All I want is a solar panel and pump for a 30" lift on my fountain...I don't need timer, battery backup; no gizmo's...will this work?
1575606
Yes it will work for your fountain. My fountain is closer to 48" and it works wonderfully. I enjoy the battery back up on nights when we have guests over and sit outside. Hope this helps.
1575607
I wouldn't be surprised if you could get a 30" lift with bright sun or a fully charged battery. That being said I am using to circulate water in an old cast iron bath tub in the garden so I'm not trying to get that much height out of it.
1575608
Hi I am lifting it about that much on my fountain. I do use the battery back up so I can use it at night.Thanks
1575609
I purchased this last year, but didn't install it as planned....so I don't have any helpful input. Hoping to install in spring
1931479
All Depend on what you are using the solar system for. I have two of these battery charging a small fish pond with total of four pumps, that not of enough battery. I have 200 watt system, use as many battery of same size as you can afford. Good Luck
2122930
What a great idea! You sure can hook this panel up to a car or marine battery for trickle charging. For an emergency charge you could get away with not using a controller. Just be sure to unhook the panel before the battery gets to 14.5 volts which will take a very long time with a 13.5 watt panel. This panel would be better served for maintaining a battery charge and you would need a controller for that. I did a quick experiment to verify and posted some pictures in the 'Product Images from Customers' section. All the items I used can be found on Amazon: Sunforce 7amp Charge Controller (I wasn't too impressed with this controller, for regular use the Sunforce 60031 10amp Digital Charge Controller is a nicer model): http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-7-Amp-Charge-Controller/dp/B0006JO0XI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387406266&sr=8-1&keywords=sunforce+7amp+controller http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-60031-Digital-Charge-Controller/dp/B001DZONCW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1387413721&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=Sunforce+10amp+ditital+controller Gino 2.1x5.5mm Male Jack DC Power Adapter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058RLD9C/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 2.1mm DC Power Cord Coupler Female to Female: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002IULV8U/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1506279
The inverter should handle the start up spike just fine and the normal pumping will not be a problem. You might end up being a bit lean on your energy production with just one solar panel, depending on your energy draw.
634848
No, the unit is not that complex and there is no programming feature. However, if there are not batteries in your system, little or no sunlight will translate into your pump not working anyway. I hope that is helpful.
2132773
No maybe you should get a 60 Watt sunforce solar panel kit that will work the moultree panel is only a trickle charger not enough amps.
419755
I'll be honest and tell you to stay away. I only got the pump to work 3 times in emptying 100 gallons and then it started failing. The company did send me another but the batteries won't hold a charge long enough to work more than 10 minutes. Also charging is a pain because the solar panel must be perfectly aligned with the sun. It works fine it the earth doesn't more otherwise the panel stops charging after 30 minutes unless you realign it
474575
the solar panel and pump are a single unit, so the pump and hosing need to go where you put the solar panel.
971500
Obviously you need a pump, electrical connections. this is not a gravity fed operation. You need to add power. I guess you could try gravity but all you will get is a trickle at the nosseles of no value
1425002
The unit should work without battery, however it is rather exotic to be used just as a DC power supply, and it is a switching power supply, so the startup current of the lift may overload it. I would suggest adding a battery even just a small tractor battery to handle this. Also if you had a power failure, the lift would work as emergency backup
915361
Not a good idea. An electric pump is much better for this if you have electricity at the fountain. The first response is quite correct. This pump is noisy and you would probably be filling the gas tank every hour or more often.
303305
Assuming there is a constant 12 volt direct source, the pump is going to draw 3 to 5 amps. amps x volts = watts. At 5 amps that would be 60 watts. With a battery in line it would work. Straight off a 50 watt solar panel probably not so well.
1891576
I doubt you would need one, the cord is very long. Certainly one could be added but it would be a specialized cord and I don't know what kind. The solar cell connects to the cord that leads to the pump, if you had the correct type you could add the extension at that juncture.
1165069
The system is solar powered... there is no option for any other power source. It does use rechargeable batteries however (not included). I believe from my tinkering that the voltage state of the battery determines when the pump turns on. When it is above a given voltage, the pump is on, when it drops too low, it shuts off. But I could be wrong.
350569
I'm using mine a pond bubbler without a battery, connected to directly to a small solar panel. Obviously it only runs when the sun is shining, but that is when my pond needs aeration the most.
1033381
It requires no tubing. It comes with everything you need to operate it! It works great : ) It is a square solar panel with a 10' 8" cord running to the pump. All you have to do is put the pump in the container/bird bath you are using, add water and put the solar panel in the sun. It takes just a minute for it to displace the air and start running. Hope this helps! : )
1901934
I know this is a month old, but I'll answer for future readers...the HP of the pump doesn't matter, only the pumps total feet of head ability, and then only if you're putting the solar panels on the roof. Then, in order to prime the panels the pump would need a higher feet of head rating than the height of your roof. If your roof is 10', the pump would need to have a feet of head rating higher than 10'.