Homemade water pump?

[Pooh_Bear]

Here is a video of my pumping setup in action.
Be sure to read the description.

YouTube - Pumping Water.avi

Pooh Bear

 

[BHD]

for your normal water needs, just set up a Jet pump and a pressure tank, from your water reservoir, that is what we use, I have a larger storage tank, but just use a jet pump and have a good bladder pressure tank, (pump into the resivor with a windmill)

I want to back up a second here, you say water supply to the barn, (what is it), from the house a well a spring,

just a thought here, if you have a good start or place where the water starts, house, well or other, and improve the water line to the barn,

I have water lines on the farm here that are over 1/2 mile long and have the same basic flow and pressure at the hydrants that are on the end of them as the ones at the house, (and I have one line that is over 3000 feet and it is only gravity feed of about a max of 8 psi, (at the tank) and it will flow about 2 gallons a min 3000 feet away,

I guess what I am asking why only about 2 gallons a min at the barn?

 

[BHD]

for a big pump I have a "Delavan Turbo 90" on my sprayer, capable of 90 gallons a min, and good pressures of up to 100 psi, have a port to use a garden hose on it and larger, 1 1/2" hose (it does need 1000 rpm PTO shaft and good horse power). Note: shop around there are better prices than Northern on the pump, Delavan Turbo 90 PTO Pump, Model# 26566-11 | Sprayer Pumps | Northern Tool + Equipment

also have a small transfer pump, which is powered by a Briggs and stration motor about 5 hp, it will move a lot of water and there is pressure, but not a lot of pressure it is a transfer pump, but will squirt water about 30 to 40 feet, not a great
this is similar to my pump, but a lot newer, Pacer Self-Priming Transfer Pump —11,700 GPM, 120ft. Max. Head, 2in. Ports | Clear Water | Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[TRR]

An additional note on "positive displacement" pumps. You do not want to shut off the output for very long - you could damage something. Normally they have a pressure relief valve that dumps back into the supply tank.

 

[zmoz]

I want to back up a second here, you say water supply to the barn, (what is it), from the house a well a spring,

Honestly I don't know why the flow is so terrible. I'm guessing either the pipes are too small, bent, or otherwise plugged up, if not all three. It's eventually hooked up to a 1" city water main, and builds up to 100PSI when it's turned off. Technically a well pressure tank would work here but I want several hundred gallons of capacity.

I could run a new line from the water meter to the barn but that would be around 300 feet and it's all covered in ashpalt or concrete, plus a whole lot of city fees. I also like to add rain water to my barrels when I can so I'm not wasting so much water....

 

[DuckHunterJon]

I collect water off my barn roof into two 350 gal plastic totes and use a 1" clear water pump from harbor freight. It was $29 and has lasted 3 years so far. It will supply two garden hoses running sprinklers. Not sure if it is enough flow for your application, but the price is right.

 

[BHD]

Honestly I don't know why the flow is so terrible. I'm guessing either the pipes are too small, bent, or otherwise plugged up, if not all three. It's eventually hooked up to a 1" city water main, and builds up to 100PSI when it's turned off. Technically a well pressure tank would work here but I want several hundred gallons of capacity.

I could run a new line from the water meter to the barn but that would be around 300 feet and it's all covered in ashpalt or concrete, plus a whole lot of city fees. I also like to add rain water to my barrels when I can so I'm not wasting so much water....

not really knowing any thing about the situation, but I would suggest you talk to some plumbers or "NO DIG" OR "TRENCH LESS" or horizontal boring contractors, that either have pipe busting or pulling, or horizontal drilling equipment and see if they can pull a new pipe in or do a few short horizontal boars and slip a new pipe in, you may only need a few working holes,

(a local town near me replaced a lot of there water mains here a few years ago, and in the process they replaced the lines going to the homes, in 90% of them they hooked the back hoe on the old pipe and pulled a new pipe copper line in that was attached to the old steel line, and never dug a trench many of these were over 60 feet,

I my self have a small attachment that I can put on a good 1/2 drill, and bore up to a 7" hole 50' long, Borzit Home (and there are other companies making a similar items, Borit :: Hand-Held Earth Boring Tools

and consider replacing the line going to the barn,

I am all for the water storage, but having a good supply,it would be great thing to have the storage, but,

if you have a static 100 psi, and 1" line, one could have up to 40 gallons a min, and even if the pressure drops considerable one should easily still get 20 gallons a min,

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In doing some looking for the borit, tool ran across a few web sites that looked like some of the horizontal boring by a contractor may not be any or much more expensive than having it trenched,

It may be well worth some calls to get a real answers, on the cost of replacement,

having a good supply would be worth a lot,