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Remote Solar Pump Installation

Customer: SIMLA Station

Completion Date: 1/08/2014

Location: Coppabella, QLD

Specifications & Features:

Dowdens Pumping and Water Treatment are proud to be promoting the very latest innovations and energy savings available via our professionally engineered solar pumping systems for the farm or homestead.

In line with this campaign Dowdens have designed, built, installed and commissioned a solar pumping system for a cattle station located in Coppabella, QLD.

The crew installed 16 solar panels fixed to 2 solar arrays, each capable of producing 200W via the 8 photovoltaic solar panels on each array.

The pump draws the onsite water from a 66m deep, 125mm bore which is then transferred via poly pipe to the station homestead and cattle yards over 2km away.

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Dowdens Pumping & Water Treatment - Installing Solar Pump in Coppabella, QLD

Details:

Key Project Features:

Pump unit installed is capable of pumping 4,500L per hour
Solar Pump system equipped with automatic switching to AC generator backup power if no DC power is available from the solar array
Controller equipped with TRIP contact - enabling the flow switch to detect dry run conditions and protect the motor
Soft start feature prevents water hammer and increases system life