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Texastrooper
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Post subject: Solar powered pump for slide?  Posted: July 10th, 2011, 2:17 pm |
Joined: July 10th, 2011, 1:49 pm Posts: 1 Location: Plano/TX
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I have this 6 feet standard slide besides my pool which has the water hookup to keep it wet when sliding. Now instead of connecting it to my backyard faucet I wonder if there is a way to use pool water by using a small pump powered by solar. I know you can buy these small solar pumps for fountains but they may not be strong enough to get the water to the top of the slide.
Has anyone seen something like this before?
Thanks Stefan
_________________ Inground pool, plaster, approx. 15K gallons, DE filter, chlorine system
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JasonLion
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Post subject: Re: Solar powered pump for slide?  Posted: July 11th, 2011, 11:51 am |
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Joined: May 7th, 2007, 3:03 pm Posts: 23818 Location: Silver Spring, MD
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Welcome to TFP!
While it can certainly be done, it will tend to be expensive. As Donldson said, those tiny toy pumps won't raise water high enough. Because pumps designed for use with solar are rare and there aren't very many different ones made, that pushes you up into quite expensive territory.
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