How to choose a pump for the garden correctly?
Every summer resident or amateur gardener knows how important the process of watering in a garden and a personal plot is. Fruit trees, flowers, vegetables, ornamental grass, bushes - all these plants need moisture. Pumps for garden irrigation are the current solution. The device is simple and effective to use. But how to choose the right pump for the garden? What are the criteria to be guided by when buying it?
Overview of pumps for irrigation in the garden
The garden pump may be dependent on the water source.
Irrigation device classification:
- deep;
- surface;
- from a container (barrel);
- drainage.
To choose the right option for your site, you should decide where the water will come from, and also take into account the preferences of the plants. Cultures love a settled and non-cold liquid. It is especially important for plants to receive rainwater. It can be collected in containers: barrels, basins or buckets, then water the beds.
In vegetable gardens and summer cottages, there are dug pools and ponds ... Water change will be beneficial for artificial reservoirs. If they are not cleaned with chemicals, then watering from pools and ponds is allowed. Some plots are located near a river or other body of water, and gardeners use them to irrigate their land. Based on where the water comes from, and choose a pump for the garden.
Summer residents also build wells from which watering can be carried out. For this type of water extraction, it is better to purchase a pump. This will make the whole process easier.
What should be a garden pump?
All pumps are designed for pumping water. Some are used for permanent supply of liquid (water supply in the house), and others for temporary watering of the garden. When choosing a unit, it is important to pay attention not only to the popularity of the brand, but also to the pump power, the availability of replacement parts for it on the market, and the operating rules.
The irrigation device should be as compact as possible, small in size and weight. If necessary, it can be easily moved from place to place. It should be easy to install, assemble and operate. If the watering process is automated
Types of pumps for watering from a well, their pros and cons
Pumps for watering a garden from a well are installed on the surface or submerge the pump in a well... How are they different?
Surface can be located in a small room located near the well. For this method, a hose is used - one end, which is connected to a pump, and the other is lowered into water. Also, this unit is installed on the surface of the well liquid. For this, a float is built that will keep the pump close to the water.
Surface devices are affordable. Their popularity is very high due to the fact that they are easy to operate, maintain and install. The main thing is to install it on a flat rubber surface. The suction depth of the pump does not exceed ten meters. The head allows you to squeeze out the jet at a distance of 30 to 50 meters. This is a high performance that allows you to cover a large area of the garden. But surface pumps have one drawback - they are very loud.Therefore, they are placed in sheds or other outbuildings and installed on rubber mats.
The choice of submersible units is currently very wide. They are made of waterproof materials and can be submerged in water to any depth. The main thing is not less than one meter from the bottom of the well. If you neglect this rule, then the quality of the water supply will deteriorate due to the ingress of sand and silt into the hose. The downhole apparatus is appreciated for the good pressure of the suction fluid, and it is also not exposed to moisture.
But the submersible pump also has its negative sides. Installation and maintenance should only be performed by specialists. Also, the device is not cheap, and it requires certain storage conditions in the winter.
Barrel pumps for garden irrigation
Based on plant preferences for irrigation, barrel pumps for watering a garden are the most suitable. Fruiting trees and bushes, vegetable crops require a settled and warm liquid. Watering with cold water (for example, from a well) can rot the plant and slow down its growth. Therefore, artificial pools and ponds are being built in vegetable gardens. Barrel pumps are used to pump water from them to the site.
Why is such a pump convenient:
- firstly, it has fasteners with the help of which it is adapted to the walls of reservoirs;
- secondly, the pump is small in size and weight, which makes it easy and convenient to carry it around the site;
- thirdly, the irrigation device has a high level of pressure: from 20 to 25 meters;
- fourthly, water capacity up to 3000 liters;
- fifth, the automation of the unit, thanks to such a system, you can choose the optimal irrigation mode;
- sixthly, the presence of a filter, which allows the pumping of even unpurified liquid or fertilizer solutions;
- seventh, the cost of the pump is low;
- eighth, low noise level.
Among summer residents and gardeners, two-stage barrel pumps for watering a garden are very popular. They are durable in operation.
Drainage pumps for watering the garden
Drainage pumps for watering the garden are used to pump very dirty water: for example, from natural reservoirs - lakes or rivers. Such devices are not afraid of debris. The pumps are equipped with choppers that can handle leaves or mules. The drainage unit is the optimal solution for clogged reservoirs. The chopper cuts the grass and silt into small pieces and removes them together with the water outside. This allows the soil to receive additional mineral fertilizers. Other types of pumps will not be able to work with dirty water, as they will constantly clog, and as a result will be repaired.