Water SecuritySolar Well Pumps
Sizing a Solar Well Pump for a 300-Foot Well
How to Size a Solar Well Pump for a 300-Foot Well
11 minIntermediate
Water · Renewable Energy
The Never-Dry Water Kit
Helical rotor DC pump, controller, safety rope and drop pipe sized for deep wells with no grid connection.
What you get out of it
Water at the tap on day five of an outage, with no generator running and no jugs in the garage.
This is for you if…
- You have a well and no backup when the power dies
- You want water without adding a generator
- Your well is 150–330 feet
What you get
- Helical rotor DC pump head$1,120 value
- MPPT pump controller with dry-run protection$480 value
- 300 ft submersible cable$390 value
- Stainless safety rope and torque arrestor$210 value
- Well seal and pitless adapter$180 value
- Installation guide and array sizing sheet$420 value
- Winterizing checklist$120 value
Total value$2,920
Your price$2,140
Itemized, so you can check our math
- Helical rotor DC pump head
- MPPT pump controller with dry-run protection
- 300 ft submersible cable
- Stainless safety rope and torque arrestor
- Well seal and pitless adapter
Specifications
- Max lift: 330 ft
- Flow at 300 ft: 1.4 gpm
- Input: 24–96 VDC
- Recommended array: 700W
- Body: 304 stainless
Why it's specified this way
A direct-drive well package that fills storage all day instead of fighting for pressure on demand. Pairs with any 600–900W array. This is the setup that took our neighbour's 280-foot well off a generator for good.
"We lost power for five days in January. The neighbors drove to a hotel. We had light, heat, and water at 42 psi the whole time because it all runs downhill."
Tom Ferrar
Bennington, Vermont
1,500 gallons stored · 5-day outage, zero disruption
$2,140
4.92 ★ from 41 reviews · In stock
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