Rural/Farm Life
Related: About this forumReplacing a very old windmill with a solar pump. Any suggestions, remarks?
The blades on the old mill are done for so we have to do something. Does not make sense to put up a new mill head. so going with solar. If you have a solar pump, can you tell me what type, how long you have had it and if you are happy with it. Thanks.
mopinko
(71,891 posts)arent the new wind turbine supposed to be cool and spiffy?
i'd kinda like to do some small wind on top of solar. it's either sunny or windy here pretty much at all times.
efhmc
(15,021 posts)Kali
(55,820 posts)What is your well depth and casing size? Do you know your flow rate? (and have we had this conversation before?)
efhmc
(15,021 posts)We have five wells and they are all very old. We are slowly making decisions about almost all of them. We have gone to electric pumps for all but this one.
Kali
(55,820 posts)especially if they are deep. very common set up in AZ and NM at least, and I assume elsewhere. another resource for specs and design (and possible funding if it is for livestock/ag in any way) might be your local NRCS office.
womanofthehills
(9,304 posts)I have a 1200 gal holding tank..
efhmc
(15,021 posts)efhmc
(15,021 posts)we put in an electric pump and move it to the well in question. The mill which is not working now is veeeeery old and there is no telling how straight that shift is so if we change to solar we might end up having to redrill. This is much cheaper and hopefully will work. What I wish is that there were a combination for wind and solar, especially here in Texas were lots of wind in the winter and lots of sun in the summer.