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I have a Baker model L that I would like to put up in my yard as a functioning (pumping) display. I have the stub tower for it also, I am looking for a tower (27'-33') I am located in Abbotsford B.C Canada, does anyone know where I could purchase one ( new or used) in Canada or in Washington State ?

As for the water pumping part....What do people do that set these up for display? My property is serviced with water from the municipal supply. I thought about having a well drilled, but that is pretty serious money in this area and everywhere I imagine, it seems kinda silly to spend that for a display, that said if I could do it for 10-12k I would! but seems like its 20-30k. I thought about burying a cistern tank and pumping and recirculating to that.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Mark

Mark , your last coment about a underground cistern , ( 55 gallon plastic drum ) is the easiest option .

yes that would be the easiest option and I might end up going that route. With all the effort to restore the mill and buy and install a tower, restore a hand pump etc. t would be nice to have it pump water from the ground though.

Hi Mark, I’m in the process of restoring a B702 Aermotor and old Dempster tower and also want to set it up to demonstrate water pumping. New wells not allowed here and we get our water from a Metro district. Anyway I’ve been researching cistern options and came across this underground cistern. It’s early stages for me but this seems a viable option to bury under the tower. Quadel 175 gallon. They also make a 200 gal version. Company located in Oregon. My thought is to pump into a stock tank and recirculate back to the cistern. Just need to work out the details. Any comments or suggestions much appreciated.

I do that with gas engines. I rig up a cylinder of my own design and construction. You can buy check valves from a well stocked hardware or plumbing supply house. I then use a regular windmill valve for pumping inside grey schedule 80 2 inch pipe. The pipe isn't true 2 inch inside and an 1 7/8 inch valve will work in the pipe to pump water. Works well.

I didn't finish. I pump using a windmill hand pump, the out flow goes into one of the catch cups that hang off the spout down a pipe into a stock tank. I forget the name of the catch cup. I know it has one.

We have done that with plastic barrels. put an overflow on the tank where the water runs out of it before topping the tank walls. Put a screen in the overflow to stop trash from going underground into the plastic barrel. Build a nice deck in the tower base to cover the inground tank, and bolt a handpump to the base. Keep goldfish in the above ground tank. Oh, don't use clorinated water, that kills fish.