Electric OR hand powered water on the same system

[ChainsawGrandpa]

I found this bypass system to be nothing short of genius.
Use the electric well pump, or the hand pump when the
power is off. The text and photos are at the link:

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=155774

The pump is made by Bison Pumps.

-G'pa

[lilbluehonda]

I'm gonna go out and buy 5 or 6 of them they only cost (DRUM ROLL PLEASE) 884.95

[StressMan79]

and it only works if your water table is less than say 20 ft below where you are drawing. I much prefer my pump into an elevated reservoir. That way even if the power goes out for a few days you are still ok, and you can pump from much lower than 20 ft.

[rreidnauer]

That could be real nice for someone off-grid who has a cistern. (and if you are off-grid, you probably *should* have a cistern)

You probably could come up with something similar for a lot less money.