Shown
below is a typical bicycle-driven pump setup for pumping a small
diameter water well using a 1/4 inch pumping tube.
The gearing and tube diameter can be changed to optimize pumping effort
for the desired flow rate. With a setup like this, clean water
from the bottom of a surface sealed small diameter (2") well can
be pumped from depths of 200 feet or more.
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Pump
with
bike support stand -
pump mounted on
common board
Bicycle
driving
chain,
90 degree gear,
pump and pumping tube
in well.
View of pump showing
wobble plate
Top of well with half inch
and three quarter
inch
pumping tubes with
bottom check valves