Demonstration of a very low power Geyser pump. ► HD yet quiet air pump: amzn.to/2mu9lBn ► Other Parts: www.amazon.com/shop/designedb...
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@terryrhuebottom9 жыл бұрын
Dude I just scrapped together one similar to this from pretty much garbage and junk. Your video got me thinking about ways to use the dozens of tractor supply cheese ball canisters my mother just dumped on me. Works pretty darn good. Thanks for the video great help.
@TheTemporalAnomaly3 жыл бұрын
For anyone building this, please try making the U section out of smaller diameter tube. For a pump like this size, about 6mm or 1/4 in tube works well. The pipe going to the bottom can be any reasonable size. This way on each cycle the 1 gallon container fills with water nearly completely, increasing pumping efficiency and volume pumped per cycle. Good work and demonstration! Chris, UK.
@tomdark6910 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, I'm trying to build a low power pump for an off-grid aquaponics setup. I built this using some old plumbing bits and it works very well! Cheers!
@Designedbyinstinct6 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Make sure you see my Part 3 video. I did a much more durable version of this pump.
@rwkleinman9 жыл бұрын
Great demonstration - thanks!
@BrokenLifeCycle9 жыл бұрын
I made a pitbull-style pump with a geyser mechanism to time it. Basically, it's a geyser pump with checkvalves on the intake and discharge. The up and down cycles pump, making the most use out of the air.
@bahrainlabs10 жыл бұрын
Great job man.
@ballinhabitz3410 жыл бұрын
Great stuff
@WolfgangMartin7 жыл бұрын
Gut für die Playliste "Geysir Pumpen" Platzt 1
@bionikmitwolfgangmartin40275 жыл бұрын
Super Performance
@mostirreverent10 жыл бұрын
instead of blocking off one of the pump outlets, get a T, and use both outputs to feed the hose going into the "bell"
@Offgriddinglive10 жыл бұрын
Awesome Possum!
@ScalerWave10 жыл бұрын
Nice design
@JhunDumsTVXj2 жыл бұрын
Wow amazing
@nathandean16877 жыл бұрын
put a one way valve in that design and it will push that water up even higher as well.
@divinobragado91098 жыл бұрын
Try to connect your air pump perpendicular to the end of the pipe, what I did is I put a hole half inch before the end of a pipe and connect the air pump, it works the same...
@djbones018 жыл бұрын
Would connecting both air supplies increase the air volume and thereby decrease the time between surges? Have you done Gal per hr calculations?
@BlueJersey11210 жыл бұрын
That's a pretty interesting device, the best way to mark the difference between where the air and water is: is by using food dye. Otherwise it's hard for people to see what is happening.
@adonaiyahteemann40305 жыл бұрын
I think it needs another barb and two lines to the bell. I think I want to try and swing bottom drain air lifts.
@1WildDragon9 жыл бұрын
what happens if you run your second air line into the bottom of the lift tube like the original design?
@mangbakoel82675 жыл бұрын
Have you tried to use the air directly, without the large "chamber"? Just made a fit and thight chamber along with the pipe.
@nicksuarez39505 жыл бұрын
You dont need the diaprahgm you can attach the air tube direct to the bottom of the pipe upward you just try
@willroberts931910 жыл бұрын
Is that a press for making briquets from scrap yard waste I see besides the barrel?
@Master-Shannon5 жыл бұрын
What maximum head for your 6w of power?
@KostasCreatingSustainability Жыл бұрын
Can I ask, why do you have the U pipe attached. would it work with a straight through pipe?
@lastdollarfilms10 жыл бұрын
I made one of these with a 1" pipe. I did not know it was not supposed to work so it did.
@Designedbyinstinct10 жыл бұрын
Lol. Fantastic! When I tried changing the outlet pipe only, it got really weak. If the entire thing is upsized, it works (as you found out). Watch my Part 3 video, I made the 2011 version of this with 1 1/2" pipe. Much more compact design. Works identical.
@ronyerke92506 жыл бұрын
No weight? How about an inert, flat rock and some silicone sealer/adhesive?
@chashandsome20218 жыл бұрын
whats the advantage over a basic air lift , I don't think I know what this pump is trying to accomplish ?
@zazugee5 жыл бұрын
its now used to lift larger debries and particles than the normal airlift
@incubatork6 жыл бұрын
On the first try you are trying to lift almost twice the hight from the water level in the shallow tank, not supprised it did not lift the same as in the barrel
@lightrose1008 жыл бұрын
nice bong
@sugerbear52010 жыл бұрын
Cool
@cruzcanal38889 жыл бұрын
why dont you put a 1 way ball valve in it to stop reverse flow, would probably reduce the intervals between the spurts
@revimfadli46667 жыл бұрын
And an airtank to smooth it out
@echoeversky5 жыл бұрын
Turns this pump in to a proto ram pump
@FrethKindheart10 жыл бұрын
I would like to see this done with a manual large bicycle pump.
@aurioagsaludsragsalud26056 жыл бұрын
Al Neuman All about bonsai plant
@angrybrit73314 жыл бұрын
Never got the need for it ! I've always added ventury to my return from the water pump, you get loads of oxygen with one pump no air pump needed
@SirBigzalot4 жыл бұрын
With my limited research so far, the advantages I've seen have been the efficiency. ie Less maintenance and energy usage. It adds a huge amount of head height and flow coupled to a standard pump pushing water.
@inegma29 Жыл бұрын
Hot glue does not do well around water ....it will come apart. RTV glue or E6000 will work best. Or food grade safe silicone glue.
@brandonhorvat36658 жыл бұрын
I did the math, it only pumps 11.25 gallons per hour at 6 watts, my 15 watt pump, pumps over 300 gph. Keep thinking and trying to find better ways but this one is a fail.
@mspeir7 жыл бұрын
Depends on the application. I'm looking at this for a sump return in a plankton friendly marine aquarium. In my case, an impeller pump, while more efficient, would be detrimental to my intended purpose.
@brandonhorvat36657 жыл бұрын
fair enough
@BillM19607 жыл бұрын
Mark Speir Sounds like a venturi pump would work well for you using air to make the venturi providing the motive force for your water movement. As long as your tank can handle the bubbles, but you can make a bubble trap for that. No moving parts. If you are clever you can make one yourself or research it and buy one.
@sungaikaras53387 жыл бұрын
@Brandon Horvat, show us your geyser pump plz
@Designedbyinstinct6 жыл бұрын
Exactly @Mark Speir! This type of pump is very gentle and has a wide open straight through flow. See my Part 3 of 3 to see how large the pipe can get.
@SpencerHHO10 жыл бұрын
I guess the only way to compare this to a conventional pump is look at the flow rate versus the power consumption. I think it will be more efficient but not dramatically.
@Designedbyinstinct10 жыл бұрын
In some cases these airlift pumps are not as efficient as a conventional. BUT...they are *much* more reliable. No moving parts down in the water to service. Clogging almost impossible. Can also run many pumps off a single air source. This air source can run off battery easily.
@SpencerHHO10 жыл бұрын
If the materials were a bit more solid than Tupperware then maybe but good solid magnet impellers are super reliable. I had one running for about 5 years straight with no maintenance. Mind you good reliable conventional pumps are very expensive so this certainly has uses. I have used smaller air pumps for this purpose. I would certainly consider using this sort of thing in assisting filtration in a natural pond but maybe not so much for larger scale aquaculture.
@Designedbyinstinct10 жыл бұрын
Spencer Howard You need to watch part 3 of my video series on these pumps. The person who turned me on to this pump only built the Tupperware version. The 2011 patent version is all heavy 1 1/2" PVC, no Tupperware ;) Much better and far more simple to construct.
@sallyho74289 жыл бұрын
Spencer Howard jn
@SpencerHHO9 жыл бұрын
Sally Ho JN?
@usmankhanb4u7 жыл бұрын
if u reduce the length of outlet pipe or reduce the distance between surface of water and the end of outlet , it should work better , all airlift pumps have this issue . they work closer to surface and pump good volume
@terryhealy78268 жыл бұрын
Small thing, but maybe put a "T" on the air pump so you can use both outlets? You might be wasting 50% of it's output.
@Designedbyinstinct8 жыл бұрын
I did that and made no difference on my pump. They are connected internally to the same diaphragm.
@aheimsvensson15733 жыл бұрын
Why just don´t use a circulation pump of 10W and you get like 100g/h instead of 10-20g/h with this thing?
@Designedbyinstinct3 жыл бұрын
No moving parts down in the water with this one. Almost uncloggable. It was fun building it. It's a great invention.
@Oxnate7 жыл бұрын
Anyone else think his voice reminds you of Jeff Daniels?
@najn23722 жыл бұрын
It's working against too much gravity
@NeverGiveUp-ib3xb5 жыл бұрын
4oz=120ml
@banyugenitegal48818 жыл бұрын
u need check valve on the pipe
@airatv60774 жыл бұрын
exactly
@siernandesrocha322 жыл бұрын
SHOW
@koifish19876 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who feels that a 6w water pump can move more water than this? anw, very nice explanation. Thank you!
@Designedbyinstinct6 жыл бұрын
Yes, most impeller pumps are way more "efficient". This type of pump really shines in low maintenance situations. It's a straight through pipe flow that is probably clog proof. See my part 3 of 3 build.
@koifish19876 жыл бұрын
Designed By Instinct thanks for your reply. I think another advantage of this kind of pump is that no electrical parts under water so it's perfectly safe. Last week in my country, a koi pond builder has just died because of electricity leaking (I guess he used a bad chinese product).
@Designedbyinstinct6 жыл бұрын
Electric cords underwater is a bad deal. I don't care what anybody says. It's not hard to design around that problem.
@darylldos49666 жыл бұрын
its not good wasting electricity
@davidkorsrud3459 жыл бұрын
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@santumos6 жыл бұрын
too long man, I hope you upload a shorter version
@richardmarsh22873 жыл бұрын
I have watched 4 aquaponics videos and they are all incoherent. Would be nice if the narrator had a script.