my two cents worth: first, the set up looks good. i would recommend a sight glass on your tank, 1/2 clear plastic pipe works well and is inexpensive. or use a laser thermometer. as for your switching method, double pole double throw, that way you either feed the dragon drinking from the spring, or the donkey at the storage tank. lastly, if you want to bypass having to come down to open valves, you can set a float valve inside your tank which closes on full (keep the over flow drain in place but set just slightly above the float) and when the water coming in hits that float, the water will bypass the tank fill, and with a very slight rise, or the use of a one way back flow preventer (which is what i use for a lot of things), the water will flow into your upstream line to the house. your creativity to build this is pretty exciting and i will check out your other videos. i know this is 5 years old, but still it is good. 2022, i'm building a rather over engineered system for a well i'm putting in. i'm looking at other things folks have done to learn more about my craft. being a mad scientist is not easy in this information age, as so much information is available on the net
Thanks! This is now our backup source as our 24/7 source of water dries up for upto 2 months out of the year. We had to drill a well. We did use this for 3 years though.
Love the video my friend, I like how your set up. I'm on 2.5 acres with a deep creek. I'm in the process of setting up. I have a 120yrd travel from creek to house. Any suggestions?
Hi thanks for sharing! Question would this type of pump be able to serve multiple locations. Need a solar pump which i hope to submerge in a tank at one site, then the intention is to split, say 3 lines to other homesteads. OR is it one pump, to one line. Hope that makes sense.
Hey Squire. This video shows the pump better. I know it wont work in a 2" well casing. You'll have to know how high your water is pumping from below ground (the total head), and how far (distance) to make that determination. I dont know of any 1.5" pumps that could do a significant job.... if your head is high and distance is far. Let me know what you find if you find a solution. It would be good to know. I dont know of any well pumps that are narrower than 4" for deep well applications. Also remember 220v will require (1/2 the amperage of the same pump on 120v) requiring smaller wire for longer runs... which is good.
How many watts are you running to your pump via solar? I’m wanting to pump water up a hill to create a waterfall from the creek below.. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!!!
Hey Cody, the solar panels are currently hooked up in series. So they’re pumping out 0-to 24v, at around 7amps. The pump uses what it needs up to its max rating. I think this version of the pump I’m on right now is the 24v version. I have used a few of the 12v versions. Just remember their lifespan if you’re relying on it seems to be about 1 year or under. Make sure you have a spare. J.
What's the power of that pump ? I'm totally lost on what minimum pump I need to put next to s river to suck water from 2-3m deep buuuut push water around 10-15m high up and 60m forward. ??
This one will do it. Just make sure you have a sediment filter on the intake of this so it doesn't get damaged. I had put out a video using this to pull from an open pond, when our spring dried up, and it worked even further than the installation at the round tank.
I just added it: amzn.to/2FZCWeT hope that helps. Average cost is about $80 bucks. I think I paid around $100 with shipping for mine. Here is the lowest cost one I could find.
Hey Joe, thanks for the nice comment(s). I have a blog post that diagrams the setup here: offgridhomesteading.seodle.com/2016/08/off-grid-solar-panel-build-12v-water-pumping-solution-without-batteries/ Hope that helps. Also I DONT regulate the voltage to the pump as it's a DC motor. If you supply less power it wont turn. When the power hits 12-24v it runs. I double up the panels in parallel increasing the output of amperage to allow it work even with light overcast conditions. If you have any more questions please reach out. We also do consulting to help you design and implement a system, or even implement it for you, if you need that.
You maybe ought to contact the crockers ( Jason) and tell him how to get water on his off grid. 3 years hes been there and hasnt even attempted because of one excuse or another, and says its too steep. It may be, but at least he should work towards trying to get water since he can’t afford a well. His channel is the crockers.
my two cents worth: first, the set up looks good.
i would recommend a sight glass on your tank, 1/2 clear plastic pipe works well and is inexpensive. or use a laser thermometer. as for your switching method, double pole double throw, that way you either feed the dragon drinking from the spring, or the donkey at the storage tank.
lastly, if you want to bypass having to come down to open valves, you can set a float valve inside your tank which closes on full (keep the over flow drain in place but set just slightly above the float) and when the water coming in hits that float, the water will bypass the tank fill, and with a very slight rise, or the use of a one way back flow preventer (which is what i use for a lot of things), the water will flow into your upstream line to the house.
your creativity to build this is pretty exciting and i will check out your other videos. i know this is 5 years old, but still it is good.
2022, i'm building a rather over engineered system for a well i'm putting in. i'm looking at other things folks have done to learn more about my craft. being a mad scientist is not easy in this information age, as so much information is available on the net
Love to hear about your project, please email your contact info to me at John@bydllp.com with a good phone and I’ll reach out.
Nice work brother
Thanks! This is now our backup source as our 24/7 source of water dries up for upto 2 months out of the year. We had to drill a well. We did use this for 3 years though.
Love the video my friend, I like how your set up. I'm on 2.5 acres with a deep creek. I'm in the process of setting up. I have a 120yrd travel from creek to house. Any suggestions?
Hi thanks for sharing! Question would this type of pump be able to serve multiple locations.
Need a solar pump which i hope to submerge in a tank at one site, then the intention is to split, say 3 lines to other homesteads. OR is it one pump, to one line.
Hope that makes sense.
Didn't really show the pump looking for one to fit inside a 2 inch well casing
Hey Squire. This video shows the pump better. I know it wont work in a 2" well casing. You'll have to know how high your water is pumping from below ground (the total head), and how far (distance) to make that determination. I dont know of any 1.5" pumps that could do a significant job.... if your head is high and distance is far. Let me know what you find if you find a solution. It would be good to know. I dont know of any well pumps that are narrower than 4" for deep well applications. Also remember 220v will require (1/2 the amperage of the same pump on 120v) requiring smaller wire for longer runs... which is good.
How many watts are you running to your pump via solar? I’m wanting to pump water up a hill to create a waterfall from the creek below.. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!!!
Hey Cody, the solar panels are currently hooked up in series. So they’re pumping out 0-to 24v, at around 7amps. The pump uses what it needs up to its max rating. I think this version of the pump I’m on right now is the 24v version. I have used a few of the 12v versions. Just remember their lifespan if you’re relying on it seems to be about 1 year or under. Make sure you have a spare. J.
@OGH - Off Grid Homesteading can you tell me the exact voc and amps of your solar panels cheers
Have you had any problems with silt gumming up the pump?
no never gumming up. only have had the water infilteration into the pump causing it to stop working after 6-9 months.
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The seal failed?
What's the power of that pump ? I'm totally lost on what minimum pump I need to put next to s river to suck water from 2-3m deep buuuut push water around 10-15m high up and 60m forward. ??
This one will do it. Just make sure you have a sediment filter on the intake of this so it doesn't get damaged. I had put out a video using this to pull from an open pond, when our spring dried up, and it worked even further than the installation at the round tank.
@@JohnFraserPhotographer and what's is the power of that pump ? Watts/hp
They're available in 12v and 24v. Go with the higher voltage, and it allows you to use smaller wire.
@@KarlsBerg87 it doesn't say. All I know is what I've tested. It really doesn't show those stats.
@@JohnFraserPhotographer cannot find the video you were talking about before.
But that pump pulls up to 100 ft?
Don’t understand the question. Pump pulls 100’. What do you mean by that?
There was no link to the pump.
I just added it: amzn.to/2FZCWeT hope that helps. Average cost is about $80 bucks. I think I paid around $100 with shipping for mine. Here is the lowest cost one I could find.
Really enjoyed your video.. Couldn't figure out how you pumped water from the river.. And how you regulated solar panel voltage to the pump.
Nice rig!
Hey Joe, thanks for the nice comment(s). I have a blog post that diagrams the setup here: offgridhomesteading.seodle.com/2016/08/off-grid-solar-panel-build-12v-water-pumping-solution-without-batteries/ Hope that helps. Also I DONT regulate the voltage to the pump as it's a DC motor. If you supply less power it wont turn. When the power hits 12-24v it runs. I double up the panels in parallel increasing the output of amperage to allow it work even with light overcast conditions. If you have any more questions please reach out. We also do consulting to help you design and implement a system, or even implement it for you, if you need that.
You maybe ought to contact the crockers ( Jason) and tell him how to get water on his off grid. 3 years hes been there and hasnt even attempted because of one excuse or another, and says its too steep. It may be, but at least he should work towards trying to get water since he can’t afford a well. His channel is the crockers.
I thought this was a review .....
This is not good