Solar Drip Irrigation Systems  
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SOLAR DRIP IRRIGATION KITS - -Family Size
Drip irrigation is the way to grow flowers and crops using Less water. "Add solar power to a drip system and you have eliminated the need for electricity. No more Electric Bills!  To make a complete Drip Irrigation system, start with our  solar Pump-Pak. The Pump Pak is a pre-wired water pumping unit in a weatherproof enclosure, including a water pump, storage battery, solar charge regulator, accumulator, and control circuits. Suction line and solar panel included.
It is a complete solar-power pumping system when it is simply plugged into the solar photovoltaic array. Pump-Pak is usually placed on the ground, but it may also be bolted to the base of a pedestal for security (as shown). The solar panel may be mounted on the same pedestal or located wherever optimum sun is available, up to 100 feet away. 

Typical application - - pumping water from a pond or cistern
into a  drip system w/ timer. Also available in a deep-well version.

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SOLAR DRIP IRRIGATION KITS 
- - Cistern-Type Pump
These kits are intended for use where water is stored in a cistern or tank on level ground. The pump included in in a cistern-type kit is sized to provide only enough  water pressure for operating the drippers. The pump will not draw from a well and can not pump water very far uphill. In many home applications, a 50-gallon barrel (or several connected together)  will serve as the cistern.

Typical cistern application - - pumping water from a tank into a drip system, with timer controlled start/stop. 

BULKHEAD FITTING. Each kit includes an adapter fitting that allows the pump's suction line to be connected through a 1-inch dia hole drilled in the base of a plastic tank or steel barrel, up to 1-inch thick.
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SOLAR DRIP IRRIGATION KITS - - - Pond-Type Pump
These kits are intended for use where surface water is available in a pond or creek. The pump included in a pond-type kit is sized to draw water up to 4 feet below the pump intake. It will also pump water  uphill, as well as supplying  water pressure for operating the drippers. 

Typical application - - pumping water from a pond
into a  drip system with timed start/stop. Also available in a deep-well version

Each kit includes a suction strainer that excludes large debris. Small particles are removed by the second filter, at the drip line.
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SOLAR DRIP IRRIGATION KITS - - Well-Type Pump
These kits are intended for irrigation from a drilled or dug well. The pump included in a well-type kit is sized to lift water from up to 300 feet below the surface. It will also pump water  uphill, as well as supplying  water pressure for operating the drippers. 

Typical application - - pumping water from a deep well
into a  drip system with timed start/stop. 

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How to Size a Drip System.
To determine the solar pumping power required, we need to know the gallons per day or gallons per week of irrigation water:
Small Vegetable Garden. - If one producing plant requires 0.1 gal/day, 500plants will require 50 gal/day. This would be applied once per day or only once a week depending on the species and soil. So in this example, the model PP/IR-SD3/1, which pumps up to 180 gal/day, will be quite adequate.
Large Nursery Garden. - If one young plant requires 0.05 gal/day, 5000 plants will require 250 gal/day. This would be applied once or twice a day depending on the species and soil. So in this example, the model PP/IR-SD3/4, which pumps up to 720 gal/day, will be quite adequate.
SAVE WATER! Compare the above numbers with old-style trench irrigation using thousands of gallons per watering. Only 1 percent of trenched water might be absorbed by the roots of the row crop! Up to 99% is evaporated or leached. And you get accumulation of salts which may destroy the soil. 
Typical Drip Irrigation Kits
These are available at garden centers and hardware stores. Typical:
Drip Kit
Size
Mini Pix Description

Small Patio Watering Kit

Drip Kit: This kit is made up of 1/4" microtube and drippers. It will water up to 10 individual potted plants and comes with 60' of 1/4" microtube, stakes, "C" clamps, 1/4" fittings, 1/4" ball valves and a hose connection.

Medium-Sized
Drip and Microsprinkler Kit

This kit will water approximately 400 square feet. More tubing, emitters, or microsprinklers may be added.
Farm-Sized
Drip  Kit
See ag supplier
For plantings over one acre, get design help from an agricultural supply house. See state ag advisers. CI Solar can choose the correct farm-sized solar pumping unit when we know the gallons-per-week requirement.
further information:
John Clothier at:

CI Solar Supplies Co PO Box 2805 Chino, CA 91719 (909) 628-6440 jclothi@attglobal.net