pond aerator [RE-wrenches]

Windy Dankoff, Dankoff Solar windy at dankoffsolar.com
Mon Oct 6 19:48:15 PDT 2003


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>Hi Windy,


Hi Roy!


>
>First off....I always knew it would happen. Look at the date on your 
>e-mail....it's next week! You move so fast you're warping in time, 
>my friend! That's how you stay ahead of things, eh?


Ah, you discovered my secret. I didn't even know ....   (at my last 
crash, I had to reset the date, and look what I did!)


>
>I agree that the smaller solar aeration applications are more 
>cost-effective. No question in my mind. But to take it one step 
>further, there's also a real need to keep the component cost down on 
>these small stand alone pv systems 'because' they are for such small 
>applications. The average residential and small farm end user can't 
>afford expensive solutions. I also see aeration as a great way to 
>get rural folks started with solar and the more affordable, the more 
>sales.

OK

>
>A final note....experimenting with a Sun Delight pump w/ 64 watt 
>module, we've had the most luck with a floating fountain that sprays 
>a circular pattern app. 3' in the air. This works well with round or 
>oval ponds of 1/4 acre or less. The air pump experiments worked well 
>but we had a devil of a time with proper dispersion. We have not had 
>the time to try some new ideas at our test site...and now winter 
>appears to be upon us so it'll have to wait 'til spring!

How 'bout posting the above paragraph to the list?

Thanks
Windy

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