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Pasture water option...opinions wanted
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<blockquote data-quote="fasttommy" data-source="post: 1767994" data-attributes="member: 22999"><p>You can pressurize the solar water system with a pressure tank just like a regular pump. The alternative is to run a float switch wire from the pump to each tank, which will shut the pump off when the tank is full. The float switch wire isn't terribly expensive but the location of the pit compared to your tanks will dictate which is the better option. More likely the pressurized system will make the most sense.</p><p></p><p>Has your pond gone dry in the past? Is it pretty sizable or is it more "stock pond" size? Is there any other emergency water if the pond ever did go dry? I guess those question would lead you to the answer. I don't know much about rural water and how much that costs either. Solar pump and all the panels and batteries and other components will probably run a couple grand I'd guess.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add, if it makes sense topographically, you can pump the water to a tank on a hill then gravity flow to the tanks also as you suggested. In that case the float switch wire would probably be utilized. All depends how the whole system lays out though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fasttommy, post: 1767994, member: 22999"] You can pressurize the solar water system with a pressure tank just like a regular pump. The alternative is to run a float switch wire from the pump to each tank, which will shut the pump off when the tank is full. The float switch wire isn’t terribly expensive but the location of the pit compared to your tanks will dictate which is the better option. More likely the pressurized system will make the most sense. Has your pond gone dry in the past? Is it pretty sizable or is it more “stock pond” size? Is there any other emergency water if the pond ever did go dry? I guess those question would lead you to the answer. I don’t know much about rural water and how much that costs either. Solar pump and all the panels and batteries and other components will probably run a couple grand I’d guess. Edited to add, if it makes sense topographically, you can pump the water to a tank on a hill then gravity flow to the tanks also as you suggested. In that case the float switch wire would probably be utilized. All depends how the whole system lays out though. [/QUOTE]
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