000

15. Costs

16. Build Your Own

17. Applications

20. It’s a Real Problem

21. Fetching Water

22. Success Stories

23. Easy Maintenance

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