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| a solar powered water pump for your well. Even | | | | what a great idea it is to install a solar powered |
| though windmills have more commonly been used | | | | water pump, let me move on to the how to. It is |
| to power water pumps, solar panels are starting | | | | important to choose a good solar powered well |
| to become the prefered method for pumping | | | | pump for use that makes the best use of your |
| water in remote locations. This is great news for | | | | power and doesn't require a transformer where |
| so many reasons. First of all, there are huge | | | | energy is lost unnecessarily. You don't want a |
| amounts of land that have been thought to be | | | | regular well pump that runs on 110 volt AC power. |
| inhabitable because potable water was not | | | | That would mean that you would have to invest |
| available. Well, just imagine a solar well that taps | | | | in an inverter that would eat up a lot of power |
| deep down water sources in remote deserts all | | | | and bring your well pump to a slow trickle. You |
| over our planet. Someday this could that | | | | want a well pump designed specifically for solar |
| overpopulation will not be a problem as vast | | | | panels and that means you want a low votage |
| amounts of new real estate becomes available | | | | DC model water pump. Your solar panel doesn't |
| for more and more people. Agricultural land may | | | | need a high wattage rating to run your solar |
| someday increase 100 fold when this actually | | | | pump. Some solar powered pumps operate on as |
| becomes a reality. Second, pumping water with | | | | little at 100 watts. Of course, the more watts, |
| solar panels is particularly a good use for solar | | | | the more water you can pump so you need to |
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| themselves thus rendering the entire idea not | | | | |