Hi, I bought a drill pump at Home Depot for $6.97. The pump attaches to a drill. It pumps 3.75 gallons per minutes. 225 gallons per hour. It conects to a garden hose. I connected my rain barrel to a washer machind hose that goes to the drill pump. The pump connects to the 50 ft. hose. I pump my water up 10 ft. Works great.
@dragonxfly59@dragonxfly59 It's a Wayne PLS100. I've decided against the solar setup, mainly because the reserve batteries required would create so much waste (when I'm done with them) that it would eclipse the small amount of power I consume by turning it on for 20 min a few times a week. As far as powering asprinkler system, I'd say without a doubt. The output is equal to that of a standard well pump that a lot of homes already have, plus I link several sprinklers together all the time.
@thebestdriverever It's just how it worked out. I usually get so wrapped up in a project that I don't finish until late in the evening (1-2am) then I'm so excited when it's finished that I want to show it off! Thus, the videos at night. :)
does your pump hold prime in the set up that you have? with it flowing from the bottom of the tank?
bmartin7958 7 months ago
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Hi, I bought a drill pump at Home Depot for $6.97. The pump attaches to a drill. It pumps 3.75 gallons per minutes. 225 gallons per hour. It conects to a garden hose. I connected my rain barrel to a washer machind hose that goes to the drill pump. The pump connects to the 50 ft. hose. I pump my water up 10 ft. Works great.
k2marsh 1 year ago
I would have loved to have seen this video with better lighting.
Thanks for creating....
Devin Hunter
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badboyorganics 1 year ago
@dragonxfly59 @dragonxfly59 It's a Wayne PLS100. I've decided against the solar setup, mainly because the reserve batteries required would create so much waste (when I'm done with them) that it would eclipse the small amount of power I consume by turning it on for 20 min a few times a week. As far as powering asprinkler system, I'd say without a doubt. The output is equal to that of a standard well pump that a lot of homes already have, plus I link several sprinklers together all the time.
honduhchicken 1 year ago
thanks for sharing that. good approach and use of materials on hand. i learned a lot.
elbaboso 1 year ago
I enjoy watching your two videos, and seeing the ingenious add-on's. However, I'm curious: Why do you film your videos at night?
thebestdriverever 1 year ago
@thebestdriverever It's just how it worked out. I usually get so wrapped up in a project that I don't finish until late in the evening (1-2am) then I'm so excited when it's finished that I want to show it off! Thus, the videos at night. :)
honduhchicken 1 year ago