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Water butt to sprinkler pump
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Mains powered? Battery powered? Manual?Screwfix have a mains-powered one:N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.1 -
Electric to give similar pressure to mains water tap0
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As above post for a "get now" but Lidl and Aldi often have them in the middle aisle if you are willing to wait.Wider choice at Toolstation https://www.toolstation.com/search?q=water+butt+pumpAnd Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=water+butt+pump
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Your probably going to need a powerful pump to match tap water pressure. Impeller pumps drop flow and
pressure fairly rapidly with higher lifts or where flow is not optimal.
My bathroom tap will create a taller water fountain than my 8000Ltr/hr pump.Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0
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