SimplePUMP Is Just What It Sounds Like

SimplePUMP Is Just What It Sounds Like FARM HOME Miscellaneous Easy to install and use the SimplePUMP lives up to its name It is ideal for off-grid wells or as a backup to electric-powered wells Drop it in pump and you have water “The inventor couldn’t find a hand pump he was happy with so he created the SimplePUMP ” says Steve Schmid SimplePUMP Company “He realized others might want one like it We took over from him in 2003 and it has evolved since to include gear drives and solar ready packages ” Installation is as easy as replacing the well cap with one with an inlet for drop pipe and sucker rods Slide in the required lengths of pipe and install the pump head All that remains is to add a hand lever or gear motor The chief feature of the SimplePUMP beyond ease of installation is pumping ease According to the company it takes about one fifth the pumping effort needed for conventional pumps Unlike most hand pumps it can be connected to a pressure tank or gravity flow tank All that is needed is a CV-1 check valve with pressure gauge It can be located at any point between the pump and the point of delivery The simple pump can even be connected to house plumbing directly via an outside hydrant or in older homes with a gate valve through an outside faucet The SimplePUMP can be used in wells as deep as 325 ft or as shallow as 10 ft and produce up to 5 gpm depending on well depth Components in contact with water are stainless steel with graphite-impregnated bronze bushings for an expected 50-year lifespan The SimplePUMP can be used by itself with well casing as small as 2 in in diameter or alongside submersibles when the casing is 4 in or larger “No well is the same and no static water level is the same so we need to talk with customers to properly select and price a system ” says Schmid “Costs vary by the depth of the water level as that affects the lengths of rod stem and guides ” Schmid estimates the most expensive system for the maximum recommended depth of 325 ft at approximately $3 000 A very shallow well he suggests might cost as little as $1 200 to $1 300 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup SimplePUMP Company 2516 Business Parkway Unit B Minden Nevada 89423 ph 775 229-8175; toll free 877 492-8711; www simplepump com

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