> Man.. The stories about the 1800’s must be hogwash. No way
> nobody could live without water pumps and refrigerators.
You first.
We have nine children at home, a number of goats and sheep, and about 20 chickens, all of whom need water.
But you’re such a tough guy, I’m sure it would be no problem for you.
There was a time when folks used siphon pumps to drink ground water. Maybe you didn’t read about the cholera epidemics back in the 1800s, and the ground water wasn’t as polluted back then as it is now.
Deep well water is about as safe as it gets, and in my 64 years I haven’t seen a cholera outbreak in these parts.
I am planning to make a cinder-block cistern to catch rain water from a our gutters with a siphon pump for emergencies like this in the future. We’ll have to boil the water before drinking it, but it’s better than nothing.
I tried the deep-well hand pump, but you had to pump 15 or 20 times before you got any water. Then you had to keep pumping. As soon as you stop, the water all falls back down the pipe and you have to pump another 15 or 20 times before you see any water again.
Still, better than nothing.
**I tried the deep-well hand pump, but you had to pump 15 or 20 times before you got any water.***
How about a 4 inch wide, two feet long well bucket designed for drilled wells. My grandma in Tenn used one for years and they became popular again just before Y2K.
We boiled our water in Louisiana when we were kids. Suck it up, man.