just what the doctor ordered,,,,,,
You could also put up another solar PV array near the pumpThat sounds like a nice setup for a shallow well. Do you know what the gpm is? Cost? My son is going to drill a well at his place this summer and this could work for him. His water table is only around 100-200 feet.
My solar set up is capable of running my well pump, but running the wire from my inverter to the well would run over $12,000 just for the wire. For that cost I can, 1) drill a new well closer to the house, or 2) buy another Perkins diesel with an auto start and set it up at the well. I'm leaning towards drilling a new well closer to the house and hoping that it won't be as deep as my current well (650 feet deep and 1/4 mile away). Then I'll use my existing well for irrigation and stock water.
I've looked in to it. The cost would be prohibitive. My pump is 5 hp and 15 gpm and is down about 625 feet. Eventually I'll drill a new well closer to the house and hope that it won't be as deep.You could also put up another solar PV array near the pump
Hmmmm good luck with that one! I have never heard of that happening - having a big difference in the depth of a well at only 1/4 mile. One way you can lower the cost is by only pumping water when the sun shines - pump it into a holding tank. That way you don't need batteries.I've looked in to it. The cost would be prohibitive. My pump is 5 hp and 15 gpm and is down about 625 feet. Eventually I'll drill a new well closer to the house and hope that it won't be as deep.
I looked in to putting in a holding tank. But the problem here is that everything needs to be buried under at least 5 feet of dirt. That would also require another pump. Our house is in a bowl near the top of a ridge. I don't have any high ground at a reasonable distance from the house to get gravity flow. Besides we already have over a half mile of buried water lines and I've had two hydrants break off under ground so far.Hmmmm good luck with that one! I have never heard of that happening - having a big difference in the depth of a well at only 1/4 mile. One way you can lower the cost is by only pumping water when the sun shines - pump it into a holding tank. That way you don't need batteries.
How deep is your well? What's the hp of your pump? I was planing on drilling a new well by the house this year, but with some unexpected expenses I'll have to hold off until next year. This new well will be for household use, garden/orchard and several water troughs. I should be able to get by with a much smaller pump.My plan is to finish my current solar setup and the well house will get the next one. I will have three 250 w panels left from the two systems on the house that will run the well. I haven’t done the math yet but I’m sure the three panels and three batteries with a 220v inverter will do the job. I got a large storage tank for the well so it doesn't run very often for the household needs anyways. The only irrigation I do with it would be during daylight hours so it wouldn’t be as reliant on the batteries then.
I’d have to check but am pretty sure the well is 230’ with a 1 hp pump. I haven’t even looked at the math yet but even if two batteries and panels will suffice I will do 3 to account for bad weather days.How deep is your well? What's the hp of your pump? I was planing on drilling a new well by the house this year, but with some unexpected expenses I'll have to hold off until next year. This new well will be for household use, garden/orchard and several water troughs. I should be able to get by with a much smaller pump.
I'm am going to add a 1500 watt 24 volt wind generator by this fall. It will be wired in to the combiner box on the solar panel pile mount, and then to the solar charge controller.
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