Showing posts with label DC submersible pump. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC submersible pump. Show all posts

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Solar Well Pump Install with 1000 Watts of Power and a Deep Well High Flow Helical Rotor Pump from Solarpumps.com

View a video of Advanced Power Inc. employees assisting a rancher with installing a helical rotor solar pump in his well for filling a pond for wildlife use. The well the solar pump is being installed in is approximately 130 feet deep with water standing withing 80 feet of the top of the ground. This system will use 1,000 watts of solar power and should produce 12-13 gallons per minute in bright sunlight.

The rancher used a 1" pvc pipline to run the water from the newly drilled 5" well around the pond dam and down into the pond. This solar well pump application should produce around 8-9 thousand gallons per day in bright summer sunlight hours.

This Rancher also chose to clear several cedar trees in the pond area to take advantage of all the water the solar pump will provide. Cedars are known to rob lots of water, up to 50 gallons per day each. Removing all you can from a desired water storage location is beneficial in a pond or earth tank scenario.

For nearly 30 years the people of Advanced Power Inc. have been known for manufacturing and producing some of the best solar water pumps and water pumping systems in the industry. We are happy to keep that tradition alive.

If you have a need for pumping water in a remote location please give us a call and see what one of our solar powered water pumping systems can do for you. You'll love our friendly people and our great prices.

You can view a video of a smaller pump install here.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Large Solar Powered Well Helical Rotor Pump Installed on a Ranch West of Vici OK for Wildlife Watering.

Monday May 4th, 2015 Advanced Power employees embarked on a mission to assist a rancher in Western OK install one of our large deep well/ high flow helical rotor solar pumps. This particular application was a new well that had been drilled to provide water to an old pond location to help put fresh water in the area for wildlife. There are an abundance of deer, turkey and quail in the area and this solar powered pump system will provide them fresh drinking water.



We had traveled out and viewed the site a few days before and went ahead and dug the hole for the solar panel mounting pole and set it in concrete so it could have a few days to set up and get solid before we placed the load (solar modules) on it. This is a fairly good sized solar array at 1,000 watts and we wanted to be sure the pole had plenty of time to set up. Pictured is the 4 1/2" pole and the 5" well casing for the new well they just had drilled.
The Pole for the Array and the New Well


The rancher trenched a line from the new well around the end of the pond damn so that he could bury the 1"  pvc line that would be used to carry the water from the well to the pond area. Since freezing weather can be a problem in OK like it can in many parts of the US it's important to bury the line to prevent freezing. As this was part of the process we installed a pitless adapter down below frost level in the well casing so there would not need to be any pipes exposed to the freezing elements during winter time use. You can see the pitless adapter pictured below. We drilled a hole in the side of the casing to do the pitless install.
The Below Ground Pitless Adapter to Combat Freezing Weather 

We unloaded the large solar array and then prepared to lift it up onto the pole. 
The Solar Array Preparing to Set on Pole

We had already placed the
pump pipe and fittings on the solar powered pump at the shop as well as taped the pump electric cable to the pipe ever 8-10 feet or so before heading out to the location. In the picture below we are attaching the safety rope to the pump.
The Large Helical Rotor Pump

We ran the electrical pump cable from the well to the solar panels in conduit to provide extra protection to the wire and to make a neater and cleaner installation. 

Running Conduit for Electrical Wire

Once the solar array was placed on the pole and adjustments were made to set proper tilt angle and direction (face modules to the south) then mounting angle adjustment bolts were tightened to hold the alignment. 
Tightening Set Bolts for Solar Panel Angel





This solar powered water pump system is wired with a simple high volt on/off switch. The black box. 
On/Off Switch


Note the additional wind brace located near the switch. It's bolted to the panel mount then attached to the pole for additional support and to hold the solar panels in place during extreme winds. 

K1000H 1000 watt solar array for solar water pump installed.


A simple neat and clean installation of a high powered solar water pumping system. This system should produce roughly 8-9 thousand gallons per day from 100 feet of lift pumping approximately 12 gallons per minute.  It would have only required about half as much power to produce that much water in bright sunlight but when you up-size the solar power you get much better solar pump performance earlier in the morning and late evening and in other lower light situations. You can bring the solar pump to full flow quicker and hold full flow longer the more solar power you have. Even the the solar pump has a limit to it's maximum gallon per minute output, you can achieve more gallons per day by increasing your pumping time with more solar power. 

We at Advanced Power Inc. are excited to have another satisfied customer. We have been assisting people with their water pumping needs for nearly 30 years. 

Video of the install coming soon! 

View the video at the link below. 


View a video of a smaller pump system installation here:


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Monday, June 16, 2014

Our solar powered water pumping system being used to pump from a pond to distribute water for wildlife.

Pond Solar Pump

 Updated: 06-16-2014
We attempted to drill a well on a rather difficult Arbuckle formation and opted to use water out of a collection pond we use as a small, but ineffective duck pond.  When dry during the summer after pumping, we will harvest the rich soil and use it on gardens or wallow areas, which will also increase the holding capacity of the pond.  We can also plant some millet if we wanted for forage improvement for ducks.  The half-acre pond catches 100 acres of rainfall and can easily fill up in a day.  Instead of trying to make the well, we will use the solar pump setup to place in the pond and pump up the pasture to some spreader dams that were built in some clayish soils.  We obtained our pump from the folks at Advanced Power, who were great to answer questions and comment on our specific installation.
The pump  is placed in a 5 gallon bucket with rope and float for retrieval via canoe.  The pump can easily pump the 20-30 feet of uphill head pressure and as long as we run 1″ PVC pipe, the resistance of the flow can handle the 750′ of travel distance.  We made one box near the pond to connect the 1/2 inch black pipe from the pump to the PVC and added a backflow preventer to keep the water from flowing back during cloudy periods of the day.  We will have to disconnect the pump during the winter as there is no way in this set up to protect the piping from freezing and blowing the pump due to back pressure.  Small price to pay to get the water up the hill to the future quail oasis locations.
We had an interesting opportunity due to the topography to run the flow in two directions using gravity and a simple inexpensive 9 volt landscape system timer.  We placed the solenoid valve in the box at the top of the hill below the rock overflow which is about 2 feet above.  We set the timer to open for a few hours a day at different times which opens the pipe flowing downhill in the opposite direction.  When the valve closes, the pump pushes the flow back up the rock overflow which is directed the opposite direction.
The valve and landscape timer have been used for over a year in another installation with great reliability.  The two 9 volt batteries have lasted over a year.  For the cost of about $100, the functionality can’t be beaten.    You can order the valve here.
(UPDATE:  The valve just mentioned works well on pressurized systems.  There is almost no pressure created by the solar pump and after installing the Hunter valve, we discovered that the valve wasn’t opening.  After reading the trouble shooting page, we deduced the valve needed pressure, but we needed confirmation.  We had a simple garden hose timer on hand (about $30) to regulate the bird dog misting system and tested it to see if water would flow through it when we held it vertically.  The valve did open with just gravity pressure, so we rebuilt the manifold with the new timer and brass garden hose fittings to connect to the 1″ PVC piping.  Once set we tested the functionality and it works just as designed.  When the timer allows, the valve opens and water refuses to flow uphill to the rock structure and instead flows downhill in the desired direction.  You can order this valve here. )
The installation worked as intended and yields about 3 gallons per minute, enough to saturate the soils over time and allow a diversity of plants for bugging and cooling during the hot summers.
 Valve box left of rock stack Water Flowing to spreader dam system
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 Overflow about 2 feet above valve Black pipe to be trimmed
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Right pipe from pump, valve closes for water to rocks  Hunter valve that didn’t work w/o pressure Garden Hose timer designed for slow flow and pressure worked in this design installation (pics are flipped to each other but flow the same)
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Solar Powered Submersible Water Pumps from Advanced Power Inc. Introducing the Ranch Pump.

This is a picture of our Ranch Pump model RP4, prior to adding the protective coating, intake screen or wire. It's purpose is to show the quality CNC machined aluminum housing and parts. It's a very impressive and durable piece of water pumping equipment


   We couldn't be more excited to be offering you one of the finest solar pumps on the market.     
                                                          
                                    Meet the Ranch Pump! 

25 years of solar pump manufacturing experience went into designing this state of the art, aluminum housed solar powered submersible pump. It has one of the strongest and most durable motors on the market. Our unique internal driver/controller makes this pump run extremely efficiently which means you save money on buying solar power.  To get the same amount of water our competitors normally need to sell you a lot more solar power to get the job done with their less efficient pump styles. 

Since our controller is built into the pump, that also means you save on the expense of having to buy an additional above ground power controller as you normally need with other solar pumps of this style. 

We are so confident and impressed with this Ranch Pump series that we are offering a 5 year warranty.
(This pump comes with a 3 year standard manufacturers warranty and an additional 2 year prorated warranty can be achieved if you fill out the registration card and send it in with a copy of your receipt within 30 days of purchase, no additional charge! )


These pumps are also great for pumping from ponds, rivers and streams when no freezing weather is present.

RP4 Aluminum
Solar Pump.
Part # 535474

$ 1130.00  
NO additional controller required! 

4 Piston brushless motor submersible solar pump. 

Over volt protection.
Thermal over load protection to help from over heating and causing damage.
Abrasion & Corrosion resistant.

Pressure relief valve installed to assist in an over pressure situation such as a clogged weep hole or kinked line.

Aluminum Housing and Head.
Reverse polarity protection.

Brushless Motor 12-40 volts operating range.

Max gpm 3.75 at no lift or pressure, flows decrease as lift and pressure increase.



   These RP series aluminum solar pumps come with a 3 yr. full and 2 year additional pro-rated warranty. 

Factory rebuildable. Designed CNC Aluminum parts. Positive displacement solar pumps. Lightweight and durable.  Temporary run dry capability. Come standard with 100ft. of wire attached so no under water splice is needed. (due to our hard coating process actual product appearance or color may vary)
RP4 Pumps require a 5" diameter or larger well casing. Max lift 150ft.


Keep in mind when we refer to lift we mean static water level. Your  solar well pump can be set deeper than max lift if it's in the water. Lift does not begin until you come out of the water. EX: Well 220ft. deep total, but water at 80 feet from the gound. If pump is set at 120ft. pump is still only lifting 80 if that is where water level maintains. Do not submerge pumps greater than 50ft. in the water.


Our aluminum solar pumps are a product of 25 years of solar water pump manufacturing experience.We have taken what we have learned over that time, what worked and what didn't, and we have created for our customers our best solar pump ever! 


These solar submersible well pumps are the latest in solar pump technology, with some of the best state of the art features on the market. Such as not requiring the use of an additional controller between the pump and the solar panel to control the voltage or drive the pump motor. This means less expense to you the consumer, and one less component to cause you grief should it fail. Most of our competition requires you purchase additional solar pump controls that can cost up to $400 in addition to the pump price.

We do "recommend" our ALC advanced level controller, but that is to monitor the water level in your tank and save wear and tear on your pump when the tank is full, it is not required.  When used however, it can add years of life to your pump by causing the pump to shut off when the tank is full and not waste run hours on the pump when water is not needed.


What's the big deal with aluminum?  Aluminum dissipates heat over 1,000 times better than our old PVC pumps, and much better than most other stainless steel housed pumps on the market.

Why is this important? It's important because motors, mechanical parts such as bearings, and electronics survive better and longer in a cooler environment. The reason our pumps can run dry is because they are not water cooled but are in a sealed can that does not allow water in the motor housing, those motors working as they do in that environment cause heat to build up inside the can. Our new aluminum pump housings dissipate that heat at a much higher rate and keep the pump motor working in a more friendly environment for the motor.

Please feel free to view our website for complete information on this and all of our other pump models. We hope we have one to suit you and your water pumping needs. 

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Explanation of the Ranch Pump 5 year warranty. 


Explanation of the Ranch Pump extended prorated warranty. The RP comes with a 3 year factory warranty for defects in workmanship and materials. An additional 2 year prorated warranty can be obtained by filling out the registration form and sending it and a copy of your purchase receipt to the factory within 30 days of purchase. 


How the two year additional prorated warranty will work: If after the three year original warranty period expires the pump should fail due to a cause deemed a warranty item by the factory, then Advanced Power Inc. will give the customer a new pump for the cost of $10.00 dollars per month for the number of months the pump was in service.

EX: If a customer has a pump for 48 months and a warranty item causes the pump to fail, the customer could purchase a new pump for the cost of only $480.00 as opposed to full retail which on a RP4 at this time is $1,130.00.

All other pumps come with a "repair or replace" type warranty, but the Ranch Pump comes with a new replacement warranty while new supplies last.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Easy to install systems make us a great choice for your solar water pumping needs.


One of the many things that gives Advanced Power Inc solar powered water well pumps the leading edge over our competition, is how easy our solar powered water well pumps are to install. 

Our Advanced Power Inc. solar powered water well pumps only weigh 14 pounds, so this makes them extremely easy to lower into and raise out of wells if the time ever came where you needed to transport the pump to another location.

 The API solar powered well pump will allow you to install your pump with or without the neighbors or hired hand helping, you can use help or normally one person can do it alone until you reach some greater depths.

 All of our solar powered pumping kits come standard with solar modules, easy bolt together aluminum mounts for the modules and also equipped with 100' of submersible wire that can be taped to the poly pipe as your solar powered well pump is lowered into the well. (additional wire is available on request).

When possible we recommend that you install your pump using 1/2'' black roll poly pipe for easy roll up coming out of the well, without having to break joints apart such as you do with threaded PVC, this makes it extremely easy for one person to pull the pump, and allow the pipe to roll out on the ground behind you if you are by yourself and need to remove the pump from the well.

 Advanced Power Inc. has a simple installation video available on our website www.solarpumps.com. You can view the video in about ten minutes and have a very good understanding of just how simple these systems are to install. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKhYf8989oM We have also attached the youtube link here for your easy viewing. 

We think once you see how easy it is to install a solar powered water well pumping system from Advanced Power Inc you will be convinced you can certainly do it yourself if you like.


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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Winter time use-weep or drain holes


Important info for winter time use and over pressure of solar powered water pumps.

by mark fuqua on 02/19/12

Probably the largest cause of failure we see in solar pumps during the winter is over pressure.

 Over pressure on a solar powered well pump can be caused by several different problems in a solar pump installation. Probably the largest cause is lack of, or faulty weep or drain hole in the drop pipe in the well during freezing weather.

There must be a small hole in the drop pipe in the well below the frost line to allow the water in the pipe to drain when the pump shuts off so the water can't freeze in the pipe and cause the pump to come on against a frozen pipe.

 If the pipe doesn't drain and freezes solid with ice and the pump comes on it is like pumping against a valve that is shut off and causes the pump to create extreme pressure and damage. Even a properly installed weep hole can become clogged due to dirt or debris or hard water being pumped through the pipe over time. Please check your weep hole at the beginning of ever winter.

Also the pipe going to the tank must be allowed to drain properly. There should be no loops, low places or sags in the pipe that delivers the water to the tank or the pipe can freeze solid and have the same effect of damage as a plugged or non-existent weep hole. Please make sure your pipe going to your tank can drain properly.

If you have installed some type of valve or shut off on your pump delivery pipe, please make sure that the valve cannot be turned off while the pump is pumping. This is a direct restriction to the pump and will cause damage. Unless you have installed a pressure tank and switch as is used with many ac pumping systems, you should not close the valve while the pump is trying to run.

Attention to these important details can save solar pump users many dollars in repairs to their solar pumps. Thank you.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Machined Aluminum pumps

Here is a pic of some of the pieces of our machined aluminum parts for our DC submersible solar powered water pumps. This pic shows the raw aluminum pieces before the hard coating is applied. Aluminum transfers heat from the motor, out of the motor housing at a higher rate than most other metals used in pump manufacturing such as stainless steel. Just another way we are striving to build the best solar pumps on the market. View all our info at www.solarpumps.com.



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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Viedeo of a Solar Water Pump Install in a well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XsJlnieD_Y
Installation video of a solar powered water well pump. Very simple to install. No need to pay someone to put a solar pump of this style in your well can be easily done yourself.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Advanced Power Inc. Solar Powered Water Well Pumps and Solar Pumping Systems.



Solar powered water well pumps are the heart of our business.
The people of Advanced Power Inc. have manufactured and distributed solar powered water pumps and solar well pump kits at prices well below the rest since 1988. We save you time, money and hassle, and we love doing it! Not only do we try to build the best solar powered pumps, we strive to be the best company for you to buy a solar pump from.

 For over 25 years people around the globe have depended on our systems to pump water for livestock, wildlife, homes and cabins,  and small irrigation.
Try our state of the art Aluminum housing, Brushless motor solar pumps with even greater pump life than before!  We stand behind our products with the highest level of customer service.  We take care of you!
 We invite you to join the thousands of satisfied customers we are serving today.   Let us know what a solar water pumping system from Advanced Power Inc. can do for you. We think you will love our easy to use systems!

From our humble beginning in the small town of Canton Oklahoma in 1988 to our present date manufacturing site in Weatherford Oklahoma, we have grown into one of the largest and most trusted companies in solar water pumping industry.  With literally thousands of customers world wide we provide some of the best customer service and highest quality state of the art products in the industry.

We have not forgotten those humble beginnings or the people who brought us where we are today, and we will strive for our customers satisfaction!  . We realize that in the long run, if you are happy, we will be happy!

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