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how to build a wind pump; second edition

Author Jim Barr
Publisher Low-impact Living Initiative (LILI)
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Author(s)Jim Barr
ISBN / ASIN0956675131
ISBN-139780956675132
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Sales Rank1,230,525
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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Good for developed or developing countries, the wind pump described in this book can pump rainwater, greywater, river, pond or well water for irrigation, aerate a fish pond, run a water feature or even be a bird scarer. This system does not generate electricity. The turbine is 700mm diameter and the turbine head plus rotor weighs less than 4kg. In a light-to-moderate wind it should pump about 1000 litres a day with a head of 4-5 metres. If you have good engineering skills and equipment you can fabricate nearly all of the system yourself; if you get all the parts manufactured, it's not much more complicated than DIY flatpack furniture.