The field is obviously still a work in progress, and as expected I'm still tweaking things to work better.
I planned to replace my little 12v water pump with a petrol engine one so today I moved my water tank (IBC) from in front of the barn to up to by the road/borehole, less convenient but about 100m less work for the pump. Hopefully gravity will fill the trough from the tank. 1 tank is about 2 weeks of water.
But now I've moved the tank the 12v one is pumping much more efficiently and now I can't decide so here's the pros and cons I see, which would you go for?;
12v;
Virtually silent - no one knows it's there so can be left running
Will take about 8 hours to fill the tank
Requires a car/leisure battery to be carried 25m to it each time because;
Battery requires charging regularly (can't solar charge in situ as there's big trees and hedges to the east, south and west so always in shade)
Pump can be left in situ
Pump will probably need replacing annually, battery every couple of years
£55 set up
Petrol;
Noisy - will draw attention and I'll have to hang about while it's running.
Will take about 1 hour to fill the tank
I'll have to carry the pump in and out each time (10kgs)
Pump will probably drop water in my car after use.
Nothing to charge, just a little petrol each time
Will probably last 10 years or more
£200 set up
All this bearing in mind the place is rented so no guarantee how long I'll be there for.
I planned to replace my little 12v water pump with a petrol engine one so today I moved my water tank (IBC) from in front of the barn to up to by the road/borehole, less convenient but about 100m less work for the pump. Hopefully gravity will fill the trough from the tank. 1 tank is about 2 weeks of water.
But now I've moved the tank the 12v one is pumping much more efficiently and now I can't decide so here's the pros and cons I see, which would you go for?;
12v;
Virtually silent - no one knows it's there so can be left running
Will take about 8 hours to fill the tank
Requires a car/leisure battery to be carried 25m to it each time because;
Battery requires charging regularly (can't solar charge in situ as there's big trees and hedges to the east, south and west so always in shade)
Pump can be left in situ
Pump will probably need replacing annually, battery every couple of years
£55 set up
Petrol;
Noisy - will draw attention and I'll have to hang about while it's running.
Will take about 1 hour to fill the tank
I'll have to carry the pump in and out each time (10kgs)
Pump will probably drop water in my car after use.
Nothing to charge, just a little petrol each time
Will probably last 10 years or more
£200 set up
All this bearing in mind the place is rented so no guarantee how long I'll be there for.
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