Reddit reviews Amarine Made 12v Water Pressure Diaphragm Pump 4.3 L/min 1.1 GPM 35 PSI - Caravan/rv/Boat/Marine
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On-demand, automatic water pump for small boats, campers, and vansBuilt-in 35 PSI pressure switch for automatic stop/startSelf-priming--allows it to be mounted above tank; able to run dryBuilt-in thermal protector; 3/8-inch hose barb ports1.1 Gallons per minute (4.2 Litres per minute) ;The New Pump have some water inside due to factory test, every pump will undergo a rigorous test before put on the market
This fence line is just shy of 90 feet and my setup works pretty well at that length. I used pretty small diameter pvc so it’s not much weight; I can’t imagine reinforcement would be needed for the watering— maybe for the vines depending. It’s not a raging torrent of water it basically is just a steady drip but it saturates pretty well when run in cycles and not run during the heat of the day.
My initial version of this setup was a single battery and small solar panel and it ran fine for a year or more (granted I’m in SoCal so we get a lot of sun)— I’ve since expanded a bit to a 4 battery setup and larger panel but just because I added two more pumps for covering other areas.
Here’s a picture of the control box of a basic single battery system with timer and a simple solar controller
https://i.imgur.com/JOfGqdp.jpg
Here’s some of the basic gear:
Water Storage
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Current Water tank
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003H9WJMI/
(Although I’ve also used smaller/cheaper tanks like this for my vegetable garden, just might mean more refills depending on how often it’s run: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BFC5NIA/ )
If you’re looking to go super cheap, I honestly started my first setup with a couple modified 5 gallon plastic water bottles I stole from my office like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003B27RAA/
Power
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Current solar panel for a 4 battery setup:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFMBF3G
Previous panel for single battery system:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PFGP0EA
Solar regulator (keeps you from blowing up the battery! The smaller panel comes free with one that works fine, I just liked this one better because it had more lights!): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L37KZI6/
Batteries, one is plenty for a single pump system:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003S1RQ2S/
(obviously if you wanted to build a system on the cheap you could bypass the solar entirely and drop $20 on a second battery that you leave charging and just swap them back and forth every week or three, depending on how often/long you run the system)
Pump
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Current Pump:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072BXBQGC/
Although I’ve also used cheaper ones like these for drip systems and they were fine:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07699RMVB
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WYMC492
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DLKT4OO
Misc
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Timer (has like 16 stop/start memories which should be plenty for any configuration):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090MTLFO
If there is some interest next weekend I could draw up a complete wiring/assembly diagram and detailed parts list and make a separate post (and include all the sundries: wire, hose, clamps, filters, waterproof project box, couplings, drip heads, etc).
Hell yeah, that was my thinking, too. "Everything and the kitchen sink."
I used a little 12v pressure pump from Amazon, found here. It's 35PSI and 1.1GPM of flow. Perfectly fine for rinsing off dishes or washing hands or filling up the dog bowl. I have it running into a 3.5 gal Reliant freshwater jug which is enough water for dishes and hand washing for a couple days.
It draws about a peak of 3.5A @ 12v but since it is a pressure pump it only draws power when the faucet is open. Otherwise it is off. I still installed a master cutoff switch just so that I can turn the entire box off at night and not worry about a fitting coming loose and the thing running dry all night and killing my battery.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WYMC492
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Got it as deal for like $12
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got this running for 2 years now. Works perfect.
I had the same problem with the viscosity. I am using this [pump] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WYMC492?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) along with "push connect" fittings and have been fairly happy.