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HINTS WHEN ORDERING WINDMILLS 
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When making enquiries about Windmills many stock 
reply. The following hints, therefore, will be of help 
in stating your requirements so that the engineering firm 
will understand them, and’ be in a position to quote for 
When making enquiries or ordering a Windmill plant, 
give the following particulars :— 
Depth and size of bore, well, dam, creek or spring. 
Depth of water from ground surface in driest season. 
' How much water do you require for 24 hours, 
How many feet rise from ground level where the Mill 
will stand to where the water is to be forced, 
If into a tank close by, give height to top of tank and 
distance away from tower. ( i 
If water is to be drawn from creek or dam, give a 
rough sketch of the position, also vertical height. 
and distance to the foot of the tower from the 
water. ; 
Send particulars of any pumping tests, if available. 
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HINTS FOR ERECTING WINDMILLS 
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The Mill should be placed above all obstructions. If 
only high timber is about, then a low tower will be best. 
If you are placing the tank close by, the wheel of 
the Mill should be higher than the top of the tank. 
NOTE.—The size of pump to use will depend on the 
^. diameter of the wheel, the work intended to do, 
the pearing of the Mill, (ie, number of 
Du utions Lo one stroke), and the length of 
Stroke, 
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