12v well pump
I have a reverse slope on my sugarbush with a 375 gallon bulk tank in ground and mechanical releaser sitting on top. No electricity. My sugar house is 1000' away and 30' higher than the collection tank. I have been using 200W solar panel to a controller to deep cycle battery to shurflo 4048 diaphragm pump. I am unable to get to the pump every day to clean the strainer on the shurflo and it is plugging with snot from time to time. I would like to consider a 12V well pump to improve efficiency overcoming the head pressure going back to the sugar house as well as a temperature controller and liquid level controller to turn the pump on and off. I'd like to get away from cleaning the small filter of the diaphragm pump. If I had a helical or centrifugal well pump, I think I could just lay it inside on the bottom of the bulk tank and it likely would not freeze no plug with snot. Has anyone got ideas on wiring temp and liquid level controls and a good place to source a reliable reasonably sourced well pump? Thanks.
Chad
2014: 12 taps, 5 gal buckets
2015: 15 taps on bags
2016: 150 taps: 100 on bags, 50 on 3/16" natural vac, 2x8 AUF/AOF Homebuilt Arch, 2x8 SL Drop Flu & Auto Draw, SL Propane Canner/Bottler
2017: 225 taps: Built Lean to, Added SL hood, preheater, concentric exhaust, SL SS 7" SB Filter Press
2018: 180 taps: Added Shurflo to 50 - 3/16", Auto fill sensor to head tank
2019: No tapping
2020: 175 taps
2021: 300 taps, homemade RO and releaser
2022: 600+ taps