Re: (ET) Thinking more about this water tank thing....

[John Jeno <jjjeno hotmail com>]

Harbor freight has 12v water pumps. Stainless if you wish.  I use one with 
a 55gal plastic drum in an old van to do what you are describing.  Based 
on my experience with the lift motor I would just wire the pump to 36 
volts and avoid the unbalanced battery pack concern.  4 years on the lift 
motor at 36v and no issues.

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On Apr 15, 2012, at 12:41 PM, "Christopher Zach" <cz alembic crystel com> 
wrote:

> Ok, it's looking like what I will need is a well jet pump. A reasonable 
> Craftsman one can provide 40 pounds of pressure at up to 10gpm which is 
> way more than I will need to run a garden hose.
> 
> Problem is all well pumps are built for 110 volts. And while I could 
> provide 110v with the rotary inverter, that just seems to be the height 
> of silly.
> 
> So where can I get a well pump *without* a motor? Then what kind of 
> motor would I need? Do I have to go with a motor the size of the E12 
> shunt, or would a simpler motor like a deck motor be enough?
> 
> And are well pumps reversible (probably not, but maybe) Worst case I 
> could just plumb in a set of valves and reverse the water flow to the 
> pump.
> 
> This is starting to take shape in my brain
> 
> Chris
> 
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