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  2. Water pumping - Wikipedia

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    Gravity does all the work. In all other instances, pumps are necessary. In day-to-day situations, available water is often contaminated, unhealthy, or even naturally poisonous, so that it is necessary to pump potable water from lower levels to higher levels, where it can be of use. A fresh water source in a lower stream, river, pond, or lake is ...

  3. Recreational vehicle terms - Wikipedia

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    White water This is the fresh water directly taken from a clean-water source. It may or may not be potable water, i.e. drinking water. Wild camping A term often used in the UK to refer to staying overnight without a designated camping area. Winterize The maintenance of an RV's water system to protect it from damage during cold winter storage.

  4. Hydraulic ram - Wikipedia

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    The device uses the water hammer effect to develop pressure that allows a portion of the input water that powers the pump to be lifted to a point higher than where the water originally started. The hydraulic ram is sometimes used in remote areas, where there is both a source of low-head hydropower and a need for pumping water to a destination ...

  5. Pumping station - Wikipedia

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    Water pumping stations are differentiated from wastewater pumping stations in that they do not have to be sized to account for high peak flow rates. They have five general categories: [3] Source (such as a well) pump discharging into an elevated tank; Raw water pumping from a river or lake; In-line booster pumping into an elevated tank

  6. Hand pump - Wikipedia

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    A chain pump is a type of water pump that uses a chain to move water from one place to another. It works on the principle of a continuous loop of chain moving through a series of sprockets, with attached buckets that lift water as the chain passes over the top sprocket and discharge it as the chain reaches the bottom. [12]

  7. Pump - Wikipedia

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    The device uses the water hammer effect to develop pressure that lifts a portion of the input water that powers the pump to a point higher than where the water started. The hydraulic ram is sometimes used in remote areas, where there is both a source of low-head hydropower, and a need for pumping water to a destination higher in elevation than ...