I have been running the water well pump about 8 days and pumped about 17,000 gallons in my leaking pond. This has been a fun project and been wanting to experiment before going big on the pond. This is all real world results and what to expect, no over guesstimating. Well hope its helpful.
Awesome test buddy. If that was my project, I would have gone with the Submersible Solar Water Pump 280W -48V DC-16L/min-60m it is more efficient especially on voltage drop from your 200ft long run. Thanks for sharing and have a bless day
I forgot you also do off grid water well setups. When I bought this pump there was hardly any choices with 50M of head or more. I have not tested efficiency here but a 48v or 60V pump would of been better. I had to use 10awg cable as were a 48v pump I can get away with way thinner conductors probably 12 awg. Well thanks for watching and thanks for the suggestions.
Floresville is not that far away and I almost moved there when Conoco Phillips had offered me a job. Has the property value dropped to a reasonable price? I remember a lot with a busted trailer home would be about $175k. Well glad to hear from you and sorry for the late reply.
@@cutweldngrind Such funny timing to read this. Just yesterday afternoon my well has failed. About to go check it out. I suspect the motor starter. My friend Steve is planning on using solar panels for his well, and you helped me to understand that setup. Thank you.
@@bretgreen5314 Glad my video helped. I had a hard time deciding between 110v AC and 24v DC pumps. Ebay had both pumps at about $100, the 110v pump will output about 16pgm versus 6gpm on the DC solar pump. 110v AC power would be provided by either Grid power or generator. The solar panels I have are rated for 750 watts and the solar pump is rated at 375 watts which means I get enough power on some overcast days. If you go solar powered and have enough solar panels a battery bank can be installed. A typical car battery is about 70AH which comes out to about 875 watts (12.5 Volts x70AH=875wh). 1 car battery would have enough power storage to run a pump 3 hours but usually we tend to only use half the capacity to prevent batteries from getting damaged. IF we get 2 12v batteries in series to run this pump it would safely run the pump 3 hours and up to 5 hours max. I plan on later installing a 1000 gallon tank and using a small RV pump with pressure switch to provide pressured water to sink and toilets. Well, good luck on your pump.
@@cutweldngrind Very excellent. You might consider using deep-cycle marine batteries, as they are made for charge cycling and have pretty good capacity. I once made a 24 VDC lawnmower and used two 12 VDC deep-cycle Sears batteries in series. It worked very nicely. Of course, you may be aware of the popularity of the 6 VDC Trojan T105 batteries for solar storage use. I actually used a set of 16 of those batteries in an electric car once. The capacity was very good, and they lasted a long time. Have a good one. . .
Pump lasted 3 months and I got a replacement installed about 2 weeks ago. I went to the ranch today and this one is still working so hopefully it will outlast the first one. There is a lot of pumps out there for shallow wells that can push more GPM but those are rated to about 90 feet max of head. If there is anything that you need to find out on the pump, pond or solar just let me know and I will try my best to get an answer for you.
Thank you very much for the video. You answered the question I was wondering about this similar pump model I found on Ali, which was, does it work if you have clouds, and if the voltage delivered by the panels is not not at most. And from your video it seems so, there is just less throughput. Knowing it's just for a small irrigation system, I don't need much. On the other hand, do you think there is security in the event of a lack of water in the borehole? I'm not sure, because it's marked not to run dry. It would be nice to add security, with a sensor.
I have no idea yet. This small pond has clay and Sodium Bentonite and water drops 12" over night. I might need a thicker layer and plan on doing a foot of clay on the new pond. Its difficult to get people to work, I need the dozer and dump truck.
The pump is 140 ft (43m) below from the surface. I have an additional 25ft (8m) of 1" poly pipe that feeds into a 2.5" poly pipe. The 2.5" poly pipe is 500ft long and mostly downhill so that does not really affect the head of pump. I did once get a plug in the line and the pump pushed it out so its strong enough. The pump lasted about 1 year and a pin hole developed which caused water to get into pump and damage it.
I bought the Snail Trail panels as the cracked vinyl was not available back then. I did several test months back and would say they did 230 watts +. I used several inline watt meters to charge discharged batteries and power lights which is how I got those ratings. I run 4 of these panels to a makeskyblue MPPT controller in 2s2p configuration and get close to 1000 watts. I really should test them through out the year to see how the ratings change.
Pump has been running good and pumping every day that the sky is clear. The panels I used were used and can be found for $50 to $75 in just about every city. I have 3 250watt solar panels powering my pump and that's a total of $150, pump $120 and $50 in wire. Thanks for watching and if it fails I will do a follow up video.
No controller as this pump has its own built in controller. I run my solar panels directly to pump. Pump works anywhere from 24v to 72v. I can add batteries with a MPPT controller to use during cloudy days or at night but a constant 300w pull on batteries will drain them quickly.
The pond mostly for the deer and other wildlife. I actually had a plan for a quarter acre pond but would cost about 8000 which is to much. We dont get much rain and there isn't many ponds within a mile around me. I dont hunt just want to see the wildlife really.
ALL the cheap Chinese submersible pumps appear to die for the same reason: water entering the motor and destroying it. The pumps themselves seem pretty good. If the Chinese manufacturers could solve the poor motor seal problem they'd have some great products. At the moment, they're disposable, often lasting less than a year, and the promised warranty rarely means anything.
I had 1 pump that the body got a pin hole and 1 that the screw wore out and flow dropped to 2 gpm. I do buy the Allstate warranty on ebay and they have replaced 2 pumps for me. I was looking into RPS and their full kits are like $4000. I am planning on buying a new solar pump that uses impellers instead of a screw.
Sorry for the late response but I ran 10awg stranded wire. My friend gave me a 500ft spool of green wire and I just color coded the ends to prevent reverse polarity. Thanks for stopping by.
The first pump lasted 2 months and was replaced with an identical unit thats still running great. The warranty is something that does not exist so don't believe the ad, I had to use PayPal to resolve issue.
This pump has a sticker showing 70V max. I run a little over 28 volts if I remember correctly. The pump rusted out and got a pin hole before motor failed. I really like this pump over other solar powered pumps.
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Update: 1-16-2023 Pump went out and ordered a replacement. Current price was $106 plus tax.
I have been running the water well pump about 8 days and pumped about 17,000 gallons in my leaking pond. This has been a fun project and been wanting to experiment before going big on the pond. This is all real world results and what to expect, no over guesstimating. Well hope its helpful.
Good afternoon sir
Good idea and you save the light 👍👍👍
Great video! Thank you! Regards from Slovenia and Croatia
Thanks you so much. Also the pump is still working great with no issues.
Awesome test buddy. If that was my project, I would have gone with the Submersible Solar Water Pump 280W -48V DC-16L/min-60m it is more efficient especially on voltage drop from your 200ft long run.
Thanks for sharing and have a bless day
I forgot you also do off grid water well setups. When I bought this pump there was hardly any choices with 50M of head or more. I have not tested efficiency here but a 48v or 60V pump would of been better. I had to use 10awg cable as were a 48v pump I can get away with way thinner conductors probably 12 awg. Well thanks for watching and thanks for the suggestions.
Benefit of 24V is that it is 100% safe; that's worth something IMO.
Nice! Just bought a place down in Floresville that has a 1/4 acre pond on it. Wish I had a well to pump water like your set up. that’s awesome!
Floresville is not that far away and I almost moved there when Conoco Phillips had offered me a job. Has the property value dropped to a reasonable price? I remember a lot with a busted trailer home would be about $175k. Well glad to hear from you and sorry for the late reply.
@@cutweldngrind I think prices are up no matter where ya at. The 3 acre lot next to mine sold at $112k.
@@cutweldngrind did you drill your own well?
Really nice instructional video. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! This has been the best pump I have used but the pump went out in about 13 or 14 months. The panels have worked great.
@@cutweldngrind Such funny timing to read this. Just yesterday afternoon my well has failed. About to go check it out. I suspect the motor starter. My friend Steve is planning on using solar panels for his well, and you helped me to understand that setup. Thank you.
@@bretgreen5314 Glad my video helped. I had a hard time deciding between 110v AC and 24v DC pumps. Ebay had both pumps at about $100, the 110v pump will output about 16pgm versus 6gpm on the DC solar pump. 110v AC power would be provided by either Grid power or generator. The solar panels I have are rated for 750 watts and the solar pump is rated at 375 watts which means I get enough power on some overcast days. If you go solar powered and have enough solar panels a battery bank can be installed. A typical car battery is about 70AH which comes out to about 875 watts (12.5 Volts x70AH=875wh). 1 car battery would have enough power storage to run a pump 3 hours but usually we tend to only use half the capacity to prevent batteries from getting damaged. IF we get 2 12v batteries in series to run this pump it would safely run the pump 3 hours and up to 5 hours max. I plan on later installing a 1000 gallon tank and using a small RV pump with pressure switch to provide pressured water to sink and toilets. Well, good luck on your pump.
@@cutweldngrind Very excellent. You might consider using deep-cycle marine batteries, as they are made for charge cycling and have pretty good capacity. I once made a 24 VDC lawnmower and used two 12 VDC deep-cycle Sears batteries in series. It worked very nicely. Of course, you may be aware of the popularity of the 6 VDC Trojan T105 batteries for solar storage use. I actually used a set of 16 of those batteries in an electric car once. The capacity was very good, and they lasted a long time. Have a good one. . .
Keep us updated!
Pump lasted 3 months and I got a replacement installed about 2 weeks ago. I went to the ranch today and this one is still working so hopefully it will outlast the first one. There is a lot of pumps out there for shallow wells that can push more GPM but those are rated to about 90 feet max of head. If there is anything that you need to find out on the pump, pond or solar just let me know and I will try my best to get an answer for you.
Still running? What gauge wire you end up using?
Thank you very much for the video. You answered the question I was wondering about this similar pump model I found on Ali, which was, does it work if you have clouds, and if the voltage delivered by the panels is not not at most. And from your video it seems so, there is just less throughput. Knowing it's just for a small irrigation system, I don't need much.
On the other hand, do you think there is security in the event of a lack of water in the borehole? I'm not sure, because it's marked not to run dry.
It would be nice to add security, with a sensor.
Thats a good start Jorge. Have you decided what you're going to seal the pond with.
I have no idea yet. This small pond has clay and Sodium Bentonite and water drops 12" over night. I might need a thicker layer and plan on doing a foot of clay on the new pond. Its difficult to get people to work, I need the dozer and dump truck.
I thank you
If you have any questions let me know. I am looking into other pumps that have more flow and hopefully will have some test videos.
Is the depth of the bal ho 😊determine
Does the 65 meter water lift works?
At the beginning written pump is 160 feet down. Interested on whether the motor is strong enough for the max head.
The pump is 140 ft (43m) below from the surface. I have an additional 25ft (8m) of 1" poly pipe that feeds into a 2.5" poly pipe. The 2.5" poly pipe is 500ft long and mostly downhill so that does not really affect the head of pump. I did once get a plug in the line and the pump pushed it out so its strong enough. The pump lasted about 1 year and a pin hole developed which caused water to get into pump and damage it.
@@cutweldngrind If a pinhole developed, I must wonder if that 'stainless steel' is really stainless.
Regarding the well pump product, What are the best solar panel direct well pump to purchase assuming 400-500 w panels? Thanks!
I havn"t done much research a" this pump is the only one I have tried and still working perfectly.
How did the cracked vinyl panels rate ? What percentage are they still delivering?
I bought the Snail Trail panels as the cracked vinyl was not available back then. I did several test months back and would say they did 230 watts +. I used several inline watt meters to charge discharged batteries and power lights which is how I got those ratings. I run 4 of these panels to a makeskyblue MPPT controller in 2s2p configuration and get close to 1000 watts.
I really should test them through out the year to see how the ratings change.
Awesome video man. I so wanna do that to my well. I’ve been looking into those solar panels, are they worth it?
Never mind I should have read the other comments. Lol. Nice video. Thanks for posting.
Pump has been running good and pumping every day that the sky is clear. The panels I used were used and can be found for $50 to $75 in just about every city. I have 3 250watt solar panels powering my pump and that's a total of $150, pump $120 and $50 in wire. Thanks for watching and if it fails I will do a follow up video.
@@cutweldngrind thanks man.
Are you using PWM controller or MPTT controller ? And did you used battery ?
No controller as this pump has its own built in controller. I run my solar panels directly to pump. Pump works anywhere from 24v to 72v. I can add batteries with a MPPT controller to use during cloudy days or at night but a constant 300w pull on batteries will drain them quickly.
@@cutweldngrind thanks you !
I bought the same ! And I will add a 400W panel.
I hope it will work very long time !
Nice, what is the pond being used for?
The pond mostly for the deer and other wildlife. I actually had a plan for a quarter acre pond but would cost about 8000 which is to much. We dont get much rain and there isn't many ponds within a mile around me. I dont hunt just want to see the wildlife really.
Good morning sir
Usas algun controlador para la bomba o esta conectada la corriente directamente del panel
Solar panel directa a la bomba.
Ok gracias , estoy muy agradecido
ALL the cheap Chinese submersible pumps appear to die for the same reason: water entering the motor and destroying it. The pumps themselves seem pretty good. If the Chinese manufacturers could solve the poor motor seal problem they'd have some great products. At the moment, they're disposable, often lasting less than a year, and the promised warranty rarely means anything.
I had 1 pump that the body got a pin hole and 1 that the screw wore out and flow dropped to 2 gpm. I do buy the Allstate warranty on ebay and they have replaced 2 pumps for me. I was looking into RPS and their full kits are like $4000. I am planning on buying a new solar pump that uses impellers instead of a screw.
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Is your set-up direct from Solar panel to pump (no controller)?
Solar panel feeds directly to pump. You can add batteries to power pump when needed as a back up.
What gauge wire did you use. I am down 170'
Sorry for the late response but I ran 10awg stranded wire. My friend gave me a 500ft spool of green wire and I just color coded the ends to prevent reverse polarity. Thanks for stopping by.
Is your pump still working. Thinking of buying one
The first pump lasted 2 months and was replaced with an identical unit thats still running great. The warranty is something that does not exist so don't believe the ad, I had to use PayPal to resolve issue.
You will damage the pump if the panel voltage and current are too far from specs.
This pump has a sticker showing 70V max. I run a little over 28 volts if I remember correctly. The pump rusted out and got a pin hole before motor failed. I really like this pump over other solar powered pumps.
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