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@giocrash17 Жыл бұрын
This is great! Thank you for the video. With this setup, I was able to use a tiny pump to get water from my pond to my garden that is ~200 feet away! Used it to fill 2 55 gallon barrels and a few 5 gallon buckets in less than a day. In fully sun, that tiny pump filled a 55 gallon barrel in less than 2 hours, all with the power of the sun! No more lugging buckets from the pond to the garden, very excited that this works so well.
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
That's great to hear!! 🙂
@UdonTaco4 күн бұрын
Awesome idea, execution, and setup. Thank you for the inspiration and encouragement on this wonderful project.
@carolscabinas Жыл бұрын
I'm amazed that tiny pump can pump that much water that far!
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
Yes, I agree!
@mistereearly11412 жыл бұрын
I just use a small solar powered pump for fountain feature. Works great for years. Irrigate all my plants right from the lake water
@Rboase1 Жыл бұрын
One of the best do it yourself videos i have seen in a long time. This is exactly what I have been looking for, and also the materials.
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
Great to hear!!!
@vzero_snexfur8853 ай бұрын
Should I cover my large plastic pond to avoid mosquito eggs ec that I will be using to water Garden Will pump you recommended be good for large plastic pond ? Thanks
@ciachetti Жыл бұрын
Really great video!!! My wife and I are going to do the exact same thing. Can't thank you enough for making this video. All powered by the sun! Have a wonderful day
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! 🙂
@redwoodsgal2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. I have a hobby greenhouse I just put 3 levels of 30ft rows of plastic rain gutters planted with strawberries. I have a 300 gal water tub and some drip irrigation tape and been racking my brain how to automate the system. I'm excited ☺️
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Hope it worked out for you! 🙂
@RoeRoe1232 жыл бұрын
Omg my head is about to explode with this one 😳 THAT Little pump carried the water THAT Far??? 😱 My pond is closer to my garden than this! And I can put a container on my truck and go fill it up too! 🤗 Yippeeeee!!
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you see the benefit of doing this. It truly is amazing to have a solar panel do the work .. and all free and without noise .. or extra costs.
@joompah73 жыл бұрын
Just a couple of comments. As an electrician make sure you use wire that is rated for direct burial. The insulation will last longer and not get brittle. Better yet run it in some polytube or UV rated PVC. Yes you don't need a charge controller and battery but a future upgrade of these would be nice. I like to fill my barrels in the evening that way they have all day to warm the water, but I suppose the pond water is warm. Of course no sun minimal power and might ruin your pump.... Either great idea so you don't need the generator...
@mopolani96043 жыл бұрын
Here I became a fan of "money can't buy your wisdom, loved it, I will do it in my garden, all these years I used hand pump
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Glad to be of help!
@jsmythibАй бұрын
I dug a 4x4x10 well next to my garden and chicken coup. I use a 60w dc shallow well pump($65) to get close to actual house water pressure. All very useful, everyday. I do have a charge controller, old 12v battery(this is where the old ones go!). 2/100 watt panels. A slow constant'ish feed to your storage tanks is a great idea. We have parallel setups, thankyou for sharing.
@billquakenbush16923 жыл бұрын
You could add a Hudson float valve to your recieving drum and the pump would turn on and off automatically
@gardendirt10993 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@Stubones999 Жыл бұрын
or when your barrels fill up, let it run on, and overflow. Have a pipe from the top of the barrels to the rows of plants and let the overflow irrigate the garden.
@bertkutoob7 ай бұрын
I've been thinking of doing this for the hydroponic tower garden I'm thinking of putting in. So this video is a nice kick-start 😅 One question. How is the pump holding up after 3 years?
@nonnywinner5039 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading and sharing your smart, simple, straightforward, cost effective and efficient solution.
@neogator263 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I recently started collecting water and am working on a solar pump strong enough to operate a standard yard sprinkler. I love technology almost as much as I love doing things for free!
As a proud west central 'arkie' - I see you are also an arkie as well. Thanks for the demonstration. I'm designing a couple of solar solutions - one to move captured rain water from a large tank to a smaller garden tank and one to run an small irrigation system for a 'field garden' that is growing radishes and things. Thanks so much!
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Hope it works out for you! Sure been dry this year!
@cyelannford47353 жыл бұрын
Making use of what God has given us... Excellent!!
@futures.scalper.8082 жыл бұрын
the genius is in the simplicity
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree .. and that makes it more useable.
@user-re3td7fu1d3 ай бұрын
What an innovative and smart set-up! Thank you so much for taking the time to share it!
@roseoil80684 жыл бұрын
Ten Wonderful, helpful video. Thank you for taking time to make and share.
@gardendirt10994 жыл бұрын
Twelve .. Cheers!
@sidneydavis67694 жыл бұрын
That is what I call American ingenuity and genius.
@gardendirt10994 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sidney .. I'm leaving this behind for those who are yet to be born! 🤣lol
@David-hr5ml Жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to share what you have learned. Very helpful
@MichiganMaker2 ай бұрын
Nice setup. This is just the sort of thing I was looking for to power my solar pool heater. Thank you for sharing.
@djksfhakhaksАй бұрын
I like the berrel idea! Ive messed with floats and all sorts of stuff to keep my intake from cloging. I might use this and inovate on it a bit.
@Esterisreali Жыл бұрын
Great video I really appreciate you taking your time to share your wisdom and knowledge with all of us
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
Thank you .. 🙂
@enrique69432 жыл бұрын
Thanks that's perfect for what I need almost the same but my elevation is probably double yours. But I guess I can just ad another solar panel and pump in the middle and have 2 water stations.
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Yes .. That works too.
@urbanplanner72003 жыл бұрын
That's a nice spot for a garden.
@gardendirt10993 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed .. very happy to be able to grow here!
@Gumby1978 Жыл бұрын
That is very ingenious.
@DianneFincham4 жыл бұрын
A great video. I think solar power is going to be our only way forward.
@gardendirt10994 жыл бұрын
I agree Dianne .. and thank you for the comment! :)
@mel41138Ай бұрын
Beautiful idea 💡. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless 🙏💕
@Lynn-er9yx9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea!
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! :)
@ordinarypete3 жыл бұрын
Make more content. This helped me and my wife so much. Ty.
@ordinarypete3 жыл бұрын
@@MerwinARTist wow! I am sorry to hear that! So glad things are ok though! 🙏🏽. Life has been a trip, we all need a little break.
@terristurkie5975Ай бұрын
Thank you for a great video especially showing the purchases you made im get on www right now thanks again .
@TylerRecchia90932 жыл бұрын
Drunk on Life, Refreshing KZbin right here. Thank you
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Cheers! 🙂
@pierreaucoin24803 жыл бұрын
Pretty impressive. Where was the little pump? At the pond, at the panel, or at the barrel? Hard to believe that little pump can push water or pull water that far. Wow!
@Stubones999 Жыл бұрын
The pump is in the blue barrel floating in the lake and a line runs from the pump to the storage barrels.
@randallcammack69325 ай бұрын
You could add a bulk head fitting at the top of your receiver barrel for a hose to water the grass
@Lermer07 Жыл бұрын
Come back, Garden Dirt. We need your wisdom
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
LOL .. I'm posting a new video now .. a little different but same landscaping garden dirt stuff. 🙂
@MrJakkalsdraai8 ай бұрын
Doing the same thing but with a powerfull pump. Will be adding a water wheel connected to an windmill generator to generate power
@juliecisneros39104 ай бұрын
Can you PLEASE tell me if this worked out for you? It’s EXACTLY what I’m wanting to do and am a full on rookie with all this
@cd8628 Жыл бұрын
Well done, Sir!
@nunyabusiness8633 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! Nicely done.
@jacobducat9 ай бұрын
Great video sir. That is exactly what I needed to see
@morganclapp55543 ай бұрын
Perfect set up
@johnfitbyfaithnet Жыл бұрын
Good information thank you for sharing
@ericpham5198 Жыл бұрын
If you pump air into a column of water of 3 m depth then you can always had clean water will refill the water to use because under 3 m depth enough pressure turn air into water
@trif553 жыл бұрын
Hope to see more videos from you, a little upgrade you could make to get a lot more water out of that pump/make it run longer would be a larger solar panel, that 30W is the absolute peak power, most of the day or through any cloud you'll get less than that, for a similar price you should be able to find a 2nd hand solar farm panel that's over 200W! it may be a 30v panel so you'll need a little DC-DC Buck converter but those are less than $10 as well, wire it all up and watch it go!
@americanwolfke5sqb9165 ай бұрын
Great idea thanks for sharing God bless you and yours
@royvoth5366 Жыл бұрын
Sir u look just like my father in law.And we are from Arkansas aswell.
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! lol
@wilbo3376 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Just what I need! Im commenting 2 years later. How is that pump holding up?
@longsnapper53812 ай бұрын
Well done, sir!
@AllisonRozsaVoice Жыл бұрын
I’d really like to know more about how you do the watering itself. Can you attach a hose to the pump? I see that you are dripping freely into the garden, how does the water reach the plants that need it?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
as long as the roots of the plants can reach the wetness of the ground .. the plants will get the water they need.
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
So one of the things I did was use a hoe to dig a shallow trench down beside the row of okra for instance .. and just let the water flow out of the pipe on the uphill end of the trench so it will flow down to the other end. It just depends on the situation.
@niallwalshe4473 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, and thank you.
@mountainchild9322 Жыл бұрын
Great Job
@briansmythe32193 жыл бұрын
Great Idear Sir Yhanks for that Verry helpful
@gardendirt10993 жыл бұрын
So nice of you .. thanks!
@dtinyXD3 жыл бұрын
How did you wire the pump to the solar panel? It looks like you just spliced the wires, right?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Yes .. just connected wires .. to turn the pump on I use an alligator clip and clip onto a bare wire. You could also use something to cover the solar panel.
@tomharrigan32272 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you the man
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Cheers! 🙂
@patty92652 жыл бұрын
Love the fact you don't have to use a battery .Would this be enough power to do a outdoor shower?
@Graysail0r2 жыл бұрын
I would for a low pressure 'drip' type shower. Especially if you elevate the tank. If you are thinking about disposing of the tank entirely then yes - these pumps are used to do small fountains (that's an upside down shower, lol). It is dependent on the elevation from the water source to the discharge - 21 feet for this pump.
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Yes, but of course only when the sun is shinning.
@melsibley5191 Жыл бұрын
Very clever , thank you for sharing ,
@nickcats91713 ай бұрын
Love the inner tube floating the barrel in the creek. What size inner tube? Do you have a link? Did you put any type of filter in the barrel? Holes in the bottom or the side? Thank you!
@ZombiePermaculture2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@philippinestoday Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@agustingomez55942 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@ejsocci26307 ай бұрын
Awesome, thanks for sharing this
@thchighflyerz Жыл бұрын
Could this work with Hudson float valve so there's no overflow and then a low or no pressure timer at bottom or barrel for drip irrigation to basically make an automated drip irrigation system
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Probably so. :)
@Rick-the-Swift Жыл бұрын
Dang that is a small little wire they got there.
@dondicey65282 ай бұрын
Question about pump head. I do not need volume or high flow, however, I am transferring water from a 55 gal drum uphill to another drum. The distance is roughly 300 ft. but a gain in elevation of 50-60'. Do you think this little pump can do this or not the right application? I could use 1/4" or even 1/8" diameter outflow line. I simply need to fill the target drum once a week with 40-50 gallons of relatively clean water for backpack spraying in our target area. Thanks for any help. Great stuff by the way!
@luckydogfarms2 жыл бұрын
Subscribed! I away learn something new on your channel. Thanks, J
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@karentaucher22862 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting! How do you switch it on and off though? Also, that solar panel reads that its open circuit voltage is 42.2 volts. Would that burn out a pump that's rated with a maximum of 24 volts?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
The pump only uses what it needs .. I hooked up two solar panels to one pump to see if it would pump faster .. it didn't and did not hurt the pump. I switch it on by connecting wires together with an alligator clip on the end.
@CheikosChannel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Big LIKE for you.
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for that!! 🙂
@truthseeker1364 Жыл бұрын
How long did ur set up work for ? And is it still going ?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
I have moved it around to various locations .. the pump is not working now but probably just needs cleaning .. I've got to pull it out and give it some attention.
@razvanon4 ай бұрын
the panel is 36 v and the pump is 8-24v . doesn't this extra voltage burn the pump ? Did you measure the actual voltage coming from the panel to see if it's ever coming as high as 36 volts ?
@rosanadancel7225 Жыл бұрын
Oh this great. Whats the generator doing in all of that? Thank you
@briantrout70513 жыл бұрын
I like the idea quite a lot. But one thing I think would be practical might be some kind of a "current cut-out" such that when the output from the panel dropped below a certain level, it would shut the pump down until such time as the current was once again adequate to run the application. If just manually turning it on and off during full sun hours, it's not a big deal. I'm not so sure about the hours towards the beginning and end of the day when the panel may be putting out too little power to actually run the pump properly. How could that happen simply without spending a lot? (I can see applications well beyond a small water pump that this would apply to.) Thanks!
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
When there is less sun .. like when there is a shadow from a tree branch .. it just drops in power to run the pump .. but it doesn't hurt the pump at all.
@cpurrin14 ай бұрын
For those of us with water sources that can dry up, is there a way to add an automatic off so pump doesn't burn out?
@DemzWon13 жыл бұрын
That's awesome
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
@Julian_Wang-pai9 ай бұрын
I've come to this video very late on. If you're still responding to questions may I ask how long those little pumps last?
@kevinmann4786 Жыл бұрын
That's great Thankyou
@12vLife Жыл бұрын
Nice work. I want to try this. Can this pump really pull water straight up 20'? How clear does the water need to be? Can it run off of 12v 100w solar panel?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
So the head pressure is important to think about .. it might pump 20' ft up .. but not be very much water coming out .. but it does give a range of options in that spectrum .. 1 - 15 or 18 ft. for example. It's going to flow more at 1 ft than at 18 ft. You just want to have clean water .. no leaves, grass, etc. to clog the line. Yes, it can run off a 100w solar panel. .. it's 12 volt.
@MinecraftEmpire-ld6hi5 ай бұрын
thanks so much
@AnoopAlias2 жыл бұрын
I did a similar setup with a 40 watt pump and a 100 watt solar panel and the rated head was 4 meter. But this wasn't pumping over a few cm of head and was waste of money
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that .. I hope you are able to make it work somehow.
@iam55644 ай бұрын
if i put this in a 5000 gallon water tank would it have enough power to push from there?
@brookelarson49046 ай бұрын
I saw in a previous post you said you changed the design of the float. Can you please explain a little more? Is it like 4-in PVC Square that's a little bit bigger than the barrel or did you have to make it a lot bigger so would be more buoyant?
@KRoc Жыл бұрын
I wonder if there are any solar water pumps on the market with a shutoff float or if it's easy to configure one that way
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Probably is .. or maybe make one.
@andrepedzik20475 ай бұрын
Can you use this in a water storage tank in the winter to keep the water moving so it will not freeze.
@mikebond6328Ай бұрын
Depends on where you live.
@teeandy1003 ай бұрын
Is the system still working, did you have any challenges?
@pl7472 жыл бұрын
Is that pump completely submerged under water in the barrel? Do you have a screen on the inlet?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Yes to both of your questions! 🙂
@johncaplinger18883 жыл бұрын
Can you post the link again for purchasing the pump.
@gardendirt10993 жыл бұрын
Hi John .. this link is for one with less watts .. less head pressure .. but it's from the same people. I'm noticing that they have one .. little more pricy .. but this one I posted has been discontinued. Keep looking tho .. you never know what someone else has developed. usa.banggood.com/DC-12V-Solar-Powered-Water-Pump-Motor-700L-or-H-Brushless-Magnetic-Submersible-Water-Pumps-p-1275049.html?rmmds=detail-left-hotproducts&cur_warehouse=CN
@agrarianarc3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Do you think this would work to pump water out of a well? We have a second well on our property that we'd like to make use of just for gardens and animals.
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Depends upon how deep your well is .. this pump was only rated to pump about 21 ft vertically.
@lestersloan2758 Жыл бұрын
I would get a windmill pump to keep a 250 gallon water barrel full at all times and use the force of gravity to water the garden 😊
@sheilal.72843 жыл бұрын
I did not see how you added your switch. Do you just put a switch in line obviously in between the pump and the solar panel?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Hi .. you can add a switch if you want to .. but I attached alligator clips to the ends of the wire and they will hold onto almost anything. By connecting or hooking the clips .. it acts as a switch.
@deanaha10 ай бұрын
How do you change the battery when they don’t work
@gardendirt10999 ай бұрын
There is no battery to change .. the power comes directly from the solar panel.
@dsdkeck3 жыл бұрын
How long are wires to panel? I need 4 ft. to reach bottom of IBC tank.
@mangalagowda61412 жыл бұрын
How can I use this method to pump water from a 55 gallon rain barrel? Where should the pump be kept?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
If you are pumping from the barrel .. you need to put the pump in the barrel.
@newhopeforhealing2 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I have 265 Watt solar panels and a 450 watt DC water pump. Do I need 1 or 2 panels? I'm assuming 2?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Just one panel would work .. pretty sure.
@marychristineanderson41122 жыл бұрын
How about for a waterfall?!?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
It would depend .. it can be used for a lot of things .. including a small pool fountain.
@blesseddwellings98292 жыл бұрын
Where do you live? How do you think this would do in the winter?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Southwestern Arkansas .. the pump can't take being frozen!
@jimmydavis59513 жыл бұрын
I would like to put in a solar powered system at my land where I have a 2 acre spring fed pond.Have a solar powered timer to run my heads (one at a time) to water a garden or food plot,have a pump to pull water from the pond to the valves so the timer can turn them on and push water through the pvc pipes,ect.Any ideas how to set that up I am not the best with solar or electrical stuff :)
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
I'm not real versed in solar either .. but this was simple and I felt I had to share. 🙂
@chopshop2542 жыл бұрын
How big of a tractor tire inner tube did you use to fit around the 55 gallon plastic barrel?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
Actually I would not recommend an inner tube now .. bought a new one and it didn't last. Instead I built a float using 4" PVC pipe joined with 90 deg. elbows. All glued together .. then wrapped aluminum wire around the pipe and through the barrel at the midway point. The barrel is now floating in my pond.
@chopshop2545 ай бұрын
Just curious how this setup has been holding up
@bigmansanister8716Ай бұрын
What does the generator do here?
@mikebond6328Ай бұрын
Waits for the sun to go down.
@scottsellers683 жыл бұрын
Where do I buy this pump ?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure .. I had to do a lot of searching before I found this on Ebay.
@EnriqueLopez-lf8qm2 жыл бұрын
How high can the pump lift water actually?
@michaelcarey10402 жыл бұрын
that pump has very little head. I think 5 feet max and at a slow flow
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
It says on this pump that it will pump 7 meters which is about 21 vertical feet .. but of course the higher you pump the water the slower it's going to flow.
@kouher108 Жыл бұрын
Would you sell?
@gardendirt1099 Жыл бұрын
I don't have a need to sell .. but thanks for asking.