Beef Cattle Water Requirements and Source Management

View the article in the link below provided by the Mississippi State University Extension Service for information.
Including cattle water requirements and intake levels, water source management and supplies and much more.


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Use solar powered water pumps for pumping groundwater from wells or for pumping from ponds, rivers and streams that have been fenced off for protection from livestock entering the body of water.

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Emergency lighting

Imagine having no electrical power for months!  You have no lights and no way to get water for yourself and your family or livestock?  What would you do?  Primitive lights such as candles and oil lamps are an option, but using them creates the danger of fire in your home! You might have a windmill that could pump water for your livestock if it happened to be in good working condition and if the wind was blowing enough to generate a stream of water.  The reality of the situation is that you could find yourself in a mess in a hurry!  Advanced Power Incorporated wants you to be prepared for emergency situations.  Solar energy can be harnessed by the advanced technology of today’s solar panels.  These panels come in various watts and sizes to make water pumping and lighting kits affordable and reliable for the consumer.  

Our solar lighting kits take up little room, can provide light for up to six hours and may be used with a motion detector to provide light at just the right time.  These convenient systems are easily stored and can put your mind at ease, knowing you are ready for such a situation.

We also offer dependable, submersible water well pumping systems that can ensure your family and livestock have the water they need to survive. Now is the time to prepare for an emergency situation.  Make the call today and let us help you design a water pumping system that will safely provide drinking water and ensure your health and survival.

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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. )

Click here for a helpful list of parts for making drip and irrigation improvements.

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.

View the video of the water flowing from the rock structure here.

Valve box left of rock stack	Water Flowing to spreader dam system
Overflow about 2 feet above valve	Black pipe to be trimmed
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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Have you ever wondered about a solar water pump and how it actually works?  

Well many of our customers were wondering the same thing before they checked out our website at solarpumps.com and got educated on our Advanced Power Inc solar well pump products.

Perhaps the best thing about our website solarpumps.com is the installation video on our home page. Most people assume you have to have a well driller or pump installer come and install your solar system. Well that just isn’t the case. Once you get a good look at this video, you will realize that anyone can do it. Yes that’s right I said anyone who is healthy enough to perform normal day to day activities can put in their own solar powered water pump up to depths of around 200 ft. If your water is deeper than that, then the weight of the pump and pipe may start to dictate that you need someone with the equipment for some heavy lifting. Still, if you don’t happen to have it, normally a neighbor or friend may have the necessary equipment instead of having to hire someone to do it.

The system we have in the video is either a K170SR4 or the K170R4. The only thing different about these systems is the warranty of the pump. The SR4 has a 2 year warranty, where the RP4 has a 5 year warranty with registration. This includes 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.

The kit does not come with everything included in the video. Our solar water pumping kits that we ship all over the world include a solar pump with 100 feet of wire attached, 1, 2 or 3 solar panels depending on the size of system you order, and the mounting brackets and necessary wiring harnesses for the solar panels.

The customer is to provide the pump pipe, plumbing fittings and the pole for the solar panels.  It is also a great idea to have a ground rod kit.  Now for the top of the well we do have either a cap or seal available for a 4, 5 or 6 inch casing. If you already have a cap all you would need to do is drill a hole through the top so your pump pipe will fit thru and use a hose clamp to secure it so it won’t fall through. You will also need a second hole drilled in the cap so that the wire can be run through as well. It's important to note that with an Advanced Power Inc. solar pump you don't want to attach the weather pac connector to the end of your pump wire until you have pulled the wire through your well cap.

The most important thing that we would need to know to be able to size the right solar system for our customers is the casing size, depth to the top of the water and if there is any more elevation above ground to where the water is being delivered. We will also need to know how much water is needed for your specific situation.  We have 2 different sizes of diameter in our solar pumps and knowing the casing size will help us to help you better select the proper pump for your exact pumping situation.

Please feel free to go to our website at www.solarpumps.com and view the installation video and examine our information on our products pages. If you have any questions as always feel free to give our friendly staff a call at 866-519-7892 or shoot us an email with your situation at sales@solarpumps.com.

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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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