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Solar Surface Water Pump

Name: Solar Surface Water Pump
SKU: PMP-0099

In Stock GULF MEP Ref.: PMP-0099 Unit: pcs MOQ: 1

Solar surface water pump designed to transfer water from accessible surface sources. It is suitable for irrigation, storage tank filling and water supply applications

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Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Doha · Qatar
Kuwait City · Kuwait

Description

A surface-mounted pump designed to transfer water from a suitable open or accessible water source using a compatible solar power system

Applications

Irrigation
Water transfer
Tank filling
Agricultural water supply

Specifications

Type	Solar surface pump

Available on request: Flow Rate, Head, Power, Voltage, Solar Input. Tell us the configuration you need and we will confirm these in writing: Get Quote

Choosing and specifying this item

Everything about a surface set is decided above the water line.

Suction is the limit, not the motor

Atmospheric pressure caps how far any pump can draw water upwards, and the practical figure is lower once you subtract suction pipe friction, a strainer that will partly block, and warm water in summer. Measure the vertical distance from the lowest expected water surface to the pump centreline. If that distance is generous, or the source is a deep well, a submerged unit is the correct answer instead.

Priming and dry running

Establish whether the set is self-priming or needs a flooded suction with a foot valve, and how it will be re-primed if the source falls away. Solar drive sharpens this: the pump restarts every morning with no operator present, so a low-level or dry-run interlock belongs in the specification rather than in the commissioning notes.

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Flow Rate and Head as one duty point, Power, Voltage, the acceptable Solar Input range, and both suction and discharge connection sizes so existing pipework can be matched. The trade-off against a submerged unit is maintenance access in exchange for exposure — plan shade and free ventilation around the motor.

Compare the rest of the range in Solar & Water Pumps, Pumps. Related reading: Booster Pump Sets: Keeping Pressure Stable in Tall Buildings.

Frequently asked questions

When should I choose a surface pump instead of a submersible one?

When the water surface is close to the pump and stays there — a canal, a lined pond, a ground tank or a shallow source — and when easy access for service matters. A surface set can be inspected, primed and repaired without lifting a rising main. Once the lift on the suction side becomes significant, or the source is a borehole, the submerged option is the practical one.

Why can't a surface pump lift water from a deep well?

Because it does not push water up the suction line; atmospheric pressure does, and that pressure sets a hard ceiling on suction lift regardless of motor size or how much sun the array receives. Friction in the suction pipe, a partly blocked strainer and warm water all reduce the usable figure further. Beyond that ceiling the pump cavitates or loses prime instead of pumping.

Do I need a foot valve and strainer?

On any suction lift arrangement, yes. The foot valve holds the prime in the suction line so the pump does not have to re-prime each morning, and the strainer keeps weed, silt and debris out of the impeller. Both must be sized so their loss does not eat into the available suction, kept below the lowest water level, and be reachable for cleaning.

Does the pump need shading?

It helps. A surface unit installed in the open is exposed to direct sun and high ambient temperature for the whole pumping day, which raises motor and bearing temperatures and ages seals and cable insulation. A simple ventilated cover or shade structure that does not restrict airflow, and does not shade the array itself, extends service life and makes routine inspection easier.