Picked a hand pump over a generator for my well, here's how it went

I had to choose between dropping $800 on a backup generator or a $150 hand pump from Lehman's for my well up near Conway. Took a chance on the hand pump since I'm trying to rely less on gas and more on muscle. Three weeks later lost power for 4 days straight and that pump got me 10 gallons a day easy. Anyone else ditch the noisy stuff for something simpler?

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perry.karen20d ago

My neighbor down the road has a fancy generator that sits in his shed most of the time. Last storm he spent two hours trying to get it started while I was already pumping water. I've noticed people overthink this stuff. The simple solutions usually work when the fancy stuff doesn't.

jennifer_mitchell5320d agoMost Upvoted

My uncle does the same with his expensive tools. Simple always wins in the end.