pumphouse

Water pressure building

A pumphouse is a small building that houses pumping equipment, typically for water supply, drainage, or irrigation systems.

The structure protects pumps and related machinery from weather and vandalism: The old pumphouse by the reservoir still has its original equipment.

Also spelled as two words: pump house.

structure

building

Enclosed roofed structure

station · facility · wellhouse · waterworks · foundation · brickwork · masonry · concrete · roof · door

water

well

Dug water source

irrigation · supply · distribution · cistern · tank · drinking · municipal · borehole · spring · artesian

hydraulic

piston

Reciprocating cylinder component

motor · pipe · intake · discharge · impeller · suction · priming · centrifugal · submersible · mechanical

utility

electricity

Energy from charged particles

municipal · service · metering · connection · generator · backup · rural · agricultural · domestic · commercial

Opposites
water system function

pumphousereservoir

Large water storage basin

storage tank · cistern · water tower · well · dam

mechanical function

pumphousedrain

Channel for wastewater

gravity feed · sluice · spillway · outfall

mechanical activity

pumphousereservoir

Large water storage basin

storage shed · warehouse · cistern · tank

Family

pumphouses

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G