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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:49am - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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My DH and son built a water tower last year for our off grid cabin. We will finish it this year with some railing,ladder and enclose the bottom for a tool shed.
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Hoisting the water tank
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A job well done
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Pumping water from the lake to water tower
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rayyy
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2012 06:35am
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Innnnnnntrestinggg,you;ll have to keep us posted on your progress.
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Bevis
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2012 10:56pm
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Thats gotta be a all day event with that little pump. 
At one of our old Hunting camps, we had a tower with a 500 gal tank on it. we would pump to it with a well and pump.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:16pm
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It takes 30 minutes to fill the 250 gallon water tank.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:30pm
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That small pump is rated at 28 gpm. Due to the incline and length of hose we get about 8.5 gpm. Not bad since I needed a water pump that is portable enough for a women with a back problem to carry.
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Spudmasher1
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# Posted: 29 Aug 2012 05:06am
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silverwaterlady what brand pump is that? Is it 2 cycle gas? Thanks Spuds
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 29 Aug 2012 08:06am
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I've always wanted a water tower. I didn't follow though with it, because it won't work for our winter. I still might build it. Keep us posted.
Owen
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rayyy
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# Posted: 3 Sep 2012 05:47pm
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Yes,winter does have a tendency of scewing every thing up!Although last winter was wacky and warm here in the north east.It's probably right with all those carbon fume emissions gathering in our atmosphere causing the green house effect.The north pole ice is realy melting at an alarming rate.The oceans are rising and getting warmer.We have all been experiencing strange weather.No dout about it!
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:16pm - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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Bump for WY_mark.
Spudmasher1 it is a Subaru PKV101
Owen we are in Northern Ontario using our cabin in the summer so we just bring the pump home and drain the tank for winter.
We decided to build a stone structure under the water tank and put my claw foot tub there.
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:21pm
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Love it ! Great job !!
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Rossman
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:22pm
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Yeah, real nice!
Those are some serious posts!!
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 29 Jun 2013 01:21am
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Make sure its enclosed. If sunlight hits that tank, all kinds of algae will grow. If its dark, problem solved.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 29 Jun 2013 09:27pm
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Bump for MJW
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 29 Jun 2013 09:33pm - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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No problem with algae. We add 3/4 cup of unscented Clorox bleach to the 250 gallon tank. We fill the tank twice a week.
I do this to combat algae and also to purefy the lake water. We do not use this water for drinking. It is bathing and dish water.
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Jim in NB
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2014 07:37am
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Great pics - building one myself starting this weekend. 500 gallons a week seems like a lot of water for bathing and dishes though - mine will be for the same - plan on putting up a solar water heater and a shower underneath. Thanks for sharing your pics
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2014 08:07am
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You need a shower head and valve on the bottom of that water tank! 
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2014 10:35am - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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You can check out my shower photos on my "Our Log Cabin" thread. Plans as of this summer are to make a enclosed bathing area under the tank complete with a claw foot tub. Working on that project this summer.
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jessafiddle
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2014 11:16pm
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Look up how to build a ram pump...no power needed runs itself
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 7 Jun 2014 01:22am - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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I don't think 500 gallons of water per week is a lot of water for two people showering everyday at the cabin,doing dishes etc... Water keeps my camp clean. I am not going to skrimp on dish water or missing showers. The average water use per person per day is 80-100 gallons, and yes I know some of that is from flushing. I am sure you don't realize how much water you use because you just open a tap.
I do not need to conserve water as some members because I am on a freshwater lake. I don't need to truck my water in or rely on rainwater. One does not want to underestimate the amount of water needed because its pretty miserable at camp if you run out of water.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2014 06:22pm
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A close shot of our water pump
Gasoline powered water pump
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:25pm
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Thanks for the link. As you can see I already have a water pump. His pipes and fittings cost more than I paid for my pump. I cannot use a system like his because of the weather. I like my pump because I can take it home being as portable as it is.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 2 Jul 2015 09:08am
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Update on our water tower:
Son has built steps for us. Sure will be a lot easier to get up there and safer. Will post some photos when we return from camp.
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offgridjunkie
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# Posted: 3 Jul 2015 01:24pm
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How far are you pumping the water?
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 16 Jul 2015 08:26pm
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Hi offgridjunkie,sorry I didn't respond sooner. I just saw your post. We pump it 200' from the lake and 20' up to the tower.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2015 12:20pm
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New steps built on a 6" rise making them easy to climb.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2015 12:24pm - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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A very big deal for me,running water in the cabin!
Sorry folks. Tried to upload a short twenty second video of the water pressure in the kitchen. File is to big.
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