It is presumed that the above illustrations of what the machine
"It is presumed that the above illustrations of what the machine will do
under certain heads and rise, will be sufficient for all practical
purposes, to enable purchasers of the article to determine, with a
sufficient degree of nicety, as to the head or fall to apply to the ram for a given
rise and distance, which they may wish to overcome in raising water from
springs or brooks to their premises, or other places where water is
required. Yet, we have the pleasure of copying the following article,
which we find in the 'American Agriculturist,' a very valuable journal
published by C. M. Saxton, 152 Fulton-street, New York, which may
serve to corroborate our statements as to what our ram will accomplish
under given circumstances:
"'The following is a correct statement of a water ram I have had in
successful operation for the last six months:
"'1. The fall from the surface of the water in the spring is four feet.
2. The quantity of water delivered per ten minutes, at my house, is
three and a quarter gallons, and that discharged at the ram twenty-five
gallons. Thus, nearly one-seventh part of the water is saved.
3. The perpendicular height of the place of delivery above the ram
is nineteen feet - say fifteen feet above the surface of the spring.
4. The length of the pipe leading from the ram to the house is one
hundred and ninety feet. 5. The pipe leading from the ram to the
house has three right angles, rounded by curves. 6. The ram is of
Douglass' make, of a small size. 7. The length of the drive or
supply-pipe is sixty feet. Its inner diameter one inch. 8. The
depth of water in the spring, over the drive pipe, is six inches.
9. The inner diameter of the pipe, conducting the water from the
ram to the house, is three-eighths of an inch.
Fonte: Rural Architecture. Farm Houses.
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