Posted by Thomas Cooper on November 5, 2005, 12:21 pm
Hey all,
I am in need of a small (4 station) solar powered automatic sprinkler
system that is reasonably priced. I have been unable to find any sources or
plans for such a setup. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
TnT
Posted by Vox Humana on November 5, 2005, 4:58 pm
> Hey all,
> I am in need of a small (4 station) solar powered automatic sprinkler
> system that is reasonably priced. I have been unable to find any sources
or
> plans for such a setup. Any help would be much appreciated.
Sprinklers run on 24v DC. I don't see any advantage of using solar power.
Posted by Jangchub on November 6, 2005, 9:59 am
wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> I am in need of a small (4 station) solar powered automatic sprinkler
>> system that is reasonably priced. I have been unable to find any sources
>or
>> plans for such a setup. Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
>Sprinklers run on 24v DC. I don't see any advantage of using solar power.
Unless you're off the grid.
Posted by Vox Humana on November 6, 2005, 11:55 am
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey all,
> >> I am in need of a small (4 station) solar powered automatic
sprinkler
> >> system that is reasonably priced. I have been unable to find any
sources
> >or
> >> plans for such a setup. Any help would be much appreciated.
> >>
> >
> >Sprinklers run on 24v DC. I don't see any advantage of using solar
power.
> >
> Unless you're off the grid.
Where does the water come from if you are off the grid?
Posted by Snooze on November 7, 2005, 4:56 am
>>> Sprinklers run on 24v DC. I don't see any advantage of using solar
>>> power
>> Unless you're off the grid.
> Where does the water come from if you are off the grid?
Plenty of people have their own wells.
In many countries, power outages are a daily fact of life. In the US, many
people who live on farm lands, lose power everytime it rains.
A buddy of mine grew up on a ranch, every major storm they'd lose power for
a few days because the utilities fixed the power problems in the city first.
They'd run the generator for a few hours to power the well pump and a few
lights and stuff around the house, the hot water heater and the cooking was
all on propane, the house was heated by a wood stove. Septic system took
care of the sewer.
-S
> I am in need of a small (4 station) solar powered automatic sprinkler
> system that is reasonably priced. I have been unable to find any sources
or
> plans for such a setup. Any help would be much appreciated.