Re: How to keep a water cooler filled from a rainwater tank

> What about an old fuel pump from a car? You'd want to clean it of course,
> but in principle it could work.
>
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Josh Koffman <joshybear@...> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Justin Richards
>> <justin.richards@...> wrote:
>> > 3. Use a windscreen washer pump and a solenoid.  This is not a bad
>> > idea but I cant seem to find small solenoid valves and havent
>> > experimented (as I have none) to see if they significantly restrict
>> > flow.  Most of these that I can source are desgned for irrigation and
>> > as such the pressure they control would be quite high compared with
>> > what a windscreen pump can deliver and not sure if they would work at
>> > all.
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure what's used on your side of the world, but over here
>> clothes washing machine repair shops are a great source of small
>> solenoid valves. Another option might be a lawn sprinkler supply.
>>
>> Josh
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