Fwd: Safety, Safety, Safety

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From: "National Driller" <nationaldriller@bnp-digital.com>
Date: July 19, 2016 at 12:37:22 PM CDT
To: <bobbygmartin1938@gmail.com>
Subject: Safety, Safety, Safety
Reply-To: "National Driller" <reply-fec312747360057a-44_HTML-96029665-1064422-25@bnp-digital.com>

There's a reason we spend so much time driving home the importance of safety.

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Windmill cylinder condition

Recently I have noticed that a cylinder that seems to pump fine with zero head ( zero column of water) above cylinder) , or pumping from a bucket, may have a near zero capability at 70 or 80 feet. Even with new leathers, this seems to be case. I have concluded that cylinder walls are damaged by grit after a year or two of operation. Therefore, anything deeper than 50 feet, one should seriously consider a new cylinder! With the wall damage, leakage occurs by the leathers, reducing the pumping capacity significantly.