Hydraulic Ram Pump Build

Building my first hydraulic ram pump using plumbing fittings, brass valves, polyethylene pipes, fire extinguisher as a pressure chamber etc. It has 50 m of drive pipe, 1 m drop. It pumps water up to somewhere around 4 meters through 3/4" garden hose that is 80 meters in total length. The homemade hydraulic ram pump pumps 1,5 liters per 40 seconds which equals to 3240 liters per 24 hours. I had to build a small dam to provide additional drop for the water in the creek that reaches the pump via polyethylene water pressure pipe. I changed the swing dump valve to a regular sliding valve since swing valve got jammed at times and was not reliable. I am really happy with this project. I've wanted to build it for several years now and seeing the water come out from the garden hose on the top is a dream come true. The pond with a stagnant water has now artificial flow through in the dry season. Thanks for watching! Ram Pump in Estonian - vesioinas.
Soundtrack:
Pomade - Silent Partner (KZbin Audio Library)
Welding equipment:
Fronius TransSteel 2700
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet

[@martinbarker2316]

I served my apprenticeship at John Blake Hydrams. I used to spend hours doing the calculations for fall and lift etc... I still love them. This one is awesome

[@sarinhim1192]

K ko kp

[@MADKIWI]

Hi from New Zealand, we are a Nation of getting it done. I too have a home built Ram pump. Been going 7 yrs now. 1 thing for you to do is swap out the fire extinguisher pressure vessel for a bladder pressure tank off an old electric pressure pump. Job sorted, mine had a bike tube in the old one, that burst. 15psi is adequate. Good luck m8.

[@BfromMtz]

God bless you, finally someone on youtube that does NOT flap their lips for 45 minutes to tell you to see episode 27 for the material they posted in the title.

[@fordnut4914]

Warren on western truck repair is bad at that. good grief

[@user-cu1yr4xe2z]

Автор, вы молодец! Всё по делу у вас! Гидротаран - моя мечта! Удачи вам!

[@ChihoLee]

Awesome! This is what I need for my fog pound. Nice work and thanks for sharing!

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Chào bạn

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

Hydraulic RAM pump projects are basically magic.

[@user-hc5dd8tz7f]

Чудненько,система клапанов творит чудеса:))

[@MudBogger]

listening to the mosquitoes on the creek through headphones - like summer night horror in the bedroom ---------listen and hit them😂

[@TheSwapus]

Good video as always. We use a ram pump to pump our spring water into a tank for more pressure. We've found that a smaller ID pump tends to pump more then a larger ID pump(the smaller pumps have less wastage). Did you put anything in the fire extinguisher(like a pool noodle, or pipe insulation)? We started out putting pool noodles into 4" PVC pipe capped off on one end and necked down to the size of the pump. Pool noodles work pretty well though as time goes on they start to get compressed and water logged and need changed. We've started to use diaphragm tanks they last about 2 or 3 years before they rust through. That's still alot longer then the noodles. We've never tried just air in the tank. If your worried about the pump freezing just submerse it in water and let it keep pumping. The feed line and the output shouldn't freeze if the water keeps moving. Great video as always, thought I would share some knowledge my dad and I have learned over the years.

[@DonnDIY]

Good tips. Cheers!

[@josevalfreitas587]

É chamada de bomba Carneiro, a primeira que vi,ja faz bem uns 35 anos, mas esses vídeos sempre ajuda e clareia as ideias, muito bom

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Bạn ở đất nước nào? Rất vui được làm quen

[@mikasmak1262]

Good job

[@msafiri85]

I like the Category description 😃. Very good educational video!

[@raymondriley3306]

First Project I've Seen In The New Fantastic Shop. You Do Very Nice Work Donn, Keep-Em Coming. Haven't Missed One Yet.

[@adolfocarrillo248]

Excellent, outstanding job. 100% green pumping energy.

[@kristapsvoronovs9994]

This is amazing. Genius idea

[@vainolinnus70]

This idea from 60-s ööbikuorg , Võrumaa.

[@olenamcquagge7777]

The best design is to have the "clack" valve in front of the air chamber, this way when the air chamber "pulls" in the water it also has a tendency to pull down on the clack valve. Otherwise the clack valve might get stuck closed having it after the air chamber.

[@thinkinsidetheboxsquarecir3303]

Smart idea!

[@exequielnebreja9187]

Pano po kung sa deepwell pwede den po ano nman ang klangan

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Chào bạn. Làm quen với bạn nhé

[@twinpalms1560]

Hello, could you recommend a video which uses your method

[@BenyaminMentchale]

hi interesting. what do you mean by the "calk" valve? is it the valve that is feeding the delivery outlet pipe? what do you mean by "brefore"?

[@Mr.Stacey-L-SCC]

This was very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@LhajBELAAIDWorkshop]

Perfect job.😊 You the best 😊💪👍💪👍

[@christofix]

You are a very smart man! very nice idea! i'm amazed

[@Zeph_]

this is not his idea

[@ScottishLad.]

you are a master at everthing you do, you have so much knowledge thanks for all the video's. love from Scotland (UK)

[@DonnDIY]

Thanks for watching!

[@DragonFlame0909]

we are Estonians...ihhihiih we are smart nation....

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Hey Donn, great video! Got to share this with a few people who are interested in using underground springs on their property. Sure enjoyed this one for sure. Thanks for sharing with us !

[@johnwyman6126]

If you have a stream with dirty water that's near a clean water spring, look into a dual acting Ram pump. Uses the water from the Stream to pump the water from the spring. Even though they both go into the same chamber somehow they don't mix!

[@rybkak7915]

Witam. Na jaką wysokość pompuje pompa maksymalnie

[@DonnDIY]

Hydraulic ram pump working principle: water rushes trough the drive pipe and the waste valve and slams it shut, the occurring hydro shock forces water up through the second valve underneath the pressure chamber. When the pressures equalize the second valve closes and now the compressed air in the pressure chamber forces the water uphill through a smaller diameter tube.

[@RakeshYadav-qs3lr]

This is magic !❤️

[@johnpaulmurray1750]

Like the chambers and tunnels under and inside the Giza pyramid?

[@ajivgeorge9162]

Good😎

[@teddeboer28]

@@RakeshYadav-qs3lr oooooooooo

[@yavuzreyhan4707]

Best Qualty .Brawa!

[@achmadparobi1595]

Fresh water. Nice view

[@jamesjameson7925]

Its incredible how similar our geography looks and those mosquitos, I thought for certain that was filmed here in Canada, lol. This pump is fantastic! I created a huge purgola over my pool and was looking for some way to get water up to create a waterfall effect. This pump is quite literally "it"....thanks!!

[@igorigor9881]

👍Ano, tenhle " vodní trkač" opravdu funguje. Ideální je použít místo plastového potrubí ocelovou rouru, aby nedocházelo k tlakovým ztrátám díky pružnosti plastu. Jinak perfektní, používá se ve světě více jak 60 roků...;)👍

[@breakingtoast2255]

energy free pump nice work

[@akkalukmoppijit579]

Hey Donn, that is an excellent rump pum, cheer

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you!🙏

[@restoreandplay3437]

very good idea, you are a great worker !! beautifull landscape where you live ! just continue to give us ideas !!

[@tonycorvair]

You're quite the genius man, absolutely love your videos

[@insideimagery133]

Gorgeous place, pal.

[@user-yi7cl9wp3i]

Наверное не сразу на глаза огнетушитель попался :) А так классный гидротаран получился из деталей из ближайшего магазина!

[@Dj1khk1ghe4]

За счет чего помпа воду качает ?

[@user-yi7cl9wp3i]

@@Dj1khk1ghe4 за счет резкого скачка давления при перекрытии клапана прямого. Почитайте про гидротаранный насос в википедии.

[@Dj1khk1ghe4]

@@user-yi7cl9wp3i спасибо

[@francisfrancais3788]

I was having a bery bad day but! Donn diy posted a video! It became emediatly a very nice day! Thank u Donn

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you for watching!

[@francisfrancais3788]

@@DonnDIY incredible work Please carry on

[@mossturn01]

Nice little pump. Free water for ever now. Just used a fire extinguisher myself to repair my elderly forktruck exhaust.

[@JamesCouch777]

That is the cleanest vice I've ever seen.

[@user-ox3vm4fk3j]

Красавчик ,лайк за усердие.

[@arkansas1336]

Very nicely done!!!

[@user-qo2zy2du8t]

Красава! Меньше слов - больше дела 👍

[@nilzaoliveira9475]

Oi você tem que ponhar o número do seu telefone talvez a gente ter essa que você faz um carneiro para gente como é que se

[@EastCoastScott]

Dang flies!!! Making me itch just hearing them.... I hate the little buggers!!

[@ronytsrbt]

Great job.....

[@bogdank.z]

The material was great, I liked it.

[@tratorcaseiromacuco]

Muito bom!!!

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Chao bạn

[@1943L]

Nice job.

[@craigjones5820]

Smart pump, i like it Mechanic pump

[@j-pstrang]

Fronius transsteel, good choice!

[@FroniusWelding]

Thanks! :)

[@franciscomoita5004]

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[@franciscomoita5004]

@@FroniusWelding uejhehejedhdhgfhhhdj

[@iz5772]

I'd get rid of the last green pipe and straight to the pond, that will have much less friction and give you more pressure and volume. Further more, if its just 1 m drop, you can put an elevated 220l barrel on a ramp 10m from the pump, and connect it to the stream at higher level. This will give you higher drop of 1.5-2 m, and shorter distance to the pump... again, less friction inside the tube.

[@pradeepsenanayake1202]

I really enjoyed your this video clip.Thanks a lot

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you for watching!

[@georgemapsos]

Very good job.. υπέροχο αποτέλεσμα.. μπράβο σου

[@EZoutAtSecond]

Donn...nice video...when you were making the pressure chamber I thought...the less seams or holes the better...less problems for leaks...and the in take screen was my second thought...you explained you;d do later...you probably already seen engineer 775 vids...great info there...thanks keep up the good work...

[@kingtut5923]

Very nice |Donn your shop is looking good.

[@frank24751]

Thanks for sharing Great work

[@garrisongoth6421]

Love all your projects, but this is so so cool!

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Xin chào

[@leonniceday6807]

Amazing. Imagine having to beg someone in real life to let you watch while he works...

[@orazioinserillo2060]

Quanti metri di prevalenza si può arrivare

[@leroyc179]

I don't understand why some would give this video a thumbs down its a great video. I guess some people are just envious that they are not as talented. Again great video thanks for sharing.

[@niklar55]

Ans. TROLLS!

[@mwilliamshs]

Maybe they don't like the silent presentation, or teflon tape isn't their preferred method of thread sealing, or they don't like Vans, or they knew that crappy tank would leak, or that the check valves would last longer oriented horizontally or they wanted an explanation of how/why this works

[@lenardgor]

Cause he changed the ntural flo of the small river

[@Gollammeister]

Nice video and build I enjoyed watching

[@vitastastny2280]

pěkná práce.. zlaté české ručičky.. 👍😉

[@TheSticexx]

Nice and tidy! Really good job!

[@davidguimaraesgto]

Parabéns amigo com o cilindro de extintor ficou ótimo o lugar que quero instalar é semelhante a esse aí.

[@dedensomantri3436]

Great place man

[@3hmongchannel762]

Brilliant edea, Good video

[@candyholiday1560]

Отличная работа!

[@tagabanso]

i love your vedio tutorial it is cleare explanation so far than the others. i need this for water suply here in remote mountain area in the phillippines thanks

[@raymundoriveros5734]

Grácias amigo Simón Pedro.

[@personalnothinginbusiness52]

U have amazing place to live mate

[@juanmurillo8143]

Se puede aumentar la velocidad de descarga disminuyendo el diámetro de la tubería. Excelente trabajo.

[@kaherbalplantph808]

Amazing idea good video tips.

[@markpersaud5768]

That thing bread bro

[@rashidminhasbhatti9618]

Beautiful video

[@alekseyr4482]

И запруду построил, и в пожарника поиграл! Молодец!

[@angelikawolska9002]

Normalnie nie bolało gra3FXEgdadhatdatsd4

[@andySpec445]

I have a ram pump since 2012. It is working well for me with waterfall 60cm height and 6 meters pushing water up. You must know that a ramp pump is only 10% efficient BUT it's free.

[@DonnDIY]

Yup.👍

[@ajeyakumarsharma7378]

Very good idea to use geographical location and the free flow water streem near farms

[@josephdupont]

very nice performance for such a low head pressure.

[@geedubb2005]

You need a dog to hang out with you Donn. Thanks for sharing.

[@metricstormtrooper]

No Dogs. Please.

[@Crewsy]

What’s the matter? Doesn’t greggy weggy wike doggies?

[@LuisRodriguez-vh6fg]

Excelent work!

[@fernanfelipejuradoespinosa131]

Saludos cordiales desde Venezuela Edo TÁCHIRA gracias por ser un buen amigo de la vida

[@edvaldomoura8646]

perfeito! com pouca na vazão de água na fonte. ótimo

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Chào bạn

[@rexplore3476]

Good job man

[@user-ei2qk9wp9k]

гений, идея с насосом не нова ,но по востановлению экологии.отличная идея.

[@ajikyellowpages]

Awesome idea

[@funnyvideosandmore2810]

Man you have every tools and equipments that you need. How easy for you to build such DIY stuffs.

[@Databyter]

Glad you replace the waste valve. It either needed some tweaking or was closing to late. Heart beat should be a bit quicker and more regular. Too much wasted water and time. Nice job reappointing that extinguisher. I have heard of people using propane tanks as well. Many just used capped schedule 4" schedule 40 Pipe. Databyter

[@bilalcetin3162]

very nice job! congratulations!

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you!

[@AddictedtoProjects]

OMG. Those mosquitos down by the stream are *HUGE*. Working down there must have been a lot of fun! :D

[@DonnDIY]

It was really warm weather and I only wore long sleeves and pants for the mosquitos. I was sweating like hell.

[@prydzen]

@@DonnDIY minnows. they are mosquito hunters.

[@rajansai8000]

I just loved the house with the pond.

[@VitorMadeira]

Man, Iv'e got no words to describe what a fantastic pleasure this video was for me. I don't have a water stream close to my property but I have a friend who has and some weeks ago I was trying to show him this fantastic concept, so your video is going right into his inbox. Thank you one thousand times! And greetings from Portugal.

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you for watching and sharing the video! It means a lot to me. Greetings from Estonia. 😃

[@Chay_theo_cong_nghe]

Xin chào

[@dllehman142]

Your property (land) looks very similar to what I have in Virginia, USA. I enjoy watching your projects.

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you for the support. Greetings from Estonia! 🖐️

[@tarsiousmunalembohol]

Sir care to share the parts list?

[@Peter195267]

Very interesting.

[@125sm3]

So inventive, great job .

[@nguyenvanphaivlog5479]

Thank you very much for the videos you share, but please subtitles Vietnamese and multi-language, because the ways you do are not clear, hope you can help, thank you and wish you more success

[@randyhager2054]

YEAH.....Donn's back building stuff!!!!! Love the imperial stuff in the metric world which who's measurements are governed by Metric system! Ironic but....all's good!

[@randyhager2054]

@fassenkugel Yes sir....I am aware....but there was imperial size parts in his pump.

[@randyhager2054]

@fassenkugel yes I know this also. Spent time in Cameri Italy west of Milan.

[@filipmecir262]

:D yeah, we (in czech republic) love the combination of standart metric with imperial plumbing :D it could get really interesting/annoying in fact :D for example - pressure gauges can have 1/8", 1/4" 1/2", M12x1,5 or M20x1,5 - and small things like this can make/destroy your day. :)

[@shlepkovac3759]

funny thing, even though the part itself has an imperial measurement on it, in some cases the catalogue in the shop has the measurement in metric. So for example if it's an 1 and 1/4inch it will say 32mm in the catalogue. It's stupid

[@filipmecir262]

@@shlepkovac3759 I "love" it, when i buy flanges with threads - you have DN 32 for 5/4" threaded pipe DN 40 has 6/4" and so on.

[@fan1701]

Very nice!

[@user-jz6mp9el1s]

Красавчик 👍

[@michaelovitch]

Some would say that plumbing NPT is like life, you never really know when to stop unless you screwed too much,and if you try to back it up ,it's even worse lol Nice,i didn't even know those pumps existed.

[@ontimetv8942]

Nice. I like this video. Good job

[@MrBen527]

Nice job! Nice property you have there too.

[@joseedjaniocoisasdenossate3930]

Um carneiro hidráulico muito bom parabéns

[@weekendgardener1938]

Good video with good outcome, many thanks for sharing. Love it.

[@pablodeluna9834]

Excelente labor

[@raleighsexton7734]

Worth watching just for the cheap fire extinguisher emptying entertainment! And a good pump!

[@mpalaskokkalis1476]

Τέλειο το υδραυλικο σύστημα .

[@deddymulyaman8890]

GOOD JOB..AMAZING..