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battery powered pump?

orchardcreek
12 years ago

I have a pond that's about 300 feet from the house (and electric). Currently I have heavy-duty extension cords running from the house down to the pond to power the fountain pump. (It's a 700 gph pump). Just about all the solar-powered pumps I looked at were much too wimpy and/or expensive.

Is there anyway to power my pump off a 12volt battery? Maybe using a power inverter? My idea would be to house the battery and inverter under one of those large "mock rocks" to hide them and keep them dry.

Or, what about the non-submersible pumps? On another site someone mentioned the Gen-X External Water Pump, because apparently you get a lot of flow with less power consumption, so it might be more feasible to hook this up to a solar panel. However, my impression is it's for indoor aquarium use.

Any suggestions??

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