Water Lifted By Compressed Air
For Municipal, Manufacturing, Irrigation or Other Water Supply

“The use and operation of compressed air in these wells have met the increased demand for water, and we will in time, if demand in- creases, put in another well. “The only cost for repairs to the compressor since it was installed has been $1.25 for springs.” Water Works at Ocean Grove, N, J., where the Air Lift is in Successful Operation. Reliability and Economy. Reliability and economy—see how they figure in the experience of the Plattsmouth (Neb.) Water Company, according to the statement of T. II. Pollock; Superintendent and Secretary of that company: ‘ ‘ In the three years which we have used the air compressor system furnished by your company, we have had practically no expense what- ever in the way of repairs. “For several years previous to the installation of the air lift, we were obliged to do a great deal of night pumping in order to keep up the supply of water in our reservoirs, and during the winter months we had great difficulty in maintaining the supply, but since we installed the Ingersoll-Sergeant air compressor we have never had to pump a single night, using1 the compressor odIj fioni six to eight hours per clay. “We are using the air lift on five 8-inch wells, our only source of supply, and we are certain that the wells will produce as much, if not more, water than when we first began using them.” Si