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		Wind Systems for Pumping Water: A Training Manual (Peace Corps, 1984, 93 p.)
			(introduction...)
			Acknowledgments
			Introduction to training
			Training guidelines
			Objectives for wind system construction training
			Session 1 Introduction and objectives
			Session 2 History of wind systems
			Session 3 Large projects and community analysis
			Session 4 Shop safety and tool care
			Session 5 Representative drawings for construction
			Session 6 Shafts and bearings
			Session 7 Strengths and testing
			Session 8 Joinery
			Session 9 Pumps and pump design
			Session 10 Siting considerations
			Session 11 Sizing wind water pumping systems
			Session 12 Design considerations for pumps and windmills
			Session 13 How to design
			Session 14 Presentation of designs
			Session 15 Construction of wind measuring poles
			Session 16 Exportation for wind sites
			Session 17 Tower raising
			Session 18 Plumbing the wind system
			Session 19 Testing installed wind system
			Session 20 Presentation of projects
			Session 21 Maintenance - preventive and routine
			Bibliography
			Construction materials list
			Tool list for 24 participants
			Technical vocabulary
			Report on the wind-powered in-service training
			Recommendations

Session 18 Plumbing the wind system

TOTAL TIME: 4 Hours

OBJECTIVES: To hook up and connect the pipes, pumps, connecting rods and wind systems into one operating unit.

MATERIALS: Pumps, windblade (or transfer gearbox if not installed during Session #17), pipes, and other plumbing parts. Posts and stakes to hold pumps and hoses secure.

PROCEDURES:

Trainer Note

It is not possible to specify the exact kind and order of events for this session, since it depends on the type of wind system that is being built and the type of pump that is being used. Some typical activities are listed below:

If necessary, mount the pumps securely using posts and fasteners.

If pump system has a crosshead, mount that.

Center both the pump and the gearbox in the middle of each of their strokes and measure for the length of the connecting rod.

Cut the connecting rod to length and install.

Trainer Note

Be sure to turn windmill by hand through its complete pumping cycle before allowing it to be turned by the wind.

Connect hoses or pipes.

Prime the pump (if necessary) and let it spin.