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basrijn
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# Posted: 29 Sep 2013 14:38
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Hi,
Wanted to say Hi after reading thru many of the threads on this site. In two weeks we will get the keys to our cabin. Cabin is located about an hour outside of Pemberton. It's a properly off-grid location with no power lines in sight 
We moved 8 years ago from The Netherlands to Canada to be closer to the mountains we love. From early one we had the dream of having a cabin in the woods. As you can imagine we are super excited!
Cabin has a non functional well, so that will be the first item to look at. Managed to find the maker for the hand pump that is on it, but the only references on the internet are for people selling them as garden ornaments Good news is, that if it isn't repairable, it will bring some money for a replacement
Some pictures below.
Tx for reading
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dk1393
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# Posted: 29 Sep 2013 16:53
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Lehmans.com may have parts for you
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leonk
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# Posted: 29 Sep 2013 19:23
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welkom
It's a big change from the most densely populated country of EU to BC
and the flattest too 
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basrijn
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# Posted: 30 Sep 2013 21:51
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@leonk
Yes it is Used to drive 10-12hrs to get to the mountains, now 15 minutes. The new cabin is in a valley where, if it were the same density as The Netherlands, probably 150.000 people would live, instead of the 30 or so
Bas
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 1 Oct 2013 08:59
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Should be easy enough to repair that pump regardless of whether or not you can get parts from the original manufacturer. It's just a couple of valves. See this:
https://recpro.memberclicks.net/assets/Library/Parks/omguidehandpumps.pdf
I googled 'how to repair a hand well pump' and came up with a lot.
Nice looking pump, nice cabin.
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basrijn
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# Posted: 1 Oct 2013 10:46
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@bldginsp
Cool, I did a lot of Googling and reading so far as well. But somehow probably missed the keyword "repair"
I had never found that PDF.. awesome!
Thank you very much
Bas
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hattie
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# Posted: 1 Oct 2013 15:10
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Welcome to the forum. We are in BC as well (Coalmont). Is that pump a "Beatty" pump? My husband, Bob, is a Beatty from the company that made them. Let me know if that is the make of the pump. Bob said the pump is a "stock" pump that is used for filling up water troughs for livestock. It is usually located directly above a well. If a farmer had enough money, he would build a windmill tower above it and then the windmill would pull the pump rod up and down.
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basrijn
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# Posted: 2 Oct 2013 02:10
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Tx Hattie. The brand is McDougall from Galt, Ontario:
http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=370
It seems to be at least 50 years old. Pulling the handles showed very little resistance, hopefully we can pull it out. Fix the pump rod and have a working pump again.
Bas
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