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Old water system

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HowardLong
HowardLong Member Posts: 35
in THE MAIN WALL

Hi, I found this in an old apartment basement. Any idea what it was? I assume it's some kind of pressure system for potable water.

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  • HowardLong
    HowardLong Member Posts: 35

    I'll try to get better pictures. I wasn't in the mood with all the spiders at the time.

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 27,571

    It may be a vertical hydropneumatic tank Teh contraption at the boom in the middle picture may be a single pisting, double acting water pump. The other motorized widget may be an air compressor. Any controls or wiring survive?

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 27,806

    A pic of the label on the green part.

    Looks like maybe an old Fairbanks Morse or Deming piston or plunger well pump?

    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 17,405

    looks like a compression style well tank. those controls look like old weight and bellows style pressure controls.

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 20,461

    How tall is the apartment building? I suspect and air compression tank to boost the city water pressure.

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,685

    Where is this building located?

    All Steamed Up, Inc.

    Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 27,571

    Heavens. There were enough typos in my post up there… I guess people figured out what I meant, though. Dang autocorrect.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England

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