If you want to buy a ram pump, you must have adequate information about the different types of ram pumps in the market and their appropriate applications. Whether you want to buy a hydraulic ram pump, ram water pump or ram fuel pump, you must understand its working principles and factors that affect its performance.

If you want to be an expert in the pumps industry, you must have up-to-date information about ram pumps. For sale and distribution of ram pumps, you will need to have information about other aspects of the ram pumps business, such as demand for industrial ram pumps and ram pump price trends.

For ram pump suppliers, it is beneficial to keep up-to-date information about new ram pumps and their accessories. You can subscribe to magazines that provide information about the latest ram pump products.

To acquire information about ram pumps and their accessories, you can:

1. Read through basic information about ram pumps
2. Search for courses and tutorials that offer education on ram pumps
3. Subscribe to magazines on the pumps industry

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Understand the basics of ram pumps and the relevant terminology

Some ram pump manufacturers offer basic information about ram pumps, such as their working principles, design and operating requirements. This information will help you select a ram pump that best suits your application requirements.

I recommend: If you want information about hydraulic ram pumps, read through the technical notes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). If you wish to design a hydraulic ram pump, you can refer to guidelines by Lifewater International. You can understand the operating requirements of a ram pump at The Ram Company, an information resource that provides information about ram pumps and solar pumps. Additionally, you can browse through other resources, such as Rampumps.com and The Survival & Self-Reliance Studies Institute (SSRsi).

Search for tutorials on ram pumps

You can search for tutorials and training programs that provide education on ram pumps, their operation and relevant technical standards. These tutorials will help you to increase your knowledge about ram pumps.

I recommend: Pump World, an association of pump manufacturers, offers tutorials on various types of pumps, such as centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps. The British Pump Manufacturers' Association is another association for pump manufacturers that provides online tutorials on pumps and their accessories. You can also attend courses on the basics of pumps by Global Innovative Campus.

Subscribe to magazines and periodicals that provide up-to-date information about ram pumps

You can subscribe to magazines and periodicals dedicated to the pumps industry. These magazines provide information about the different types of pumps, including ram pumps.

I recommend: You can refer to technical articles at Home Power, a magazine that provides information on renewable energy sources. World Pumps is a magazine that publishes the latest information about the pump industry. Pumps & Systems is another magazine for professionals working in the pump and rotating equipment industry.

Why buy ram pump products premade when you can make one? Instead of looking for ram pumps for sale, consider crafting your own ram water pump. Designing one is simple, and using it can be cost effective and vital to your industry. Your pump will require some back pressure to begin working. It will also need to be manually started several times in order to remove the air from the piping, but once you have it going it's as easy as can be.

Hydraulic ram water pump applications include using water from a spring or stream in a valley and pumping it to a village or irrigation system on the hillside. It can also be used for delivering drinking water from a source. The advantages to a ram pump design include that they are inexpensive to make, they are easy to design and install, they don't use a nonrenewable resource (e.g. petrol or diesel) nor do they require electricity. They also require minimum maintenance and are pollution free.

To make your own hydraulic ram pump:

1. Look at instructional material on making ram pumps.

2. Calculate your flow rate to determine your supply needs.

3. Purchase and install your materials.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Be informed about creating a ram water pump

If you are planning on designing and making your own ram water pump, make sure that you have reviewed available instruction material and have all of your necessary parts in place.

I recommend: The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service gives an image key and a specific component list to make your new ram water pump. They also give an image by image description of how the ram water pump works. Water For The World also provides information on designing a hydraulic ram pump.

Purchase PVC fittings to make your ram water pump

One option for your ram water pump design is PVC pipe and fittings.

I recommend: Protank Ltd. offers you a variety of industrial plastic pipe for your ram water pump project. United States Plastic Corporation offers a variety of PVC pipe and fittings. The Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company is another pipe retailer, as is Diamond Plastics Corporation.

Consider a galvanized steel pipe ram water pump instead

Your other option is using galvanized steel pipe for your ram water pump design.

I recommend: Allied Tube & Conduit's Gatorshield® Galvanized Steel Tubing is a patented triple layer Flo-Coat® corrosion and rust resistant pipe option. Mid-West Pipe & Supply offers you galvanized steel pipe, fittings, and valves. Another supplier option is Koger Air Corporation.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  If you don't feel up to making your own pump, there are ram pump manufacturers and ram pump suppliers available to prefabricate ram water pumps for you.