DIY Spring Water Pumping System: Step-by-Step Installation and Setup
Well, welcome back to Base Camp WNC. It's been a while. I've got hours of footage on my phone that I need to download while I'm supposed to be resting. So, over the next week or so, I'll be trying to get a bunch of videos out to give the gang something to look at and comment on, and give the haters something to pick apart. We’re working on a project where we’re pumping spring water up a hill with quite a bit of flow. This guy's setting up an Airbnb and a bunch of glamping campsites. I do homestead consulting , so this project was right up my alley. In this piece of pipe is a three-horsepower pump doing about 38 gallons a minute, and he's got some hills to pump it up. I’m going to take you along for the build. We’re starting with the pump, and I’m going to show you everything: the pump itself, all the check valves, and the fittings. The purpose of installing this pump is to draw water through one end, cool the motor as it passes, and then go into the in...
