This water well pump is old. We are told that this pump was installed for a school that was located right were our shop is going. The neighborhood children would fetch water from this well for their families and homes. The pump is workable. It needs a new leather before it will pull any water. This is something I may do in the future.
Here is the pump in relation to the shop. I had to push my shop more eastward to avoid having to remove the well. On this end is my 10x10 shop door. To access the space, I needed it far enough away from the pump to maneuver any equipment I might store inside without hitting the pump. If you click on the picture you can see more details. From left to right: the old trailer power pole, father back the white you can see is a small metal shed in the pasture, the pile of trash that once was a trailer home, and although you cannot see it, a cistern. The school had an old cistern put out back to collect water off the roof. It is in a direct line from the pump handle to the middle of the slab. It is just out of sight.
This water well pump is old. We are told that this pump was installed for a school that was located right were our shop is going. The neighborhood children would fetch water from this well for their families and homes. The pump is workable. It needs a new leather before it will pull any water. This is something I may do in the future.
Here is the pump in relation to the shop. I had to push my shop more eastward to avoid having to remove the well. On this end is my 10x10 shop door. To access the space, I needed it far enough away from the pump to maneuver any equipment I might store inside without hitting the pump. If you click on the picture you can see more details. From left to right: the old trailer power pole, father back the white you can see is a small metal shed in the pasture, the pile of trash that once was a trailer home, and although you cannot see it, a cistern. The school had an old cistern put out back to collect water off the roof. It is in a direct line from the pump handle to the middle of the slab. It is just out of sight.
