A solar water pump system drives a pump directly from solar generation, moving water while the sun shines and storing it in a tank for the hours when it does not.
Solar water pump systems are one family in this range, organised into a series of pump classes. The working principle is simple, but the configuration is not: the same pump behaves very differently in a shallow well and a deep borehole, and a system that fills a household tank has little in common with one feeding an irrigation line. Confirm the pump class, panel array and control arrangement against your water answers before you order.
Typical jobs
- Lifting well or borehole water into an elevated or ground storage tank.
- Supplying homes, farms and site buildings where grid power is absent or unreliable.
- Feeding irrigation lines during daylight hours, as covered in the irrigation guide.
- Water points for livestock and remote facilities.
Answers that size the system
Start with the source: well, borehole, river or tank, and its depth. Then the lift: the vertical distance plus the pipe run to where the water is stored or used. Then the daily volume and the hours in which you want it delivered. The water pumping planning guide and the pump sizing questions collect these in the order the sales team will ask them. Buyers comparing the classes can open the solar water pump series page, and buyers weighing fuel against solar can read the solar pump versus diesel pump comparison or the water pumping basics article.
Many sites pair pumping with lighting: if your site also needs light after dark, see the solar LED street light system family as well.
Before ordering, confirm minimum order quantity and lead time for your configuration.