Friend buying Amish house - questions

FarmboyBill · #21 07/07/13, 10:42 PM

I pretty sure I wouldn't want to stop as low as they show with the hand pump to pump a barrel full of water. 10 gal would be PLENTY, that way, a day. Id take an old time windmill pump over that rig.

AngieM2 · #22 07/07/13, 10:44 PM

Thanks with the ideas and information. I'll make sure they see it and if they have more questions.

FarmboyBill · #23 07/07/13, 10:45 PM

I like the hand crank rotary pump better. It reminds me of the one we had when I was in grade school.

HOTW · #24 07/08/13, 12:15 PM

Your friend really has to go see th ehouse.Here where we are the Amish build without central heating systems but are required to have running water in th ehouse but can still get away with an outhouse..wierd I say. Many use propane or battery lamps have a large central room heated by the wood cookstove with th ebedrooms either off the central room or upstairs.

If I were her I would check it out and then examine if they can live that way. Also a lot of Amish are turning to solar panels on their shop buildings to run electric lights due to regulations