West Texas still uses natural gas powered pump engines, but they aren't as common as they were even 20 years ago.
The majority of irrigation users use electricity.
For my 16 inch bore well I am going to try and use 24 volt pumps and my 24v 255ah forkliftbattery.
But when I run the pump power calculations I'm only getting like a 2/3 of s gallon per minute which sucks.
What I might do is get a 24v pump that can run up to 48v, during the day I can run the pump straight off panel power at 40 to 50 volts during the day. I should be able to get 1gpm at 48v.
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
With proper soil management, we wouldn't need irrigation pumps.
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You must have never been to new mexico or west texas where the heat is so intense it will fry seedlings. Rain fall varies between 3 to 25 inches per year and thats only what I have seen in the last 10 years.
What works on the east coast don't work out here.
Soil management is no substitute for water.
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