[SEL] Little OT pitcher pump that I want to drive with Herc.

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Hi Bill,
When I was but a wee lad an Aunt in SE Kansas had one of those in her 
kitchen.  It would pump water from the cistern outdoors to a tank up in the attic.  
Then, she could turn on the faucet in her kitchen sink and water from the attic 
tank would flow.

Your pump has a packing gland and, on the lift stroke can build enough 
pressure to easily put water 15 or 20 feet higher than the pump.  Once you find a 
good leather (have you looked at the one it has in it?  Maybe oiling it with 
neatsfoot oil will rejuvenate it and you won't need a new leather.) When you have 
cleaned the check valve (should be a ball or leather flap at the bottom) your 
pump should prime itself, especially if you are lifting water from only a 
foot or two below the pump.

If you want to run it like a picture pump, just remove the plug and install a 
faucet.  You should keep the handle setup because it is designed to give a 
straight pull to the piston rod as required by the packing gland.  With a hose, 
and nozzle, your should be able to squirt water a good distance with this 
pump.  What you have is a prehistoric pressure washer.

Nice find!

Regards,
Ron Carroll
Nokesville, Virginia 



In a message dated 6/30/2004 12:59:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
BillMil357 at aol.com writes:

> Hey Men;
> 
> I told my OLE friend Paul Maples the other day that I wanted a pitcher pump 
> to run with my Hercules engine with a pump jack so I met him today and he 
> gave 
> me one (Thanks again Paul) and I am trying to find out what kind it is, the 
> only number on it is FP 3 cast into the pump handle, also can anyone tell me 
> 
> where I can purchase pump leathers for it. I am also looking for a small 
> belt 
> driven pump jack that someone may have lying around that I may belt up to my 
> 
> Hercules 1 3/4 S when I finish restoring it. I will list my Webshots address 
> below 
> and you can see the pump under pitcher pump and if you will look under my 
> Siam show pictures album there is a nice picture of a pitcher pump display 
> that a 
> fellow had at the SIAM show that mine will look similar.
> 
> http://community.webshots.com/user/billmil357
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill Miller.
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