For many years I used only the
pitcher pump year round, ignoring the electric pump.
Huge foreign cash donations for survivors of typhoon Yolanda have been serving as "
pitcher pump" creating economic activities for the local economy of Tacloban City.
Water was hand-pumped from a
pitcher pump that had to be primed with water from a full pail that sat alongside the pump in warm weather or had to be carried out from the house in winter.
He becomes accustomed to hearing the shortstop break to position and seeing the
pitcher pump, turn his head, and deliver a pitch.
There was often a shorter version of the pump inside the house, called the
pitcher pump. It was mounted on a pipe at the edge of the kitchen sink, with the spout extending over the sink.
In the old drinking water cisterns, a small red brick box (usually 24" x 24" x 18" high) enclosed the foot valve of a
pitcher pump. This box allowed micron filtered water to surround the foot valve.
There are two wells with electric pumps and we found a third well and put a
pitcher pump on.
We had a
pitcher pump, but the well was too deep for it.
From the holding tank the water is pumped into the house via
pitcher pump in the kitchen sink.
If you're using an ordinary
pitcher pump, raise the handle high for a moment, which will allow the water in the column to drop suddenly.
I ordered a
pitcher pump from Lehman's (Box 41, Dept 2-KFGB, Kidron, OH 44626; they can also be ordered from many local hardware stores), and bought 1-1/4" galvanized pipe from a pipe company in Baytown near where I live.
A few years ago I bought an old-fashioned
pitcher pump for our shallow well.
