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CaptT820 · 08-01-2014, 09:35 AM

Dayvsea-
You can buy any size camlock at FW Webb. You can also get the camlock in aluminum, steel, stainless, or HDPE. I use them on my pump connections to my rain barrels. Speaking of which, a rain collection system after ice out would get you enough water to prime any system from above and not have to haul or pump any water from the lake.

Can someone explain the exact process of extracting water from the lake? It seems as though the way to go is to extend 1.25" black poly tubing to a depth of 10-15 ft below the surface and hold it down every 5-6 ft with some type of ballast. What height from the bottom should the tubing intake be placed at? Does the intake require a special screen/filter? What size pump would be required to pump from the lake up a 50-ft hillside (approximately 65 ft of total vertical rise)? I assume that the pump would be placed inside the camp/house? We are looking at building a new place on an island that is undeveloped, so I am trying to understand as many topics as possible prior to starting development.

Thanks

08-01-2014, 09:35 AM	#7
CaptT820 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 122 Thanks: 86 Thanked 46 Times in 27 Posts	Connections Dayvsea- You can buy any size camlock at FW Webb. You can also get the camlock in aluminum, steel, stainless, or HDPE. I use them on my pump connections to my rain barrels. Speaking of which, a rain collection system after ice out would get you enough water to prime any system from above and not have to haul or pump any water from the lake. Can someone explain the exact process of extracting water from the lake? It seems as though the way to go is to extend 1.25" black poly tubing to a depth of 10-15 ft below the surface and hold it down every 5-6 ft with some type of ballast. What height from the bottom should the tubing intake be placed at? Does the intake require a special screen/filter? What size pump would be required to pump from the lake up a 50-ft hillside (approximately 65 ft of total vertical rise)? I assume that the pump would be placed inside the camp/house? We are looking at building a new place on an island that is undeveloped, so I am trying to understand as many topics as possible prior to starting development. Thanks Last edited by CaptT820; 08-01-2014 at 10:49 AM.