Water pump

Yes - A member who has not posted in a long time (Willem) put a post up with pictures of his home made tanami fuel pump. Do a search on tanami pump and it will come up. Don't know the post number sorry.

hi
i also made my own tanami type transfer pump for fuel
but i dont have any pics
what i have found is the best pressure for fuel transfer is 3- 4psi
higher will put too much force and burst /stretch your container i'm talking steel
lower pressure will not shift much especially water as its a bit heavier than diesel
so your water bottles as you have called them would need to be able to withstand this pressure and then the other thing is the cap or attaching device will need to be strong
i used a steel bung out of a 44 gal drum for my fuel pump as i was able to oxy weld/ braze the fittings into it i used 5/16 brass fittings and copper pipe
i dont think i would trust scewing a threaded fitting into a polly cap as it could blow out and take out an eye etc where air pressure in involved
there are car type valves availuble that can be used in a poly type caps/tanks etc
they have a t-piece base and 2 seals you drill a hole andpush the valve through with seal on it and the other seal goes on top with seal and nut

im not sure what the bottles are that you refer to
(and like most who ask for help or ideas you have left me and other readers in the dark )
or if they have a bung in the bottom where a poly tap crews in as your probably aware that you have to have an inlet for the air and an out let for the water indivdual of each other or side by side in the cap if its larger enough ?????? hope the imfo is of some help
cheers
barry

there are also poly tank outlets same design but larger that u can screw a cap or tap onto
on one occassion when a new auxillary transfer pump failed on an aluminuim tank on the gunbarrel hyw i remove the filler cap and held the compressor nozzle in the filler neck with a piece af rag wrapped tighly around it and manage to transfer the 123ltrs of diesel contents on rest of the trips fillups

Hi Myles,

I am about to make up a pump for that job and for pumping direct from a creek or river.

I am using a caravan type pressure pump which I got from Ebay.
Fitted an anderson plug to the pump and made up a long lead using heavy cable such as used on low voltage garden lights, with an anderson plug on each end.
I can then plug into back of car, front of van, or anywhere else I have an anderson plug. Bought the anderson plugs off ebay bu the 10 pack for $27.

the pumps are self priming so a suction line into your drum and a delivery line into the van water filler.
Extend the length of the delivery line and you won't need to use the drums in some circumstances.

Hope this helps.
Cheers, Bruce.

Tanami pumps are available for a number of different containers. You may find one that suits your use. If you do make your own make sure you fit a pressure safety valve.

Just slip into a camping shop and purchase a portable shower. They are around the $30 mark. The pump from this will mt a 20ltr drum in about 3 to 5 minutes and they plug into a cigar lighter fitting. I have one and I simply put the pump into and old stocking for filtering the water. You can then pump directly from a stream , bucket or whatever you have water in. The pump is small enough to fit through most 20ltr caps.

To save going too close to some streams up north I have a couple of spare tent poles with a small bilge pump attached.

Pumps up to about 8 feet.

For washing machine water and showering this works a treat and is easily connected to an extension lead from car or van.

It is simple and safe and for showers most of the time you don't need hot water.

I use anderson plugs for everything, Lights, Van fridge, pumps, boat trailer winch and even a converted 12 volt power drill running off an extension lead.

Very simple, safe and effective.

Haji-baba