| System |
Power Source |
Water Supply |
Capability |
Costs |
Notes |
|
| Barn Fed |
electrical |
well, etc. |
27,000 Uday 0.3 Us (recommended) |
|
Very reliable. Low cost. Suitable for intensive grazing |
|
| Gravity fed |
Natural Gravity |
Spring, Drainage tile, cistern, pond |
depends on water source |
|
Airlock problems Requires elevation surveying.
Overflow management at water source and/or trough. Continuous pumping system. |
|
| Pasture pump |
Livestock |
Shallow Water Sources |
20 - 30 head 7 m lift or 70 m distance |
|
Keep foot valve clean. Suitable for small herds. Low cost &
maintenance. |
|
| Hydraulic ram pump |
Falling water |
Stream, Spring |
2,600-60,000 Uday 5-30 m lift per 1 m fall depends on
model |
|
Requires a waterfall or a good slope. Detailed
installation requirements. Continuous pumping system. Overflow mgt at pump & trough. |
|
| Slingpump |
Flowing water or wind |
River (lake) |
3,000-15,000 L/day 8 - 25 m lift (water powered models) |
|
Requires sufficient water speed. Continuous pumping system. Overflow mgt
at trough. |
|
| Solar powered pump |
Sun |
All |
depends on design |
|
Requires technical skills for installation and
maintenance. Requires energy storage (battery or reservoir). |
|
| Wind powered pump air activated" |
Wind |
Pond, shallow well, etc. |
27,000 Uday 6 m lift 300 rn distance |
|
Requires some skills for installation. Requires water storage.
Continuous pumping system. Overflow mgt at trough or reservoir. |
|
| Transportable Cistern |
Electrical or fuel |
All |
depends on cistern capacity |
|
Labor intensive. Suitable for intensive grazing.
Requires good water source for fill up. |
|
| Gas or battery powered pump |
Fuel or batteries |
All |
depends on model |
|
Labor intensive. Requires water storage. Requires good water source for
fill up. |
|
| G-Pump |
Captured gravity |
All |
determined by traffic..demand sensitive |
|
Demand sensitive, low maintenance, makes best use of
any source |
|
