If not from a
municipal or community water supply, residential water can come from
a variety of sources. Wells, springs, streams, rivers, are all
used in rural settings for water supply, and rainfall capture is an
increasingly favored home water supply technology. Thanks to
its often rugged terrain and abundance of water, many properties
offer remote home owners the opportunity to supply spring or stream
water from a higher location to a home site on the property and
therefore provide for an energy-free home water supply.
For those that
depend on a well or have rainfall capture system, the energy
required is contingent upon the pump used. Both centrifugal
and submerged pumps come in conventional AC circuitry, some 110 volt
machines, most 220 volt, and there are also lines of centrifugal and
submersible pumps with DC motors. The best energetic solution
will depend very closely on an accurate hydraulic assessment of the
actual pumping requirements. Pumping is an energy intensive
operation, and when the energy is derived from precious solar power,
it becomes imperative to examine operations very closely to achieve
greater energy efficiencies through both improvements and in cases
from changes in perspective and priorities.
For more
information, describe your situation to me and
inquire.
