battery water pump

Heya fellas i was wondering if anyone happens to know if i could use a car battery (or something else) and a water pump with a long hose to water my girls this year ....... if so how would i set it up? what pump would i have to buy ? what other materials would i need ?

I seen this on a video ..... either a news report or documentary of growers having ab attery pump and it worked well ..... aparently

this is what you need

car battery
rv pump
garden timer valve

battery attaches to rv pump
rv pump has hose go to water source
rv pump has outlet go to garden timer

when the garden timer opens (its like you turned on the faucet in an rv) the pump starts pumping

with a small solar trickle charger you never need to visit your grow to water

If you have a long run ( over 125') a RV pump wont cut it

sudshead said:

this is what you need

car battery
rv pump
garden timer valve

battery attaches to rv pump
rv pump has hose go to water source
rv pump has outlet go to garden timer

when the garden timer opens (its like you turned on the faucet in an rv) the pump starts pumping

with a small solar trickle charger you never need to visit your grow to water

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I really like this idea could you elaborate more on the solar recharging process(hook up/how it works) and where to purchase one

tractor supply has a nice compact solar systems that are good for a big 12 volt batteries for under 100 bucks ready to use comes with regulater , wiring and panel take out of box hook to battery and point panel toward sky- done deal lol... we use them at every spot in the bush so not to carry batteries around all the time they work great and we pump water a long ways to fill our holding tarps we have at the gardens

what kind of pump/s are you using Getawaymountain?

we use a rule 4000 gallon a hr. marine 12 volt pump with the outlet reduced down to garden hose 300 ft long then we leapfrog water from tarp to tarp until we get where we want it

I have to use two pumps when I'm using the water from my swamp. So if one pump won't cut it use two, or more. Use semi-tractor batteries or something just as good or better. I have gathered enough tossed cut-offs from the hydro company to run about 1/2 mile of cable(the type they run into your home). At first I buried it and the hose with just leaves and brush. Now it's completely blanketed in dead debree from the trees loosing thier leaves every year. I'm using one inch black plastic hose. If like in my case, the 200' role isn't long enough do not join it using standard BS because these joiners will act as restrictors and will reduce the distance the pump can pump. I use a piece(about 8"-10") of the next size up BP pipe. I wrap it in plastic and tape(with electrical tape) it one way then the other to secure the joint.

im only going to give info on the batter you need to buy. because that's what I know. you need to buy a (deep cycle ) battery. they are better suited for your needs. it can be discharged 100 % and recharged up to 100 times. and the deep cycle battery will run that pump a lot longer. a car battery is a horrible battery for that pump. it will discharge very fast. car battery cant be recharged after it totally deal more then a few times this will rune it. a deep cycle puts out the same power so it will run that pump until its totally dead at the same speed. a car battery will start getting slower and slower. ay ways I gave advice on what I know. hope it helps.

Ummmm... well what kind of water pressure do you have?
Turn the hose on, and does it [water] to your plants?
If it does just get a hose timer at HD or Lowes...
If you have water pressure, it will surely pressure the hose enough for water to come out...
Forget the pump...
Garden hose timer

http://www.homedepot.com/b/Outdoors-Garden-Center-Watering-Irrigation-Sprinkler-Timers-Hose-Timers/N-5yc1vZc63g

here's the pump we use and the tarps we set up all over the place for water supply when the swamps dry up in august till harvest time

thanks for the posting those pictures Getawaymountain. but how much "head" can a pump like that handle? I'm assuming you don't use gas powered pumps because of stealth?

MEANGREEN69 said:

thanks for the posting those pictures Getawaymountain. but how much "head" can a pump like that handle? I'm assuming you don't use gas powered pumps because of stealth?

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it will pump small inclines over a couple hundred feet at a time and runs like a house faucet does to fill my tarps i put at each spot for water i reduce it down to garden size hose and it will fill a 5 gallon bucket in 2 -3 minutes . i just let it run while i work the plants in the spot i am pumpimg water to and yes really stealthy

kinddiesel said:

im only going to give info on the batter you need to buy. because that's what I know. you need to buy a (deep cycle ) battery. they are better suited for your needs. it can be discharged 100 % and recharged up to 100 times. and the deep cycle battery will run that pump a lot longer. a car battery is a horrible battery for that pump. it will discharge very fast. car battery cant be recharged after it totally deal more then a few times this will rune it. a deep cycle puts out the same power so it will run that pump until its totally dead at the same speed. a car battery will start getting slower and slower. ay ways I gave advice on what I know. hope it helps.

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Awesome info, I wouldn't have known not to use a car battery, thanks for that tip!!!

There are some high-capacity bilge pumps out there....a bit pricey if you have to buy a bunch of 'em.

getawaymountain said:

it will pump small inclines over a couple hundred feet at a time and runs like a house faucet does to fill my tarps i put at each spot for water i reduce it down to garden size hose and it will fill a 5 gallon bucket in 2 -3 minutes . i just let it run while i work the plants in the spot i am pumpimg water to and yes really stealthy

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thanks for the info.