Completed solar powered water pump

I finally got around to mounting the solar panel, completing the solar powered water pump for my rain barrel.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• solar
• water
• pump
• rain
• barrel

[shellackin]

how many watts is the solar panel?

[tdjtx]

@shellackin I believe this one was 6 watts.

[wifebeater756]

believe it or not i had the same panel and it took a fall off a 30 foot roof and it survived

[tdjtx]

@wifebeater756 I believe it, these small panel seem pretty tough. Not the larger ones though, I had a 15W and it simply fell over on the driveway and just cracked like an egg and stopped working.

[fogster31]

so do you get charged for the ammount of water you use from your tap (in the uk we have water meters but not all houses have them ) im seeing a lot of water barrel solar panel pumps etc etc on you tube and im just being curious

[tdjtx]

@fogster31 Yes, we do get charged for the amount of water we use. Currently we pay around $180 a month. Here in Texas water is not only expensive, it's also scarce. We are experiencing one of the worst droughts ever and are under water restrictions.

[808Hea]

@wifebeater756 wicked

[solarvolcano]

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark!!!!! lol awesome...by the way, how much for power station/battery box and solar panel?