for my water feature. Is a 150 litres per hourenough!
sailor13,
Dec 2, 3:56pm
I would like one for my fish pond do you know who sells them I live in Tauranga not had much luck yet !
kcc55a,
Dec 5, 6:24pm
Still looking for a reccomendation on size. Anybody!
trade4us2,
Dec 5, 6:32pm
150 litres per hour is about 40 cc per second, or a small cupful falling down every second. It's up to you if that is enough.
wunderbar2,
Dec 5, 7:35pm
If you want something more powerful -Use a ordinary Circulation pump ( = up to 60 Litres a minute -has a 5-7m head on them - and pop a 100w solar panel on it - with a inverter from dick smith for 99$ = Problem solved .
kcc55a,
Dec 5, 8:01pm
Yeah! 40cc isnt even half a small cupfull. But at every second that maybe enough for a trickle type water feature.
samanya,
Dec 6, 11:26am
That's very small lph .it sounds a lot but it isn't. The other factor is the lift .what height do you need it to push the water! Unless you want to pay quite a lot for a bigger solar pump, I doubt that it would be enough. Why do you want solar specifically, cos a low voltage pump would be a better option IMO. The transformer needs to be under cover from the rain but cord doesn't have to be buried like a mains powered pump & you can extend the cord (within reason) & they go whether the sun is out or not.
kcc55a,
Dec 6, 11:41am
Appreciate your interest. I want it for an outside water feature as we dont have an outside electrical connection. Also we are unsure of the best location for it and this gives us the flexibilty to move it. Riser height will be about 1 metre. The interesting issue is there seems to be no price middle ground there are cheapies around $30 and then the next level is about $150. Cant even find a Chinese source myself to buy direct.
samanya,
Dec 6, 4:19am
I'm pretty sure a $30 solar pump would not do the job. How far is the feature from the nearest power source! Low voltage could still be an option,cheaper & more reliable.
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