- Location
- Hertfordshire
Any recommendations for using 240v to pump river water to a number of cattle troughs? - I will need the pump and a pressure switch, anything else?
Pumping river water
- Thread starter The Ruminant
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Header tank?
- Location
- Devon
Nearly
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- North of York
Jfdi
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Trevor Fuller, at Fuller water systems will be able to help you with a simple system. He is basedjust down the road from me and sells a few systems to gardeners Etc.
a little Dab pump with pressure switch, 3-4 metres of hose with a non return strainer foot and a funny filter thingy. Never worked out how it works, but it does and needs cleaning occasionally.
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Stephen Collett
a little Dab pump with pressure switch, 3-4 metres of hose with a non return strainer foot and a funny filter thingy. Never worked out how it works, but it does and needs cleaning occasionally.
01359 231481
mention my name if you call him
Stephen Collett
How far and how high do you have to pump it ?
- Location
- Hertfordshire
10-15m lift and probably 750m-1000m horizontally
Interested in this, I want to set up a similar system.
exmoor dave
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- exmoor, uk
Should be easy with a 240v supply
Problems with pumping is usually the power source to pump in more remote places.
We're pumping 850m, with 350ft raise in elevation on a 240v pump.... biggish one ?
mar
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- Location
- Ulster (Rep of Irl)
Would a ram pump work for you
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Do put in a big enough pipe it will save a lot of pumping
- Location
- Near Colchester
If you have 240 volt what about pumping to a header tank or the highest tank and then letting gravity do the rest?
Only one thing to go wrong then.
I am planning the solar pump to a header tank but I only need a couple of metres of head and 50 m o horizontal, but no 240 v.
Only one thing to go wrong then.
I am planning the solar pump to a header tank but I only need a couple of metres of head and 50 m o horizontal, but no 240 v.
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Collected my pump and pressure vessel from Trevor yesterday - what a lovely chap. Thank you very much for the recommendation.
Laying 1,500m of 32mm today and tomorrow to get water to all the fields. V exciting!
90hp farming
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A perfect example of how the forum should work...
One simple question, a few constructive comments (no nonsense - well almost and no barracking) and a great outcome for the OP,
Plus a reference of a useful contact for others to use in the future.
Good luck with your project Tom and don`t forget the back up plan for when the river dries up!
One simple question, a few constructive comments (no nonsense - well almost and no barracking) and a great outcome for the OP,
Plus a reference of a useful contact for others to use in the future.
Good luck with your project Tom and don`t forget the back up plan for when the river dries up!
Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
Very pleased you found it helpful. He is a nice chap, likes a chat
Have you sourced a solar system yet, there is an Irish lad that has a packaged system but quite expensive.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Not done yet,as i wouldn't need it this year anyhow but still interested.