Solar Water Pumping

Whether your solar water pump system is designed to remove, deliver or just stir up the water, solar water pumping is very often the most convenient way to do this, especially in rural situations. Moreover, many with solar water pumps are keenly aware that they keep working when the power is turned off, so the pump that one days was bringing up water from the well could be put into service to remove water from your basement.

One very common use for solar pumps is for stock water applications. These are especially useful on the very large and remote areas that some livestock is kept, such as is commonly found in Texas or Montana. Even if you live in an urban area, a small solar powered water pump might be the very thing to keep your dogs and chickens well hydrated in the worst heat of the summer months.

When you’re figuring out which components will fit in your solar power, water pump systems follow many of the same rules as exist for any other type of well pump. Solar electric water pumps still need to be carefully matched to their application, lest some damage befall the equipment. That means not only the pressure required at the other end but also, the rise and run the solar water pumping must overcome. Unless you have a particular talent for designing irrigation systems, you might want to let a professional help you with the solar water pumping systems design.

Another very important use of solar powered water pumps is in agriculture and horticulture, as irrigation pumping. This can be used with a sprinkler system or with a low-pressure drip system. Not only can you keep livestock watered, but you can also keep an entire village watered with solar pumps. Those brought to very arid and desperate populations, when used in conjunction with filtration equipment, can save lives and even limbs in war torn areas with landmines.

If you’re planning on recovering a flooded building or putting some sort of pond together, you’ll need to use solar powered submersible water pumps. Other types require having access to water to get a good pull on the volume of water to be moved and not start sucking air. Such pumps are also extensively used in aquaculture, though be careful the water from such a basin hasn’t been exposed to high levels of pesticide or chlorine before you pump it up to your fish or crustaceans.

Much of the cost of such a system is split between the solar panel array and the water pumps themselves. Choose the right system for your needs and it should continue to reliably work for many years to come.