Re: A request for old photos of the Lava pump house

dougvv Wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> As I recall, there was theft of the "new" roof on
> the pumphouse not long after it was rebuilt. With
> it in such a remote location, and not attended,
> would it be better to bring water in tank cars to
> Lava and then have an electric pump (solar
> powered) with an automatic cut off hidden in the
> tank base to pump water into the tank?
>
> With Daily trains and difficult access, this might
> be an alternate solution.
>
> Doug vV

Solar power to run a pump that would have to overcome about 30' of head and about 200' of hose to get from the tank car on Lava loop to the water tank would require a fairly big motor and that means amperage. Either you have to cover the back side of Lava tank and roof with solar panels, or accept a pretty small amount of water flowing. To me that would take almost as long as filling a swimming pool by peeing in it.

If we can get the Lava water tank line working again, it is possible to fill the 12,000 tank in about an hour or so, and how many times a year would that be used?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2017 12:24AM by John Cole.