[RE-wrenches] low head/low cost solar pump

Dan Fink danbob88 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 24 08:15:45 PST 2012


Hi Mac;

I would be looking at something like the Shurflo 2088 series and a
Linear Current Booster, with a check valve on the intake if you can't
mount the pump below the water level. 75-100 watts of PV should
perform just fine with that.

Dan Fink,
Executive Director;
Otherpower
Buckville Energy Consulting
Buckville Publications LLC
NABCEP / IREC accredited Continuing Education Providers
970.672.4342 (voicemail)

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 8:49 AM, mac Lewis <maclewis1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi wrenches,
>
> I am looking for a relatively low cost solar pumping system.  The system has
> about 10 ft of elevation head and he just wants to water his garden which is
> about 200' away horizontally.  It can either be a submersible pump or a pump
> that can produce some suction.  Any experience with this?  Everything I've
> looked at thus far has been overkill and/or fairly expensive.
>
> Thanks

>
> Mac Lewis



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