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Newbe Question (pumps ) | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 editorial)
Re: Newbe Question (pumps ) (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by dnix71 on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 at 04:38:59 PM MST
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At 80 feet, you don't have many choices. You have to pump, you can't lift water that high.
http://www.azrenewable.com/wp_faq.html

I don't know if there are small versions of this, but a spiral pump doesn't take much power.
http://lurkertech.com/water/pump/tailer/

To guarantee water in the short run, maybe a large tank and a small generator to run the pump would be the safe choice. If you can store a weeks' worth of water, and something fails, you have time to deal with it.

This place isn't cheap, but they do have the goods for someone way off the grid. http://www.backwoodssolar.com/catalog/pumps.htm



Newbe Question (pumps ) | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 editorial)

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