The intake side of a flood pump. The large gravity flood-gate is in the bottom of the pump bay, and suspended beside the pump is the float for the float switch. This pump has a capacity of 70,000 gallons per hour against a total head of about 8ft.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 1, 15 July 1957, Page 77
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48The intake side of a flood pump. The large gravity flood-gate is in the bottom of the pump bay, and suspended beside the pump is the float for the float switch. This pump has a capacity of 70,000 gallons per hour against a total head of about 8ft. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 1, 15 July 1957, Page 77
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