Does anyone have experience with a solar well?

[gjs4]

I think I am going to have a well drilled (50-75ft of casing) in an area that needs a watersource due to pretty limited rainfall.
I am not sure how well a pond would work and the quotes/comments from local equipment operators have not been positive. T
he thought would be to have a water tub and let the solar well trickle in the tank nonstop.

Does anyone here know much about them or have a take on this idea?

 

[Tangler]

I do not know much about it but I love the idea. Look forward to hearing what folks think. A garden pond pre-formed tub from lowes or home depot could be an amazing habitat tool even without the continued water supply from the well but the solar powered well + a little garden pond sounds fantastic. Love it!

 

[Feelslikefar.]

Good question, I've come close to asking many times myself, including today. (I know there's at least one person here who does)

I keep flip flopping between a solar setup and a generator run one. The latter would probably be simpler, maybe less money and a WHOLE lot less work. (since where I want to use it is in the middle of a forest) But I still entertain the idea. Doing like you said, filling a stock tank autonomously was my initial reason for thinking of going solar. But I decided there's enough natural water around anyway that it wouldn't be worth the trouble (considering the cost)

As for well drilling, I think the ground decides how deep it will be, not you. Especially if there's very little rainfall.

 

[SD51555]

Check the grazing world. Cattle guys have developed solar wells for way out there pastures.


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[gjs4]

Well.....this is grazing country, without a ton of available water in general and very much so on this place. Things pretty wide open grasslands with some shallow ponds that may have water a portion of the year.

Adding water here is the number one habitat improvement- and supposedly is exponentially worth the cost resale.

It is also very far from home.

50-80 seems to be the depth needed. 4-5k. The solar pumps from the drillers are also around 5k, but there are multiple kits (with great reviews and install video showing around an hour) for $1500.

I was leaning toward get the well drilled, then spend a few days out there getting habitat work done (buying the pump)....and thats where the ask extended from.

 

[bigboreblr]

Well.....this is grazing country, without a ton of available water in general and very much so on this place. Things pretty wide open grasslands with some shallow ponds that may have water a portion of the year.

Adding water here is the number one habitat improvement- and supposedly is exponentially worth the cost resale.

It is also very far from home.

50-80 seems to be the depth needed. 4-5k. The solar pumps from the drillers are also around 5k, but there are multiple kits (with great reviews and install video showing around an hour) for $1500.

I was leaning toward get the well drilled, then spend a few days out there getting habitat work done (buying the pump)....and thats where the ask extended from.

Solar in genera list not hard to do.

Spike wells can provide trickle water if need for much less, but would not be a potable source for someone wanting to build a cabin. Could work for a watering hole. May be able to do the pump part for cheaper too.

The apple tree side of me would direct the tank overflow to a nice grove of Arkansas blacks on m111....

A coworker of mine drills wells. Could be a crap shoot on depth though. Some people give up on holes too, alteast in NY.

Could save on the number of panels and put in a battery. I could help you with a basic control setup. Like the pump runs for 15 minutes, then takes a 2 hour break and only runs when there's light out and the battery has enough voltage.