Farm  Mechanics 
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Leak  in  Water-pipe 
Is  it  possible  to  locate  a  leak  in  an  un¬ 
derground  water  pipe  without  digging  up 
the  whole  length  of  the  pipe  line?  j.  a. 
Reading,  Pa. 
If  a  leak  in  a  water  pipe  is  large 
enough  to  prove  serious  it  is  usually  possi¬ 
ble  to  locate  it  by  noting  the  condition  of 
I  he  ground  over  the  line,  an  excessively 
wet  spot  of  course  indicating  a  leak. 
Leaks  are  most  likely  to  develop  at  the 
joints,  and  if  the  line  is  laid  from  full 
length  stock  these  will  be  around  20  feet 
apart.  Giving  especial  attention  to  the 
line  at  these  points  may  help  in  finding 
the  leak.  r.  it.  s. 
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year  so  as  to  put  weeds  on 
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Repairing  Leaky  Metal  Roof 
I  hi  i  vo  on  burn  corrugated  metal 
roofing,  rusted  on  underneath  side  some¬ 
what.  but  only  a  few  small  hides  in  roof. 
Do  yon  know  of  any  paint  that  wnul  I 
stick  if  a  roof  like  this  was  painted  and 
patched  with  it?  n.  w.  M. 
North  River  Mills,  W.  Ya. 
If  the  holes  are  not  too  large  they  may 
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inch  in  diameter,  from  rubber  packing. 
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or  burr  over  the  screw  t<>  protect  the  rub¬ 
ber  as  the  screw  is  turned  down.  The 
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cement.  Leaky  seams  are  repaired  by 
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the  laps  before  fastening  the  sheet  down 
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Trouble  With  Pump 
I  am  troubled  with  the  water  system  in 
my  barn.  Air  appears  to  get  into  the 
pipe  leading  from  the  well  to  barn,  and 
we  have  to  pump,  maybe  20  minutes 
sometimes  without  getting  any  water,  yet 
the  water  is  there,  and  the  priming  is 
good,  but  there  docs  not  seem  quite  power 
enough  to  start  the  water  coming.  Then, 
after  it  gets  started  the  water  is  full  of 
air  hubbies  for  a  number  of  strokes,  after 
which  it  may  go  along  for  two  or  three 
days  and  we  have  the  same  performance 
again.  The-  lift  from  the  well  is  about  12 
feet  and  the  pump  in  barn  is  very  little 
higher  than  surface  of  water  in  well. 
Sometimes  the  water  will  siphon  down. 
I’ump  is  about  ISO  feet  from  well  nud 
pipe  is  1  V| -inch.  Gan  you  tell  me  what 
the  trouble  is  caused  bvV  p.  o. 
Fulton.  N.  Y. 
If  the  pump  is  installed  as  described, 
but  a  little  distance  above  the  surface  of 
the  water  in  the  well,  a  portion  of  the 
horizontal  pipe  line  must  he  considerably 
higher  than  the  pump,  as  the* length  of  the 
Vertical  pipe  above  th«  surface  of  the 
water  is  given  as  12  feet,  while  it  is  stated 
that  the  pump  is-  only  a  little  above  it.. 
This  being  the  case,  air  collecting  in  the 
high  part  of  the  pipe  line  would  permit 
a  certain  amount  of  water  in  the  lower 
ISO  feet  leading  to  the  pump  to  flow  out. 
as  the  valves  in  the  pump  all  open  out¬ 
ward.  The  quantity  of  water  discharged 
would  depend  upon  the  amount  of  air  coi¬ 
led  ing  at.  the  high  point.  It  is  possible 
that  the  discharge  of  water  mentioned  as 
siplionage  may  be  cine  to  tins  cause  in¬ 
stead  of  any  siphonic  action.  The  air  at 
the  top  of  the  line  might  come  from  a 
small  leak  which  would  presumably  be  at 
the  elbow,  or  from  that  contained  in  the 
water  itself — water  containing  a  certain 
amount  of  air  which  always  tends  to  col¬ 
lect  at  the  high  points  of  a  pipe  line.  If 
the  pump  is  hardest  to  start  after  stand¬ 
ing  for  a  long  time  it  would  point  to  this 
as  the  cause  of  trouble. 
Other  causes  might  he  an  obstruction 
in  the  pipe  as  a  sticking  valve  or  a  defec¬ 
tive  bucket.  This  last  though,  would  he 
readily  detected,  as  the  pump  would  work 
very  easily  although  litr !o  water  would  he 
lifted.  In  the  other  cases  mentioned  the 
pump  will  work  hard  with  a  “rubbery” 
feel,  the  handle  having  a  tendency  to  snap 
back  when  released.  r..  h.  s. 
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