Then consider using an appropriate size direct burial aluminum service entrance cable.
Do the voltage drop calculations to the well head and then connect the copper to the aluminum using approved lugs in an approved enclosure.
You could use the same trench as the water line is in just separate by at least a foot vertically with the wire on the top
A 1000 foot roll of # 4 or #2 will cost about $300.00
So you will have about $1000 cost to run the electric which will run the pump 24/7
Or invest a huge amount in batteries panels etc which will cost on the order of 4-5 times as much not including the additional costs for that expensive pump.
If you insist on solar I suggest a water tower to gravity feed to the house with perhaps a small pressure pump running on grid power. That way you pump during daylight and the pump shuts down at night.
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Help with Solar Pump system design? Please!
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Help with Solar Pump system design? Please!
I moved out to a rural area and after several test drills, we finally found water. But the well is located over 700 feet from grid power and the cost of running the appropriate sized copper wire is pretty high. So I am looking at going with a solar pumping system. I have looked around and it appears that each system has to be custom designed. So here I am to ask for some help from people that know a lot more about this subject then I do. I know this can get complicated, so I will try to help by providing as much information as I can.
First off though, could you just give me the basic list of components I would need to build the system; for instance, 1. Pump, 2. PV panels, 3. Controller and so on and so forth.
Here are the specifics of my system:
1. The well. My well is 100 feet deep. It had about 70 feet of water in it when not in use. It has a maximum sustained production rate of 4 GPM.
2. My purpose. I will be using this well for all of my household needs as well as irrigation for a garden. To keep it simple, I want to build a system that can pump 4 GPM continually 24 hours a day. I plan on using a 50 gallon pressure tank at 60 PSI pressure.
I have been looking around at pumps and found the SunPumps SDS-Q-135. It looks like it will produce the volume I would need for my 100 foot deep well, but I can't find any statistics for it when it comes to using it in a pressure system.
Could someone help me design a system to fit my needs? Thanks.
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