Water Pump Well Cylinder
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Topic: Water Pump Well Cylinder
Posted By: CrestonM
Subject: Water Pump Well Cylinder
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2022 at 7:11pm
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Hey guys, I've got an older Dempster water pump that I'd like to get functioning again. It's not a small pitcher pump, but a larger pump with the cylinder down in the well. I'm looking for a cylinder to use with this pump. I've seen a few smaller Dempster cylinders over the years that are something like a 3"x12" stroke. Does anyone here have anything like that they'd want to part with, or know where I might look to find one? Ebay hasn't been much help lately. I've also seen larger ones that are something like a 20" stroke, but considering the pump handle stroke is only something like 6", that doesn't sound like what I need. Thanks!
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Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2022 at 9:21pm
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Lehman’s Hardware has them, 3” X 10” brass, but for the price, geeesh, you could buy a submersible pump and put in it. https://www.lehmans.com/product/brass-water-well-cylinder/" rel="nofollow - https://www.lehmans.com/product/brass-water-well-cylinder/ ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2022 at 12:00am
| Our local hardware store had a few leathers in stock to rebuild the old cylinders. But the store has been there 100 years this year. I have no idea how long they have been on the shelf or what size they are. Do you have any Amish close by you. They may know of someone in your area that has them. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2022 at 8:53pm
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Yikes, that new one is pretty expensive! I mainly want this for a functioning collector item, being as it was my great-grandpa’s. If I had a cylinder, I would look into getting new leathers. Unfortunately, I don’t believe there are any Amish in our area. At least, I have never heard of any in western Oklahoma. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2022 at 10:35am
If your only using it for nostalgia put the small cylinder in.  Just have to pump faster.  |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2022 at 1:08pm
I’d put the small cylinder in if it didn’t cost $300 
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Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2022 at 2:26pm
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Cresting I’m looking at doing the same thing but making the pump section out of pvc and inner tube pieces. Should work for the 4ft lift I have. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2022 at 8:42am
| At one time I had thought about taking a piece of 2” pvc and putting in the guts from a pitcher pump to make a simple pump cylinder. I may go ahead and try it. Wouldn’t cost much at least |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2022 at 9:55am
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could you use an old hydraulic or air cylinder ? ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2022 at 7:41pm
| That might rust pretty quick? |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2022 at 8:58pm
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all air cylinders I use are SS.. well casings are steel... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: fjdrill
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2022 at 10:59pm
| Do you have any Windmiller's around your area? I bought cylinders and parts from Muller windmills in Yankton SD. How high are you lifting the water ? |
Posted By: Kansas99
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2022 at 6:53am
Surely there are some abandoned windmills around the country where your at, that the farmer would let you take the cylinder out of the hole. It doesn't need to be a dempster, around here aermotor is the most common but the cylinder won't matter what head you have. How much stroke does your hand pump have, might not need a 12 inch stroke cylinder, 12 inch would be more common on a windmill, although would work fine on a hand pump, just not needed. ------------- "Thank you for your service Joe & the Ho"-----Joseph Stalin |
CrestonM wrote:Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2022 at 8:14am
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The hand pump has about a 6” stroke. I’m not sure what the windmill stroke is right off hand. There are quite a few old windmills around, I need to check some more maybe. I’ve looked at two and both have the cylinders removed already. |
Posted By: fjdrill
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2022 at 9:08am
| There is a guy on craigslist in Mustang that sells Windmills & parts. I bet he has cylinders. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2022 at 8:57am
| Thanks, I’ll have to check that out! |
Posted By: dustinmo
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2022 at 9:31pm
| windmill usually has 10 inch stroke if you want it to work just buy a new brass one I have been playing withwindmills for years and just put 2 up in the last month and decided to put wells under them and put standards in and old pump cyls but I broke almost all my cyls trying to take them apart made me sick but it is what it is I have 3 left but decided not to brake them yet I found brass cyls for 200 bucks they were a 2 inch with a 12in stroke I believe windmill cyl usually a 3x10 |