How to choose a suitable irrigation pump?

How to choose a suitable irrigation pump?

When choosing an irrigation pump, it mainly depends on your actual needs and conditions. The following is a simple and easy-to-understand guide to pump selection:

1. First look at the water source

River water/pond water

Just choose an ordinary centrifugal pump, which is cheap and easy to use

If the water is dirty, add a filter

Well water

Shallow well (within 20 meters): small submersible pump or self-priming pump

Deep well (over 20 meters): deep well pump must be used

2. Look at the irrigation method

Sprinkler irrigation

A high-pressure water pump is required (generally a centrifugal pump is sufficient)

Note: Water will be blown away in windy places, and the effect is not good

Drip irrigation

An ordinary water pump is fine, but it is best to add a voltage stabilizer

Be sure to install a filter to prevent the dripper from clogging

Large water flooding

A large-flow axial flow pump is the most appropriate

3. Look at the terrain

Flat land: an ordinary water pump is fine

Mountainous land: a multi-stage pump or deep well with high head is required Pump

Fourth, check the power situation

With stable power supply: use electric pump directly

Frequent power outages: consider diesel pump

Where there is no electricity: solar water pump is the most suitable (but the price is more expensive)

Five, choose according to your own situation

Small vegetable garden (a few acres of land)

Buy a small self-priming pump is enough

Equipped with some hoses and nozzles

Medium-sized farm (tens of acres)

Choose a medium-power centrifugal pump

It is recommended to install an automatic control system

Large-scale planting (more than a few hundred acres)

Requires professional design

May need multiple water pumps to work together

Six, money-saving tips

Ordinary crops: just buy domestic pumps

Long-term use: choose a good quality brand, although it is more expensive but durable

Areas without electricity: Although solar pumps are expensive, they can pay back in a few years

Seven, common problems

The water pump can't pump water?

Check whether it is not filled with water (centrifugal pumps must be filled with water first)

Check whether the water pipe is leaking

The water volume is too small?

Maybe the pump power is not enough

Or the water pipe is too thin

The water pump is always broken?

It may be that the water quality is too poor and you need to add a filter

Or the pump you bought is of poor quality

VIII. Simple steps to choose a pump

Measure the vertical height from the water source to the field

Calculate how much water you need to irrigate every day

See what method you use to irrigate the field (sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, etc.)

Choose a suitable pump based on your budget