
                                Water Pump

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     Compressed Air to Pump Water

     Solar Electric Uses Diaphram Water Pump

     Water Pump - Spinning Shaft

     Burgey Wind Pump

     Jet Sub water Pump with Trace Sine Wave Inverter

     Hydraulic Rams Use their own Water Pressure to Lift Water

     Use a Slow Pump to Lift Water from Spring

     Teel / Jetsub Pump Powered by an Inverter

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     Compressed Air to Pump Water
      Copyright 1994 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published March 27, 1994 Daily Spectrum

     Question:I am planning to move to Montana and would like to
     install some type of electric pump water for household use. My
     well has water standing at 85 feet. Is it possible to generate
     electricity with a small wind turbine and then use this
     electricity to pump water or what other pump options do I have?

     Vance Covington, Hurricane Ut

     Mr. Solar: Vance, As we are sure you are aware the old method of
     pumping water using standard windmill and there are ranchers that
     have been using this method for years. This method still works,
     however it does have a several draw backs, being that the owner
     must regularly pull the pump and change the leathers as well as
     service the mill. With this type of pump the farmer or rancher
     can only get about 3 gallons per minute from his well. You have
     three basic choices to pump water from a well. They are the old
     fashion wind mill, the compressor type pump, a solar electric or
     a wind turbine to generate electricity to operate an electric
     pump. We will discuss in the next few weeks each of the different
     pumps available to you. We will point out to you the advantages
     as well as the limitations of each. You can now get small solar
     electric pumps that will pump approximately 2 gallons per minute
     to a large system that will lift 50 gallons per minute from 50
     feet.

     This week we are going to explain how you can use compressed air
     to pump water from your well. The Bowjon International Company
     has been manufacturing an air compressed type pump for many
     years. The air is compressed with a five blade wind mill that is
     mounted atop a tower located near the well head. This is one
     major advantage of this type of pump is that it doesn't need to
     be located directly over the well. It can be located where the
     wind may be stronger up to a quarter of a mile away from the
     well.

     The Bowjon pump will deliver water to the service from water
     levels up to 300 feet below ground. It's maximum delivery is
     seven gallons per minute. Normally the pump must be placed
     approximately two thirds the distance below the static water
     level. In other words if your water is 225 feet below the surface
     then you would need to place your pump at 330 feet below ground
     or 105 feet below the static water level. However now their is a
     special pump head that can be used on the compressor type pump
     that allows the pump to be placed only three feet below the water
     level. As the wind compresses the air it is forced down a pipe
     and mixed with the water. This mixture then raises to the
     surface. These pumps should be serviced approximately six months
     to check all the above ground fittings, wind mill and compressor.
     These pumps cost about $1,600.00.

     Also there is a compressor pump which operates directly from
     compressed air. They come with a low voltage motor to operate an
     air compressor which in turns operates your air pump. The cost of
     this system is only about $800.00 plus your battery bank and
     charge system which you would normally have to operate your
     remote home.

     If you would let us know of your daily water requirements, well
     depth and static water level, we will be more than happy to give
     you an approximate quote on this as well as other pumps that you
     may want to consider. There many of these pumps through out the
     country and would be happy for you to see one in operation. If
     you would like information on these larger pumps or have friends
     that would be interested we will be glad to explain them to them.

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     Solar Electric Uses Diaphram Water Pump
      Copyright 1994 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published March 27, 1994 Daily Spectrum

     Question: I am planning to move to Montana and would like to
     install some type of electric pump water for household use. My
     well has water standing at 85 feet. I know that there are many
     people in this area that use a couple of solar electric panels
     connected to a submersible pump which pumps water for them. I am
     wondering how this will work in a northern location where there
     is less sunlight. Is it possible to generate electricity with a
     small wind turbine and then use this electricity to pump water or
     what other pump options do I have?

     Vance Covington, Hurricane Ut

     Mr. Solar: Vance, This week to continue our discussion on the
     various types of pumps available to farmers and ranchers we will
     explain the use of a small diaphram pump. This pump is on a low
     voltage pump which generates its electricity from solar electric
     panels or a electric wind mill. There is a small wind mill on the
     market which produces approximately the same power that two solar
     electric panels produce in a 10 mile wind. The cost of this wind
     mill is less than the cost of 2 solar electric panels. Of course
     the advantage of using wind to generate power to operate your
     pump is that in a windy location you can pump around that clock
     rather than only when the sun shines. Another major advantage of
     using the wind to pump is that as the wind increases your
     electric power will also be increased. This increase of power
     will give you an increase of water pumped. The diaphram pump
     works good on wells up to a couple of hundred feet deep and will
     deliver up to 2 gallons per minuet during the middle of the day
     in shallow wells. The diaphram pump will lift water from a depth
     of approximately 300 feet. The main advantage of this pump is
     that it can easily be moved from well to well with only one man
     and therefore a rancher can use the same pump for several wells.
     You will need a special automatic attachment to the small wind
     mill so that it is able to get up to speed and power before your
     pump starts pumping. This will reduce the drag created by your
     pump lifting water thus enabling your wind turbine to get up to
     full power.

     The main disadvantage of this type of pump is that it must be
     pulled from the well when it needs servicing approximately every
     6 months or so to replace the rubber diaphram. Originally this
     maintenance was only done at the factory. Now there is an
     improved pump that can easily be serviced by the rancher in the
     field with a repair kit. This saves the rancher down time.

     The major advantage of this pump system is this low cost which is
     about $1500.00. Therefore it is considerably less than the old
     fashion wind mill with the pump rod. Another advantage of this
     type of pump is that one man can service the system and he
     doesn't need any help.

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     Water Pump - Spinning Shaft
      Copyright 1994 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published April 3, 1994 Daily Spectrum

     Question: I am planning to move to Montana and would like to
     install some type of electric pump water for household use. Is it
     possible to generate electricity with a small wind turbine and
     then use this electricity to pump water or what other pump
     options do I have?

     Vance Covington, Hurricane Ut

     Mr. Solar: Vance, We have discussed in detail during the last few
     weeks the advantage as well as the disadvantages of each. This
     week to continue our discussion on the various types of pumps
     available to farmers and ranchers. We are going to discuss the
     newest type of pump, one that uses the sun or wind to generate
     electricity and stores it in batteries. Then when there is ample
     electricity it pumps water by means of a surface DC motor
     connected to a cyntrifical pump to deliver large amounts of water
     to the surface.

     This pump is manufactured by Appolo Manufacturing Company. This
     pump consists of a DC motor mounted on top of the well and
     connected to a cyntrifical pump in the well via a spinning rod.
     These pumps operate either from a wind mill or solar panels which
     generate electricity. The power is stored in batteries and when
     needed it automatically starts pumping. This pump is designed for
     large amounts of water such as irrigation. It will pump up to 50
     gallons per minute from shallow wells. It will also operate quite
     successfully from wells up to 300 feet deep, however the gallons
     per minute is less. This can pump enough water to irrigate or
     water a large numbers of cattle. A system using this pump works
     quite well with a stand alone home system. The reason for this is
     that we can design your system so that when there is excess power
     from your solar electric panels or wind mill then this power is
     used to pump water.

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     Burgey Wind Pump
      Copyright 1994 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published April 10, 1994 Daily Spectrum

     Question: I am planning to move to Montana and would like to
     install some type of electric pump water for household use. My
     well has water standing at 85 feet. I know that there are many
     people in this area that use a couple of solar electric panels
     connected to a submersible pump which pumps water for them. I am
     wondering how this will work in a northern location where there
     is less sunlight. Is it possible to generate electricity with a
     small wind turbine and then use this electricity to pump water or
     what other pump options do I have?

     Vance Covington, Hurricane Ut

     Mr. Solar: Vance, We have discussed in detail during the last few
     weeks the advantage as well as the disadvantages of each. This
     week to continue our discussion on the various types of pumps
     available to farmers and ranchers. Now there is a wind mill
     manufacturer that has connected his pump directly to a four inch
     submersible pump end with a Franklin 230 VAC motor.

     These pumps are available in a two versions. The medium one uses
     a 1.5 HP motor and with an average wind speed of 12 miles per
     hour will lift approximately 2,000 gallons a day from 225 feet.
     This medium pump will also deliver approximately 10,000 gallons a
     day from 50 feet. This pump is powered by a 1500 watt wind
     turbine. The cost of this including a 60 foot guyed lattice
     tower, pump, wind turbine, and all necessary controls is
     approximately $8,000.00.

     The large one uses a 7.5 HP motor and with an average wind speed
     of 12 miles per hour will lift approximately 2,000 gallons a day
     from 800 feet. This medium pump will also deliver approximately
     85,000 gallons a day from 50 feet. This pump is powered by a
     10,000 watt wind turbine. The cost of this including a 80 foot
     guyed lattice tower, pump, wind turbine, and all necessary
     controls is approximately $26,000.00.

     The manufacturer is also working on a pump to be operated by
     their new 850 watt wind mill and will have these available
     shortly. If you would let us know of your daily water
     requirements, well depth and static water level, we will be more
     than happy to give you an approximate quote on this as well as
     other pumps that you may want to consider. There many of these
     pumps through out the country and would be happy for you to see
     one in operation. If you would like information on these larger
     pumps or have friends that would be interested we will be glad to
     explain them to them.

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     Jet Sub water Pump with Trace Sine Wave Inverter
      Copyright 1994 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published April 17, 1994 Daily Spectrum

     Question: I am planning to move to Montana and would like to
     install some type of electric pump water for household use. My
     well has water standing at 85 feet. Is it possible to generate
     electricity with a small wind turbine and then use this
     electricity to pump water or what other pump options do I have?

     Vance Covington, Hurricane Ut

     Mr. Solar: Vance, We have discussed in detail during the last few
     weeks the advantage as well as the disadvantages of each. This
     week we will complete our discussion on the various types of
     pumps available to farmers and ranchers.

     This week we are going to explain the newest pump on the market.
     As you may have been aware there has been a problem starting deep
     well pumps because of the pressure created from the column of
     water in the well. This is referred to as the surge needed to
     start a deep well pump. This surge would amount to up to seven
     times the running power needed by the pump. What this means is
     that you would need a much larger inverter or generator just to
     start the pump. Now the new Grundfos JetSub has recently come out
     with a pump that requires no surge power to start it. This is
     because of their slow start up which they have built into their
     pumps. It actually takes many seconds to reach full power, but it
     doesn't take any excess power to start it. These pumps will only
     operate off of pure sign wave 220 VAC electricity. Now there is
     an inverter from Trace which produces a pure sign wave at 4000
     watts which will easily operate this pump. The pump is reasonably
     priced at approximately $500.00. These pumps will deliver up to
     16 gallons per minute and will lift water up to 450 feet with
     less per minute. The main disadvantage of this type of pump is
     that it requires a pure sign wave power and therefore you must
     have this available at your well sight. You cannot use the old
     fashioned modified square wave inverter.

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     Hydraulic Rams Use their own Water Pressure to Lift Water
      Copyright 1993 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published 4/18/93 Daily Spectrum

     Question: Steve Hicks, Cederville, CA Can I use the water
     pressure to lift water? I understand that there are several pumps
     available to pump water. Would you please explain the differences
     in them and advantages of each?

     Mr. Solar: Steve, we are going to explain how you can use water
     to move water without the use of any power other than water
     itself. This type of knowledge is actually very old and has been
     used for centuries world wide. These types of pumps are called
     hydraulic rams. Today these rams are very light weight and they
     can easily be carried in to a remote location by one person. This
     ram type pump works on the pressure created by falling water. In
     other words you will need to place the pump several feet below
     the water source. Then have the water enter the pump through a
     pipe, thus creating pressure. This pressure will force the pump
     to lift the water up as high as 1,000 feet above the ram pump.
     This pump can operate on as little as quart a minuet and pump
     over 1500 gallons a day.

     You will find that this ram pump works extremely well in mountain
     areas where there is a large fall and therefore plenty of
     pressure. Due to the light weight this pump can easily be
     installed by one man and give him years of trouble free service.
     The reason for the low maintenance is that it is self lubricating
     using the water and also is self primming. Another major
     advantage of the ram pump is the cost as it is under $1,000.00.
     Of course the major disadvantage of this type of pump is that it
     must be located below the water source.

     If you would let us know of your daily water requirements, we
     will be more than happy to give you an approximate quote on this
     as well as other pumps that you may want to consider. There many
     of these pumps through out the country and would be happy for you
     to see one in operation. If you would like information on these
     larger pumps or have friends that would be interested we will be
     glad to explain them to them.

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     Use a Slow Pump to lift water from Spring
      Copyright 1992 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published 8/9/92 Daily Spectrum

     Question:

     Larry B., St George, Ut.

     Mr. Solar: Larry, we can use one of several slow pumps to lift
     your water from your spring to your storage tank at different
     pump rates. You will need a small tank at your spring to hold the
     spring runoff for a total of 3 days accumulation.

     The reason that you will need this small tank is that in the
     event that there are cloudy days then you will not be pumping the
     maxiumn amount of your pump and therefore you can accumulate the
     water to be pumped at a later date. In the small tank we would
     recommend that you install a mercury float cut off switch so that
     it will automatically start your pump when the water reached a
     preset level and cut of when the water level dropped below the
     point that you would want to pump. We would then sell you a 5
     micro replaceable filter screen to filter the water from your
     spring to your pump. This screen will serve two purposes, one
     that it will keep your pump clean and therefore last longer and
     the other reason is to filter out all the trash as well as sand
     from your spring and thus give you clean water. The pump we could
     supply you would pump from 27 gallons per hour using two solar
     electric solar panels to one that would pump 219 gallons per hour
     using eight solar electric panels. You see you have range of
     pumps and several in between. We would need to know how much
     water you will be needing at your home and how much water that
     your spring is making and then we can be more specific on the
     pump that we would recommend.

     We would also include a Linear Current Booster (LCB) which is a
     thing that automatically matches the voltage from your solar
     electric panels with the pump and reduces the current so that
     your pump will run in even cloudy weather as well as early in the
     mornings and late in the evenings when there is low sun light.

     As you know we only sell and use UL approved electric solar
     panels and other UL approved equipment where it is now available.
     In the installation you will find that it is done to comply with
     all electrical standards and code.

     Larry we have helped install several of these type pumps here in
     Southern Utah and the owners will be more than happy to show them
     to you, should you be interested in seeing them operate please
     contact me and we will be happy to arrange a visit with a local
     satisfied solar pump user.

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     Teel / Jetsub Pump Powered by an Inverter
      Copyright 1995 By Charlie Collins From "Ask Mr. Solar" Column
     Published 3/27/95 Daily Spectrum

     Question:I have a well that is 150' deep and would like to pump
     water using a solar system to so it. I am planning on installing
     a complete solar electric system for my home. I do not want to
     use the diaphragm solar pump as I understand there is a lot of
     maintenance on this type as yearly the diaphragm has to be
     chnged. Is that possible using an inverter to use regular
     submersible pump?

     Walter Josey, Apple Valley UT

     Mr. Solar: Walter, yes it is quite possible and actually the best
     approach when you have an inverter. You have a couple of choices.
     You can use the new large 4000 Watt "smart" inverter which can be
     automatically set to pump whenever your batteries are full from
     the sun or you storage tank is low. This system consists of a 24
     VDC set of batteries to operate the true sign wave "smart"
     inverter. The pump that I would recommend would be the new Jet
     Sub manufactured by Grundfos Pumps Co. This is a very unique pump
     that it does not have a electrical surge on start up and
     therefore the need for a oversized inverter to start is not
     necessary, however the inverter must produce a true sign wave.
     You would also need a transformer to increase your voltage to
     220VAC to your pump. The other choice would be to use a 12 VDC
     system with the normal 2500 watt inverter producing a modified
     sign wave and a smaller horse power submersible Teel pump which
     would operate at 110VAC. This system would require a smaller
     investment, however you would not have the automatic features
     built into the inverter. The features to start your pump
     automatically could be added to your system by the use of
     additional switches. The total watts required to lift the water
     from your well to a storage tank is the same with either system.
     Both systems would require the same number of solar electric
     panels to charge your batteries. The major difference in cost is
     the use of the "smart" sign wave inverter vs. the standard
     modified inverter.

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