1" Ram pump w/sniffer valve, Hydram shtf Water Pump Homestead, Off Grid,

Description

until further notice: the main valve has been replaced with a swing check. the grind valves have undergone a change in manufacturers process and there product has been degraded and they are no  longer  lasting a proper life span, i am searching for a new supplier. since the swing check is much lower cost, this item has had its price lowered.   here is a brand new all metal rampump. with all the accessories necessary to pump water from your river. the only things not in this kit are the storage tank, feed line and penstalk. plastic rampumps are only good for experimentation, bugout  and other short term use. this unit was designed for off grid long term sustainability, it is a bit large and heavy for a bugout tool. plastic rams don't take freezing under pressure without cracking. plastic is light weight easy to glue and low cost, metal is difficult to seal and you need special wrenches and other tools to assemble the parts. many pipe parts off the shelf must be rejected and returned to get threads that are property aligned at both ends. grinding out the main valve takes about 40 mins. when experimenting and testing unit in my river, i have noticed that my creek has high electrolysis, and after i put any metal in the water, it is showing rust the next day and all the brass parts are instantly blackened. i was originally painting these units as camouflage and not a protection coating. your unit may have various painted parts. I am still experimenting . trying to find a coating that is effective, and not brake the bank. be aware spring check valves cannot be used in a horizontal position, because the internal piston will ware the internal alignment holder sideways and the piston will jam. this pump design is well tested and perfected and used on my 10 acre off grid farm for more then 5yrs. walk into homedepot with 0.00 and see how much change you walk out with and how many parts you will still need and have to find.  this unit was specifically designed so that if there is a brake down in a survival situation, you can find parts at the neighbors house.
Also covid is making shipping banking and other commerce slow right now so please expect the possibility of a short delay. Fear is driving my sales, metal part prices have risen about 18% and availability hits occasional drop outs since covid started. If part prices continue to rise my price may go up..... Right now i still have a lot of stock priced from when i purchased 6 months ago.
i also provide complete installation instructions,  in simple laymen terms with all the math and scientific words translated so  your installation will be fast and easy. all consultation for your site setup included with the kit.  if you see part you do not think you will need send me a message and i will subtract the cost. and you get free  phone support until you stop calling...... find a library of PDF's on all rampump subjects on my YouTube channel in the description of this video https://youtu.be/J_uuOY68bv0
AT this time i have reverted back to regular swing checks for the main valve, due to a change by the manufacturer of the spring checks, weakening and cheapening the product......   certain items change a little from time to time so the gauge or filter or water meter could be a slightly different color.... also checks and air chamber are spray painted for camouflaging and spray paint really does not stick to pvc so they may get a bit scratchy bumping around on the shelf.
this starter kit ships with;
1.)  2 check valves
2.)  a line filter,
3.)  pressure gauge
4.)  water meter
5.)  Rampump
custom builds are available upon request............ sustainable rampumps are not cheap, and cheap rampumps are not sustainable.
here is a youtube video of my 2" pump in action with only 12" lift @ 100ft        the description in my video has links to all the really good ram pump pdf's free on the internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uuOY68bv0&t=11s
thanks for looking here is a link to an upgrade   https://www.ebay.com/itm/142665467249?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l26491
Now that it is spring time. Orders are starting to get ocasionaly backed up due to level of sales and unpredictability of the mail system.
Expect possable delays.
Contact me by phone through my website to findout where you are in the shipping process
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