How to build a simple PVC Hand Pump - the Peters Pump
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- This video shows you how to build the Peters Pump, a simple inexpensive direct-acting PVC hand pump suitable for shallow wells. You can see it working in these other videos I posted some time ago:
• Simple PVC Hand Pump
• Simple hand pump as a ...
In this video it's attached to a small diesel pumping unit I built for irrigating with it:
• Irrigating with DIY PV...
You can see a 4" diameter version of it here:
• 4-inch PVC Handpump, 5...
Every place I've introduced this in the world I've had to adapt the design somewhat to use the parts available - this version is the one I build in the U.S. Other versions use thin wall pipe or black polyethylene pipe, or a different piston fitting that fits the pipe better, or a foot-valve that's held in place by forming the pipe with heat, or a foot-valve that uses a copper wire cage to hold the bottle cap in place. Sometimes the pipe ID varies between manufacturers and even between production lots, so you have to be careful. I've made several versions of the pump, and usually I have to spend a lot of time browsing the hardware stores to find parts that might work. So far I've always been able to build a working pump and show others how to do it, too. I hope you'll be able to do the same.
[Safety note: please take care when heating PVC since it can give off toxic fumes. Have good ventilation, take measures to ensure you don't breathe the fumes. Don't burn the plastic, just heat it gently and only until it's soft enough to form. You can use boiling hot water or a heat gun to soften it also. Use common sense and stay safe.]
I believe the piston valve made from a bicycle inner tube stretched over a perforated pipe is unique - I've not seen this used anywhere else. The main advantage is that it allows a lot of water to pass through it in spite of the small pipe diameter. It's also lasts for a very long time.
Note that everything that goes into the water won't corrode - rubber, copper, plastic, stainless steel. This pump can easily last for many years of use because of that. The only parts that wear out are easily replaced using off-the-shelf or scrounged materials.
The thumbnail photo is of a pump I installed in Bolivia in 2003. Notice the 2-liter bottle used as a sliding funnel to fill water jugs without spilling. During a subsequent drought the whole community got their water from this well since it was the only one that hadn't dried up.
By the way, the little soda can stove in the video works great, and is based on the work of TH-camrs 'Littlebitworks' and 'Tetkoba'. Look for "Groove Stove". It's made from one soda can in about 5 minutes, blossoms in about 3 seconds, and can cook for about 15-20 minutes.
We're putting together a more complete printed instruction manual with photos and parts list for those who might want that. It will be available for a nominal fee to pay for printing and mailing. Email me at approtechie@gmail.com.
I work with an organization training folks in many technologies including this one. You can read about it at www.ibcd.net/en.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. Thanks for watching!
many people in this earth don't have excess to running water, electricity, trash pick up. This video is very helpful
With such a pump, you're not "pulling water up" the atmosphere is pushing, and on Earth the atmosphere won't push water higher than 34 feet (or mercury much higher than 30 inches). That's why this is called a shallow well pump. You can't drink water out of a 40 foot straw, no matter how big a sucker you are. What a brilliant idea and design. I loved the way this guy works. I have to agree with others who might want to buy a cheap pump from Harbor Freight or the like, though this video really taught me what inside a hand pump, and how it works.
+Stephen Berr Not wanting to offend, but this is not a suction pump like you describe. With the piston always below the source water level it's lifting and forcing the water up the pipe, not sucking it. So there's no atmospheric limitation. HF pumps can't even get close to this in terms of cost/benefits, or the huge plus of being able to build and maintain this pump with off-the-shelf parts and some scrounged items. And they're suction pumps with the limitations you describe.
People should really pay attention to videos like this because I believe that for one reason or another the power they rely on is going off. It is handy, self made things such as this water pump that will mean life or death. A EMP is a game changer.
I have never been so captivated, so entranced, by a diy video in my life as I was by this one. The blessed absence of voices, the gentle background music, the steady pacing; not to mention the casual competence on continuous display, 10/10
ps: you have very attractive looking hands
Who ever got the idea for the bike inner tube for the valve is a genius, and just saved me 50$ from going to waste
Funny all the comments saying its not simple.. ..this is very easy. Probably millennials.. ..keep up the good work..! God bless..
Great video. Turn of the century (1900) pumps had rawhide seals and check valves, and Chicago rawhide seals were the standard for gas and diesel engines. Your design is far more reliable, non-corrosive, and not subject to drying out if not used for a while. PVC is a thermoplastic that is "heat formed" from the factory, not to worry about methanol flame warming. Best I have seen.
Thanks for making this easy to follow video. You put a lot of thought into it. As for the music, I like it but for those that don't they need to use the volume control instead of complaining.
John
Amazing. It's a lot of work but I never seen someone do so much with some few simple tools. Of course anybody would prefer to buy one but build one and make it work must be so rewarding.
Your wedding band and ring both look very nice. Thanks for sharing. You are quite crafty and do a great job there.
The guy in the video was a student and co-worker. I did the video. I'm not nearly as young or handsome as he is. :-)
That was an informative video. I'll watch it over to figure out why you covered the inner pipe with inner tube. I've used PVC since a kid helping dad repair rental properties. Never saw it as useful in making tools or even knife n tool holsters until the last few years. Thanks to everyone who posts informative videos.
It's a thing of beauty ! Ingenious!
Very gratifying to watch. Even better to design and make something like that yourself. Wish I was clever enough!
When you make the sand filter drill the holes small and wrap it with a fine fishing line ,I had a old borehole 15 m.deep and was able pump the water to the surface, thanks a lot for reminding me of this .
OK, found the right size tire inner tube and finished the pump. It works GREAT!!!
I think I'll make another one for back up.
Thanks a bunch for the video.
NotSoDumb Great! Glad to hear you worked out the problems! I've been traveling so haven't been able to monitor comments very well.
Excelente! a good design and a simple way. Muchas Gracias
jaime
Amazing use and adaptation! I like using an alcohol stove rather than hotter flames for softening PVC. I have a talent for making simple things complicated. You have done quite the opposite, Thanks for sharing, for showing.
thats alot of work! their is a guy here in TH-cam that make it alot easier.
One more thing to add. If the pump is outside connected to the well I would suggest you drill a small hole in the main pipe about 3ft below the ground. It will leak but that is the point. This will allow you get get water when you want it and will also allow the pipe to drain down to the hole below the frost line and prevent it from freezing and breaking. Just a thought.
That was great, the world needs more people like you, Keep up the good work...
You are PROOF Americans CAN DO!
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20 mins long , AND WELL WORTH IT.
Ill have to watch it another time though to take it all in
Very interesting, the piston assembly is the key point.
Be damned if i didn't fall asleep near the three-quarter mark but it is late and I'm older than dirt. Pretty interesting but "simple" is kind of stretching it, I would have to go back to school to make that darn thing. I do like building things but i will buy my pump. Good job fella, five stars.
you're a genious man.. Easy to built and easy to repair.
Skilful and useful work.
Ingenuous, very practical, easy to maintain and if needed to repair.
Thanks! Gave me good ideas to improve our farm.
Thanks for sharing. I already knew the concept of how they work, just didn't know they could be built that cheap.👍
Fantastic fabrication skills. Just spectacular. I love the fact that you are actually showing all the details and not rushing through. Most people are so into instant gratification these days that a lot of 'How To' videos skip over quite a bit, leaving the obvious to the maker, often leaving them wondering why theirs doesn't work as well.
Thank you for a great new project idea for myself and my nephew - he will absolutely love this! :)
this is in fact awesome!!.... gonna tweak this design just a bit and make a 'super soaker' to go with the pump!
I love seeing stuff like this, no fast foreward or nonsense. real time start to finish is great!! this would work nicely for off grid or just a fun project for the kids who are bored. again, nicely done!
I love this video. I am forwarding this video to missions in Haiti that have areas that need some thing like this to provide water from broken down pumps and where there is no electricity. Thanks again!
Pretty simple. Time consuming but not difficult. Nice work.
What a dream shop and outstanding video but alas I would have to have your video on site to ever build this even if I could find all the fittings and materials at my local stores so I'll just waltz on down to Harbor Freight and buy one for 1/3 the money with a 25% off coupon and marvel at how you did this in my mind~!!
Yeah, those Harbor Freight pumps are a joke. They're also suction pumps so they won't get down past about 25'. This one will do at least double that and you can build it from local materials.
Beautiful workmanship. I know I'm a stranger, but I have kids, can't imagine your hurt right now. Hope you can get your head and heart in a better place someday. Not sure what else to say. I know there's nothing that can be said to make it better. Do take care.
It is amazing what you can do with pvc and you just proved it. Very nice work!
And God Bless you! for helping people with your generous Spirit.
Dude, you are "a-pro-techie'. You deserve your username man. Fucking bravo!
This was amazing. I need a small pump just to pump water from one bucket to another 5 feet higher, this seems like overkill for that but I really liked watching you engineer this project. Fantastic job.
This is absolutely brilliant in so many ways! I made one of these as shown, and then made one with my lathe and used brass and copper to make it fancy just for the fun of it. I also powered it with a windmill as well and it worked great. It's so much fun to experiment and innovate. My condolences on your son. I am keeping you in my prayers!
Can u help me do it?
You almost lost me. It's a fairly complex design compared to other pvc hand pumps I've seen on here. But you get what you put into it. Over all it looks like a great design. Have to see if that valve works better than just a plain old marble. Great vid!
I commend your long effort for keeping up with your designs and obviously you helped many people with your ideas and other countries great Outreach. I take it you don't sale the builds themselves
I haven't actually sold these but if you PM me I might be able to set you up with one.
Nice tutorial. I'll have to try this someday... without the mistake you made at 4:00 into the video. Watch that match carefully as you set it down, and what is close to it. Please be safe so we can see more of your informative videos. :-)
Was funny to watch a pump being built out of PVC...to the tune of 70's Porno music... Hahaha... Nice pump however...could come in handy any time you need a pump able to draw an actual vacuum. Many pumps aren't for or able to draw a vacuum, so this has its uses for sure. Great work and nice job !
+SquillyMon I had no idea about the music, I just used what was available in my Corel Video Studio X4 video editor. The pump doesn't actually pull much of a vacuum since the piston is always immersed in the water, even at 50 or 60 feet down.
This is amazing engineers
Excelente video pero recomiendo el uso de guantes
Genius, .. I just got a better grasp and working knowledge on a pump.. Question.. Say my waters kinda deep, approximately how far can I go with this?
+Roger Limoseth I've not actually tested the maximum depth. I've been telling folks it's good for at least 50', but it seems that the main limitation is the plastic pipe itself - it tends to flex and expand around the piston at higher pressures, so if you used thicker PVC at the bottom where the piston moves up and down you could likely get it to work at considerably greater depths. But I've not tested that.
that depends how good are your one way valve and way is built ... try it with a ball as a valve instead a home made valve. and second is the filter to keep sand away destroying the valves and piston "pump"
I feel like I've been on hold for 20 minutes with the music :)
Umbrian2003 I know, I know! I only had a few options on my video software and all the others didn't seem to fit as well. Besides like someone else commented here, "Is there really anything, that doesn't go with smooth jazz?" :-)
I love the music and it goes with your creativity
Love the Earl Klugh in the background awesome video subbed
Thanks. Exactly what I need. I have a 10' deep underground concrete storage tank and I just need to pull 20 gallons or so a day for a horse trough... no power there, not worth putting in solar or wind. Using buckets and a rope right now. I think I'll give this a shot.
go to harbour freight and get two solar fountain pumps and place them in line 5 ft apart and you will get 16 ft straight up.
+magaiver could you just keep stacking them to pump it higher?
Ruff BMX
no ... There's a limited psi on every pump system ... I only suggested about the harbour freight solar pump because it will pump unattended for animals water ponds 12ft. high. Systems with a higher psi have a one way valve so that the water will not go back to the source ... As it will be waisted energy to pump all that water to fill the pipes before its even usable at the other end.
@@redbugg99 boy it's good to see that people's brain power is up to Snuff that's a good one right there I'll tell you
I liked the video. Tutorials as in depth and complete are rare. You did a great job there.
Plus the pump worked. I do take issue with the "simple" part of the video's title. Good video, great tutorial, fantastic job with everything, just not simple.
Steve Freedenburg I guess the 'simple' part is relative to a cast iron/stainless steel commercial unit, but point taken. :-) And thanks! I had lots of help along the way.
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Wow an excellent video and extremely well thought out . I am a joiner I can tell you are used to working with your hands .
10 out of 10 , subbed and thumbs up .
Not everyone has the money to just go buy one. And if we lucky people living in the USA ever do suffer a complete economic meltdown, and are forced to live like the rest of these countries, this could very well be pumping your water. Thank you, approtechie, for sharing your knowledge with those of us that appreciate.........
Excellent work, so professional! I admire your skill. One day I'd like to make a pump as awesome as this.
As an engineer, with a little tutoring I could bang this out in 4 hours
Given what I saw I could probably produce this in about an hour after i've done 2 or 3 of them. It's my "Kung Fu" and it is strong. I can take a repetitive task find all the wasted effort and probably even improve the design along the way rather quickly.
Mcgiver... I'm impressed 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤👍👍
No way would I consider this a simple anything. Thank you for the informative video.
Congratulations! I think you you used every pvc part that they make.
Thank you for your good reply. I have to build a production pump in a few weeks, and I am trying to come up with some designs. I have a matrix. I don't like the mechanical slop in the agua:yaku pump, and I don't have a lot of tools (dies, welder), but I like that it's PE and monolithic from foot to surface. PVC isn't flexible for removal, but like you show, you can use teflon tape and screws instead of glue. I like the way the Flowjak pump delivers to the surface under pressure. Decisions!
Awesome video - thanks for uploading this. Makes me want to get into my shop and build something!
my condolences. That has to be so hard. I'm so sorry to hear about your challenges. Take care. I'll pray for God's blessings for you and your family.
Clear as mud.
Oh, well. I try.
This sir.. is bloody brilliant.. if not pvc pipe were so damn expensive i would try it out. Copper pipe or even steel sometimes is cheaper to get hold of for me. =)
Great mechanics and engineering. I like the design but a simple 20$ boat pump would be easier and cheaper...
Piece of cake, do you have anything a bit more challenging I could try out
Clever man 😎
But yea, parts list would be good 👍
Awesome Video... Really Awesome.. And,, a Fantastic Pump.. Wow.. Some of the techniques you used in making this are so awesome, and simple.. Fantastic Design.. You are truly a designer and dreamer.. And,, thank you so much for sharing.. I will be thinking about you,, every time I use some of your techniques when building.. Your design is definitely the best I have seen.. And,, your Linear Ram Pump... TOTALLY AWESOME!! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. Excellent Vid.
Very nicely done vid, excellent and clear method, good quality camera work. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderfull pump. You seem to be doing some things the hard way to keep the tool count low, drill tip instead of reamer or countersink , knife instead of file or sandpaper etc.
The only thing that occurs to me is running the rope / filter fabric up the outside body of the pump for situations where the water level is close to the users feet and the user is short / very young.
simple tool simple material but good work. thank for share.
Wow...please tell me you didn't do this from memory. I feel so inadequate now.
Don't know if I could do it but it can't be to hard if it is done in 20 minutes. Maybe pipe pieces were cut before. These are things most homesteaders/preppers would have on hand. Only have to buy a few items. Should buy enough to make more than one pump. Handy to have around. Music was great. Good background noise but not distracting.
Very sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you. I've followed your magnificent Stirling engines for sometime now.
hooo, that's cool !! we are in the business for PVC film ,but never use PVC like this
Hey, You are very smart, Thank You for your video, a lot of imagination and creation, the check valve is so smart, I like to do that kind of things, and also the screws to avoid rotation is pretty smart, I liked your video make me feel with new skills.
Nice job
Great video! Thank you so much for sharing from start to finish!!! :)
Awesome.
pretty cool.. had to watch it.. review.. rewind.. multiple times to understand the whats, why and where's of it all... and even now i catch a few bits and still don't have the answer.. but the pump looks cool.. just not quite as "simple" as I thought it would be.
I like the idea , Thanks ....The background score for this video is interesting
That is pretty damn sharp. I love it.
Awesome! You are so clever...Gonna try making this myself Thank you so much for sharing your talent! New subscriber!
been looking for a better peter pumper for a long time...
My dentist office uses this same music when I call them and the receptionist puts m e on hold. Do you have the entire CD collection?
great video and work.
Thanks
Hiya, Can you make a video showing how to make a high pressure pump? That would be of great interest I'm sure. Thanks
this is an awesome project! thanks for the great video!
Pro job I feel the hot to your finger thank for sharing
Dennis, the pump piston is always at the bottom immersed in the water, so the 32' suction limit doesn't apply. The outer pipe and the sucker rod inner pipe both get extended to reach into the water. I'm sorry it wasn't clear in the video.
great work. but not simple too complicated.
very very nice........Congratulations........ São Paulo - Capital - Brasil
watch your whole video ,end finish good work
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Oh, that's very, very good to know. Thanks.
To all the haters. Let's see your videos of you doing something useful. Let us know when you're done. Post a link. We'll watch.
Thanks for the comment, but it really doesn't bother me much when people post negative responses. Sometimes I can learn something useful from them. :)
***** its not about you. Haters need to be told they suck and exactly why. How else will they learn.
excellent. well done
nice pump
thank god you say it's a simple design!
USA Bluebook sells them for meter box pumps for $35-$50 and they work for shallow wells and can be modified as most are pvc.
Great work. To some comments below I ask, show me something simpler. For anyone who does work with irrigation, this is simple.