Solar water pumps

Solar water pumps are preferable to any other type of pumps, including windmill-driven ones, if your well is 1/3 mile or more from any power line. For these remote locations, it is not worth the cost of connecting your pump to the grid.

To get the most work from your pumps, it is important to set up the solar array in an area where it will receive direct sunlight -- place it above or beyond any shading tree limbs or other obstacles. The solar panels do not need to be placed right next to the pump.

The most effective solar arrays are on tracking systems -- this means that they follow the sun wherever it goes and therefore get the most energy from it. Fixed panels, on the other hand, are set up to face south, and they remain facing that direction. They do not pump as much water, but they are less expensive and can tolerate a greater amount of wind loading.

Solar water pumps only work when the sun is out. They do not work at night or if a heavy cloud has passed over the sun. They work best during the spring, summer, and fall months (the times when you likely need water the most) because the sun is up for a greater part of the day than in winter.

It is possible to get a battery back-up for your solar pump, therefore allowing the pump to continue pumping at night and on overcast days, but they tend to reduce the efficiency of the overall system. Also, while solar pumps are very low maintenance (panels have no moving parts), batteries require additional maintenance.

Solar water pumps are available right here at Solar Home. At Solar Home, we want to provide you with only the best possible solar products. We have a great selection of and prices on all of our solar water pumps and other solar products, like solar water heaters, etc.

We have a variety of pumps, including ones for powering fountains, wells, and pond projects. Using one of our solar water pumps is easy. Why? Well, for one thing, you do not have to deal with any complicated wiring.

Also, solar water pumps can be used in areas where other power sources are not readily available. Use one of our pumps up at your cabin in the woods or at a beach house on a remote island or out in the middle of your plot of farm land.

And do not forget how much better for the environment one of our solar water pumps is. When you use electricity powered by the sun, you are not emitting harmful emissions into the atmosphere and you are not depleting a non-renewable resource -- the sun is going to be around for many years to come.

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