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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1236551" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>3/4 horses takes a ton of AC power. The cost (and size) of a solar rig big enough to even operate it marginally will water your eyes. Forget the submersible and start looking at windmills or hand pumps. Probably your best bet for limited use is the traditional hand pump. If you do go that route, learn about theft prevention. People really like to steal those.</p><p></p><p>There could be low power electric pumps that would work off reasonably sized and priced solar arrays. Been away from it too long to know, but the 220 is not a doable deal. </p><p></p><p>An even more primitive approach is a rope and bucket. I used one at several places I lived as a kid. Long skinny buckets hold a couple of gallons and require a pulley and some sort of rig to hold the pulley over the well. And, they are cheap and portable. You could leave the well covered, bring the rope, bucket and probably a tripod in, and have water when you are there. </p><p></p><p>Do get it tested. How deep is the well? How far down to the water? CB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1236551, member: 711"] 3/4 horses takes a ton of AC power. The cost (and size) of a solar rig big enough to even operate it marginally will water your eyes. Forget the submersible and start looking at windmills or hand pumps. Probably your best bet for limited use is the traditional hand pump. If you do go that route, learn about theft prevention. People really like to steal those. There could be low power electric pumps that would work off reasonably sized and priced solar arrays. Been away from it too long to know, but the 220 is not a doable deal. An even more primitive approach is a rope and bucket. I used one at several places I lived as a kid. Long skinny buckets hold a couple of gallons and require a pulley and some sort of rig to hold the pulley over the well. And, they are cheap and portable. You could leave the well covered, bring the rope, bucket and probably a tripod in, and have water when you are there. Do get it tested. How deep is the well? How far down to the water? CB [/QUOTE]
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