Water Ram? - 08/09/10 06:35 PM
If possible, I'd like to purchase the JUL - AUG 08 issue of PB. I'm most interested in the article about the water ram. After seeing photos of the leak, a friend thought the conditions appear to be ideal for it and we probably could tie it in to our existing pipe which pumps in water from the creek. I've found a few articles online on building one and, currently, I'm thinking this may be not only the simplest solution but the best.
To measure the flow we put a pipe in the leak (it's about 15 feet down from the top of the dam/berm/land separating the pond from the creek). Since we've been monitoring it, it's flowing about 4 gallons a minute at its slowest and 8 or more when the pond is really full.
If anyone has an opinion whether this is good or bad, I'd appreciate any comments. Thank you.
To measure the flow we put a pipe in the leak (it's about 15 feet down from the top of the dam/berm/land separating the pond from the creek). Since we've been monitoring it, it's flowing about 4 gallons a minute at its slowest and 8 or more when the pond is really full.
If anyone has an opinion whether this is good or bad, I'd appreciate any comments. Thank you.