Re: Water Butt Solar Pump

["rb_ziggy" <rb.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bit of whimsy perhaps but why solar and why not a windpump? After all,
that's what the Dutch used...

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Simon Coates" <simon@...> wrote:
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> Some useful info here:
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> http://www.g-east.cn/ProductShow.asp?ID=77
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> China to the rescue :o)
>
> Simon
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Simon Coates
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: 10 June 2008 09:08
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Water Butt Solar Pump
>
>
>   Paul,
>
>   A boat bilge pump will be too powerful - even a small one can pump
alot of water very quickly (but with quite low pressure). You would
need an large/expensive solar panel to run it.
>   Best thing would be to use something that is low flow with high
pressure - there are some small solar powered pond fountains that
might be suitable. Might be worth adding a float switch so that the
pump doesn't run dry - otherwise you'd have to find a self priming pump.
>
>   Regards
>
>   Simon
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Paul Bendall
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: 09 June 2008 22:47
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Water Butt Solar Pump
>
>   Evening all,
>
>   Looking for advice with regard to a continuing irrigation project.
>   Currently I have a 600L water tank that collects water from one-half
>   of the roof. I want to use this more effectively and possibly add
>   another two small water butts at the top of the garden to drive an
>   irrigation system.
>
>   From the current water butt to the top of the garden is around an
>   uphill slop of 1m - 1.5m. Then from the top of the garden to the
>   front of the house is maybe a 2m fall.
>
>   Therefore, I am thinking of getting a solar powered pump to take
>   water from the large butt up to the small butts. No real head
because
>   the top of the large butt would probably be around the same height
as
>   the top of the small butts.
>
>   First point what sort of pump would be best for this task, maybe a
>   12v bilge pump?
>
>   Then from the top of the garden the water will have three funtions:
>   1. Feed a leaky hose irrigation system around a hedge and flower
bed,
>   leaky hose needs high volume low pressure so possibly will get away
>   with just gravity?
>   2. Pop up sprinklers for the lawn, I assume these are going to need
>   high pressure lower volume?
>   3. Run pipe to the front of the house to use as a source for water
>   pressure cleaner and garden tap for miscellanous tasks. I guess this
>   needs to be high pressure, high volume and achieve close to mains
>   pressure at 1.5bar?
>
>   For point 2 and 3 I assume I may need a second pump, but again what
>   type? I would like to use a solar panel to a battery array to power
>   the pump.
>
>   Control for the setup would be via a solenoid array (three or four)
>   and controlled by Idratek.
>
>   Cheers
>
>   Paul
>
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