can u use pump outdoors

[cheech#1]

hey everyone,wanting 2 water plants using pump,using 200lt drum,can this be done with solanoid etc,thinking of using tap timer but not much water flow just fast dripping ,can anyone help cheers

[white_cluster]

you could hook a boat bilge pump up to a car battery. They only cheap, check out a boat shop and pick one up for $10 or so. Also drippers will work by gravity, raise a tank up on something and run line down with drippers to your plants.

 

but better to put tap on timer.

[Spurious]

From a 200L tank, you'll probably only need a drip. Pumping from 200L drum won't leave much after a short time on. Plants will benefit from an extended drip more-so than a short sharp burst.

 

If you really think it's necessary, try using a car's wiper washer pump. It'll pump more than enough water, and be kind to your battery arrangement.

 

Sounds all too elaborate to me. Remember KISS. Keep It Simple .......

[pipeman]

someone has posted about a battery operated solenoid here before. Which to my understanding is just an automatic tap that opens and closes on a timer. If you mount you res higher than your plants then run your main line feeding your drippers out of your solenoid I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

[Guest Wilderbud]

Dripping is fine - I dont see any problem. If the water is evaporating too fast then bury the pipe a litle bit with some rockwool at the end and/or mulch.

 

The more its angled and the wider the pipe the more it will run.

 

NB. bury the whole pipe or cover it with white [you probably dont want to do this though] so that the pipe stays cool or else you may stress the roots or lose excess water via condensation within the pipe. Black material absorbs heat.

 

Heres a hint for making some tea in the bush - get some hose which wont contaminate water, roll it into a flat circle and then wrap it in aluminium foil and wrap all that in black plastic. Its unreal how much it will heat up on a sunny day - you can scald yourself with it. I seen this on the Bush Tucker Man show.