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  • From: <sunnfarm AT netscape.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] water wagon pump advice
  • Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 06:07:30 -0700

20-40 minutes sounds like gravity is doing most of the work. Drip systems are
designed for the pump to run continously to prevent motor burn out from
constant restarting as in the pressure tank setup... Bob.


>Hi All:
>I put together a water wagon using a 200 gallon tank and trailer.
>I am pumping water using an on-demand 12 volt pump (45 max psi; 4.9
>gpm) which works great but I'm wondering if I should add a pressure
>tank so that the pump isn't running non-stop. On the other hand, it
>only takes 20-40 minutes to drain the tank and it's solar powered,
>so it may not matter that much.
>Thanks for any advice.
>Mike
>
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