confused about solar water pumping for domestic use

[tomN]

i am thinking about putting in a solar water pump system for my residential and garden use. i have a 2" well 30' deep and the water table is aproximately at 20'. i am thinking of putting in a shurflo 5.7 gpm pump whisper king 10 amp @65psi, a35g pressure tank 1 123 watt solar panel and 12 deep cycle battery. the verticle run would be no more than 200' is this overkill or do i need a larger panel

[westbranch]

65 PSI will lift the water about !~ 130 vertical feet TOTAL with MAYBE 1 psi of delivery pressure.

So if you have to go 200 feet vertical you need a bigger pump...

Eric

[tomN]

sorry about that i meant 200' horizontal

[Windsun]

If your water is 20 foot down, very unlikely that most pumps can suck it up that high from the well.

[tomN]

that would mean that i would have to use a motorized pitcher pump then?

[mike90045]

or a submersible, in the borehole, pump.

[mikeo]

i have a 2" well 30' deep

I don't think a submersible will work in a 2 inch well

[westbranch]

I am not sure where you got the 65 PSI and 10 amp but the spec sheet

http://www.shurflo.com/files/RV-Prod...93-204-113.pdf

only shows 30 psi and a priming lift of 9 feet. meanig it can only suck water UP 9 feet.

Eric

ps never heard of a 2 inch bore hole for a well.. most are 6 inch for domestic and the submersible pump used would be about 4 inch in diameter.

ej

[tomN]

downhere in the sunny south it is very common to have a 2" well for residential use and normally you don't have to go to far to get water. i live about 18 miles from the coast and this is the pump that i was thinking of extreme series smart pump5.7 from shurflo product # 5900-0201

[Windsun]

2" or 2.25" well casings are pretty common for windmills. They are also usually pretty old, since many states have required at least a 6" bore for several decades for new wells unless specifically for a windmill. Nearly all new wells around here - even for windmills - use a 6" bore and drop a 2.25" casing in it for windmills.