Todd B Posted June 2, 2015 Report Posted June 2, 2015 I want to pump water out of my creek to water my pumpkins and fruit trees. It varies from 12" to 24" deep depending on rainfall, usually 12" deep. There is a little bayou that is 3' deep. I have a 2" pressure pump that I can suck water from but what scares me is all the particles in the water plugging my Sprinklers. Any suggestions how to filter the water first. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 2, 2015 Report Posted June 2, 2015 you can sit the pumps suction into a plastic bucket drilled with holes...wrap the bucket with fine screen wire and sit into the shallow pool of the stream.... we used the creek years ago to water the garden and dad had a small electric pump ( I still have the pump) he used to sit it in the creek and used an old hubcap as the basin....we did not use sprinkler but rather standard garden hose..fine sand bits was of no concern...the above bucket and screen is what I used with my in ground sump pump setup...was excellent.. Quote
Dave72dt Posted June 2, 2015 Report Posted June 2, 2015 I thought you were doing a windmill and reservoir setup a while back. How did that work out? Quote
Brent B3B Posted June 2, 2015 Report Posted June 2, 2015 i would try the bucket idea and wrap it with "washable" furnace filter material. you might have to remove and clean it off once and a while........... Quote
46CoupeSD Posted June 2, 2015 Report Posted June 2, 2015 Make sure you don't step on the toes of the Corps of Engineers in regards to Clean Water Act and water withdrawal regulations... Quote
Todd B Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Posted June 3, 2015 I thought you were doing a windmill and reservoir setup a while back. How did that work out? I have all the dirt moved and ready to build the foundation for the windmill, I have been crazy busy at work so I put a small temporary garden in for now on a different area. Good ideas with the bucket but What scares me is if the screen plugs, will my pump run dry and be ruined. I looked into the legal part awhile back and I can pump water out of my own pond or creek to water a personal garden, this is not a business that would need permits. My garden is 20' x 50' and my orchard consists of 14 fruit trees. Quote
Dave72dt Posted June 3, 2015 Report Posted June 3, 2015 Sump pumps use a float switch to turn them on and off automatically. Might be able to incorporate something like that. Quote
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