Call me someone who "lives in a cave" but how does running water work? When I turn on the tap, water comes out. Is there some hydraulic thingy to all this?
This question is out of boredom and curiousity.
2006-09-20 16:46:22 · 9 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Gravity. Water is pumped up to a holding tank. Whether a water tower or a holding tank on a hill. As water is drained from the tank, the water lines continue to decrease in diameter until it reaches your house. This causes the pressure to rise.
If you happen to live in the country and have your own well, it works a little differently. Water is pumped from the ground into a holding tank(roughly 25gallons) that has an air bladder in it. When the water is forced into the tank, it compresses the air bladder. When the pressure in the tank reaches a set limit, the pump turns off. It is now under pressure from the air bladder.
2006-09-20 16:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-01 05:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by gangwer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is pumped up into a tower. For every 1 foot you raise a gallon of water it creates 1.444 lbs. of water pressure. the average city pressure is 70-90 lbs. that's why the water is way up in those towers.
2006-09-20 16:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen bonds. Water has a property called cohesion meaning its molecules "stick" together. Water is a polar molecule and the Oxygen atom of one molecule is attracted to the H atoms of another molecule. This attraction is why water can flow through pipes.
2006-09-20 17:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Water comes from underground "tables" that are constantly moving. When a well is dug into this "table" it releases pressure to the new whole which is then controlled with valves prior to reaching your home. TaDa!!
2006-09-20 16:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by cajunpalomino 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There's actually a Cummings Turbo Diesel Engine and sits under your sink and helps push water out the faucet.
2006-09-20 16:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by MattyG 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
By pressure or gravity.
Both do the trick.
2006-09-20 16:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by Ignoramus 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They use air to pressurize the stystem or pumps.
2006-09-20 16:50:09 · answer #8 · answered by David S 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
pressure
2006-09-20 20:42:22 · answer #9 · answered by LV 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋