Pumping from the lake.
I have a camp set up, and I wish to pump water from the lake to a holding tank to be used for things like dishwashing. The elevation is about 20 feet, but about 50 feet of a hose run. Would a subme...
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BarabooBob wrote:
I hope that you know that lake water is not really "clean." I would never use lake water to wash dishes unless it is sanitized somehow. Either boil, run it through a microb filter, or use bleach.
Standard practice for scouts, missionaries in many developing countries, etc. where the water supply is of questionable or poor quality is to wash dishes in whatever water is available but rinse in boiling hot water. Tongs and mesh bags help a lot with the rinsing assuming you aren't keen on scalded fingers.
