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spillenger
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# Posted: 2 Jul 2014 09:49am
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I am running a hose (or possibly poly pipe) from my brook to my water tank using a Shurflo submersible pump powered by a PV panel. It will have to travel 1200 feet with a rise of about 30 feet. My off-grid guru tells me a 1/2" garden hose will do fine, but recently two other knowledgeable individuals independently said 1/2" is way too small an opening. One of them said to go with at least a 3/4" hose, and the other was talking about 1" or 1-1/2" poly pipe. I know the issue is flow and pressure, but I'm not sure whom to believe.
Any advice?
thanks,
Paul
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sparky1
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# Posted: 2 Jul 2014 11:50am
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1'2" pipe water per 100 ft =1.6 gallon
3/4" '" " " = 2.8 "
1" " " " = 4.5 "
will this small pump push & lift that weight??
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spillenger
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# Posted: 2 Jul 2014 12:07pm
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The Shurflo 9325 spec sheet says that at 24 VDC it will handle a maximum of 230 feet of vertical lift with a flow rate per hour of 82 gallons.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 2 Jul 2014 09:00pm
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Spillenger, most homes are supplied with 1" poly pipe. I doubt you'd need bigger than that. The size of the hose will determine how heavy the water column is going to be, which will determine the power of your pump.
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sparky1
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# Posted: 3 Jul 2014 06:11pm
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Shurflo 9325 spec sheet says that at 24 VDC,
has a 1/2" Barbed fitting for 1/2 " pipe only---read the data sheet--I have the same pump---
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