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Kelly
PostPosted: Mar 30th, '11, 19:30 
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Forgot to say that we still have 5 of the barra that we put in the main system with the perch about 2 months ago and they're going well
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So did you get an inverter?
If the snow ever melts & it warms up I will be converting my hoop house to solar. Technically it's solar now since we're off grid but hubby wants it stand alone.

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Just one to throw out there. Has anybody come across a decent 12v pump that will last? Between the 2 solar systems we are running we've been through 4 or 5 pumps. We have bought both expensive and cheap pumps and find that they have about the same life span. In all cases it's been a case of water leaking through the seals. Power supply is good and constant so power to the pumps hasn't varied.
Starting to think maybe an inverter with a 240 pump might be the go!! Does anybody have any suggestions?
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PostPosted: Mar 31st, '11, 13:19 
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Hi cj, no we haven't got an inverter yet. Just one of those things we haven't got around to yet. Will have to get on to it though ( the usual thing is to wait till something blows up then run around trying to get something asap.)
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Took this photo a short while back.Sometimes I hate those first winter storms of the year.Pretty much snapped at the base.


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Bugger.... Luckily only half.... :thumbright:
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PostPosted: Jun 12th, '11, 23:04 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Chatty wrote:
Looks good Kelly!

What is the maximum head rating of a bilge pump? Have you checked out the pH of the water in the system? Those concrete troughs would buffer the water and raise the pH i would have thought. I'm sure some others will comment further though

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We had a concrete rainwater tank that was many years old and always kept water at pH7.6

The rain was 6 when it went in.

A layer of bio-gunk might change how reactive the concrete is, but the actual concrete should buffer a system to around the same as shell grit until the trough dissolved completely in 10,000 years or so :)
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PostPosted: Jun 12th, '11, 23:18 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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oops sorry, too many browser tabs open at once, I thought that was a more recent issue :oops:
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