Solar Water Pump for Rain Barrels

I have been gardening the last few years and rainwater does so much better at providing nutrition to our plants than city water! After getting a couple 50 gallon rain barrels, I was excited to test them out, only to find that the water pressure was awful. I expected to have a little more pressure with 100 gallons of water, but it was SLOW! I could have run an outlet to the exterior of my house and plugged in a 120v pump, but I've been wanting to experiment with solar for a while and so I decided to dive in. This will also allow us to use this system anywhere without relying on electricity. This system setup works great for our rain barrel setup, but can work in a variety of different situations. I hope that the information is helpful for you and if you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the comments and if I know the answer, I'll let you know! Peace and God bless!
Rain Barrel: www.amazon.com...
Solar Wire with MC-4 Connector: www.amazon.com...
Solar Panel: www.amazon.com...
Battery: www.amazon.com...
Water Pump: www.amazon.com...
Charge Controller:
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[@giovannirueda8088]

I recently started thinking about doing this. But after watching this video certainly it certainly shed light on some of the questions and how the how to's. Certainly adding this to my project list. Thanks for sharing!

[@rutterrealtygc]

Awesome! Best of luck with your project!!

[@craftsmen22]

good job, I am about to build my own solar pump system, thank you.

[@rutterrealtygc]

Awesome! I hope it turns out great!! :)

[@gordonreeder3451]

This is perfect. I have rain barrels for my garden but use a hand pump and watering can to water the garden. But mostly I'm lazy and just use city water. I've got to do this project. I have a solar panel with a charge controller. So I'm already half way done. I just ordered the pump and battery from Amazon. I'll let you know how it works out.

[@rutterrealtygc]

Awesome! I hope it goes great! Ours is doing great!!

[@brandonwyatt86]

Another awesome video.
I was just talking about off grid watering system with Justin.

[@rutterrealtygc]

Let’s do it!

[@amyreaves8054]

Good job. Looks nice and even better because it works.

[@rutterrealtygc]

😂 True

[@bigcartoonyIIV]

Im going to try this.

[@rutterrealtygc]

Hope it’s awesome!

[@bigcartoonyIIV]

@@rutterrealtygc thanks ill keep you posted

[@bigcartoonyIIV]

@rutterrealtygc Do I need an inverter for this? I have a sponsor that will pay for me to experiment with this.

[@newguy6935]

You should market this. I'd buy one.

[@rutterrealtygc]

Thanks! Definitely would be great to buy it all in one package!

[@Atr42Greasemonkey]

its already out there in one package.

[@rutterrealtygc]

How much?

[@rutterrealtygc]

How much would you pay? lol

[@zJ78924]

@@Atr42Greasemonkey where?

[@JeffLavezzo]

"45 degree angle". As far as I know, the ideal angle for a solar panel is whatever your latitude is. If you're at 20 deg north, face the panels south and tilt them 20 from horizontal. If you're at 45 degrees north, then 45 degrees is the right angle.

[@rutterrealtygc]

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll have to look that up. I just did a quick search for the ideal angle and it was a range based on time of year and time of day. 😊👍

[@taragilbert8073]

Thank you! Great video with all the steps. I've wanted to do this because I'm tired of filling buckets from my rain barrels. Looks like you had lots of water pressure. Would it have enough power to run a sprinkler?

[@rutterrealtygc]

Absolutely! It can definitely run a sprinkler!

[@joanhuang7567]

Very helpful video! The pump suggested is "currently unavailable" on Amazon. Is there an alternative pump you would recommend that's currently in stock? Thank you so much!

[@rutterrealtygc]

Any 12 RV pump with a pressure switch should do. Mine was 5 gallon/minute and 55 psi. Here’s another example.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BF9VYCK8/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWwp13NParams

[@nathanaelor]

We're missing the link for the charge controller

[@rutterrealtygc]

Got it on there now! Thanks!

[@justinyonker4666]

What does that mean? I just bought all the same stuff do do the same thing as you, what is this missing link?

[@matt69oh]

Nice video! To clarify, this is not a true MPPT controller, it’s really a PWM controller. MPPT is the brand name. This mislabeling unfortunately is a common issue with the less expensive Amazon/ eBay controllers. This charge controller also lacks true LiFePO4 battery profile charging so battery will only get up to 90% full. Not a problem if the limitations work for you. Back of napkin calculations indicate yours will for your needs.

[@JohnSmith-ef6rg]

Great video!
Does the water pump shut off when you let go of the trigger on your garden hose?

[@rutterrealtygc]

Yes, the pump shuts off when you let go of the trigger!😊👍

[@JoshuaMason-r6i]

If you took the teflon tape and did it counter clockwise...wouldn't that prevent the unraveling of the tape in place of wrapping it 4 times?

[@rutterrealtygc]

How many times do you wrap it?😊

[@JoshuaMason-r6i]

@@rutterrealtygcjust enough

[@adrianfeliciano7404]

how much pressure does the pump make

[@rutterrealtygc]

55psi / 5 gallons per minute

[@abrahamgalvan9049]

What’s the name of the pump?

[@rutterrealtygc]

Link is in the description.👍