Solar bore pumps
Submersible units for stock and domestic supply, with correct cable, protection and dry run cut out.
Solar Pumps · NSW & QLD
Solar Pumps for Bores, Dams, Tanks and Troughs
Move water where you need it without fuel runs, generator hours or a grid connection, with systems sized to your head, flow and daily demand.
Water Where You Need It, Without the Fuel Run
Solar pumping suits rural properties for a simple reason: the water is usually a long way from anything, and running power or carting diesel to it is the expensive part. A solar pump puts the generation at the pump, which removes the cable run, the fuel and the engine service interval all at once.
CW Rural Power & Electrical supplies and installs solar pumping systems for bores, dams, tanks, troughs and irrigation across New South Wales and Queensland.
A solar pump either delivers the water you need or it does not, and the difference is almost always sizing. We work from measured head, pipe run and daily litres rather than a catalogue guess.
What We Install
Solar pumping for stock water, tanks and irrigation.
Surface and dam pumps
Moving water from dams and creeks to tanks and troughs without a grid connection.
Stock water systems
Trough networks and tank filling on remote paddocks with no supply anywhere nearby.
Diesel and generator conversions
Replacing an engine driven pump with solar, sized on the real duty rather than matching an oversized old unit.
Array mounting
Ground mount frames built for the site and positioned for access, cleaning and future service.
Controllers and protection
Pump controllers, protection and dry run cut out, so the pump survives the conditions it will actually meet.
How the Job Runs
Measured first, specified second, installed third.
Give us the numbers
Bore depth or lift, pipe run and diameter, and roughly how many litres a day you need. If you do not know, we will work it out on site.
Assess the site
Where the array can go, what shading it will see, and how the pipework and cabling should run.
Size the system
Pump, array and controller sized against real head and flow, with margin so an ordinary overcast day does not empty the trough.
Quote clearly
You get the expected daily output at your head and flow, not just a pump model and a price.
Install and commission
Array, pump, controller and protection installed, then tested against the flow the design promised.
Hand over
You know what the system should deliver, what to watch for, and who to call if it changes.
Storage Beats Batteries
The most common question is whether a solar pump needs a battery bank. Usually it does not, and the reason is simple: the tank is the storage.
Where the property needs storage for other reasons, see battery installations, and for whole of property design see off grid power systems.
Why CW Rural
Pumps sized on measurements, not guesswork.
Sized on head and flow
Vertical lift, pipe run and daily litres decide the pump and array, so the system delivers water rather than nearly enough.
No fuel, no generator hours
Once installed there is no diesel to cart to a remote paddock and no engine to service every season.
Built to keep pumping
Controllers, protection and dry run cut out specified as standard rather than offered as an upgrade.
✓ NSW Licence 163931C ✓ QLD Licence 1512016 ✓ CEC Solar S2931181 ✓ High Voltage Cable Jointer ✓ ABN 40 487 732 822 ✓ Allianz Insured
Solar Pump Questions
How much water can a solar pump move in a day?
It depends on the vertical lift, the pipe run and the size of the array. A shallow lift into a nearby tank moves far more per day than a deep bore pushing uphill. We work from your actual head, pipe length and daily litre requirement, then size the pump and array to meet it on an average day with margin for poor weather.
Does a solar pump need batteries?
Usually not. The tank is the storage. Most systems pump while the sun is up and fill a tank or trough that carries the property through the night, which avoids the cost and eventual replacement of a battery bank. Batteries are only worth considering where pumping has to happen at a fixed time.
Can I replace a diesel pump with a solar pump?
Very often yes, and it is one of the more satisfying conversions on a remote property because it removes the fuel run entirely. We check the existing head, flow and pipework first, since a diesel unit is frequently oversized and the solar replacement does not need to match it litre for litre.
What happens on cloudy days?
Output drops, so the system is sized with tank storage that carries the property through a run of poor weather. Where the water supply is genuinely critical, we design in extra storage capacity rather than extra panels, because a bigger tank is usually the cheaper insurance.
How long do solar pumps last?
With no engine to service, the maintenance burden is much lower than a diesel unit. Panels commonly carry long performance warranties, and pump life depends mainly on water quality and whether the system has proper dry run protection, which is why we specify that as standard rather than as an upgrade.
Can you repair an existing solar pump?
Yes. We fault find and repair solar pumping systems regardless of who installed them, and we will tell you whether the problem is the pump, the controller, the array or the sizing it was given in the first place.
Get in Touch
Ready to talk through your power needs? Call directly or send us a message and we'll get back to you promptly.
0483 347 898 chris@standalone.energy Servicing NSW & QLD
We travel to rural and remote properties across both states. No job too far.
We travel to rural and remote properties across both states. No job too far.