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ETA Pump

 

The world’s most economical solar pumps that lifts from as deep as 650 feet (200m) with a maximum of 16,000 gallons per day(60 cu.m.) ETAPUMP eliminates the costs of fuel delivery, engine maintenance, and pollution. In many cases it is LESS COSTLY than a conventional pump and generator installation!

  • Great reliability and life expectancy

  • Only one moving part, brushless motor

  • High resistance to sand and corrosion

  • Fits 4" and larger well casings

HIGH EFFICIENCY = LOWER COST

ETA is a Greek letter that engineers use to represent. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. In solar pumping, HIGH ETA = LOW SYSTEM COST. ETAPUMP uses a solar array of 20-50% less power than other solar pumps to do the same work. It is the most economical solar submersible pump available today.

RELIABLE AND MAINTENANCE-FREE

ETAPUMP has only one moving part —no failure-prone diaphragms or motor brushes to replace. ALL electronic control parts are above ground for easy access and greatest reliability. Be cautious of solar pumps with controls sealed inside the motor—if one tiny part fails, the pump must be pulled and the whole motor replaced.

ETA PUMP INTEGRATED SYSTEM is complete and ready to install

An ETAPUMP INTEGRATED SYSTEM is a complete system kit, engineered for the lift and daily volume that you require. It includes premium crystalline UL-listed solar modules (panels) with a life expectancy beyond 30 years. The fixed solar array rack is engineered for 90 MPH (145 km/h) wind, tracked rack is for 75 (120 km/h) The controller is weather-sealed for all climates.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION

Install the pump by the same methods and materials used for conventional submersible pumps. The solar array requires nuts-and-bolts assembly and standard wiring practice. The ETAPUMP instruction manual is clearly illustrated. No special product training is required. ETAPUMP INTEGRATED SYSTEM™ Components vary according to the system number

ETAPUMP INTEGRATED SYSTEM™ INCLUDES

  • Pump and controller • Solar modules (panels)

  • Solar array mounting rack (top-of-pole)

  • Junction box with internal PV disconnect switch

  • Wiring harness & flex conduit, j-box to controller

  • Submersible cable splice kit • Low-water probe

  • Detailed, illustrated instruction manual

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED.

They are available from local suppliers.

  • Steel pole and concrete to support the solar array (schedule 40 pipe, size and length specified in the rack instructions)

  • Drop pipe (refer to a pipe sizing chart) Submersible pump cable, 3-wire + ground

  • Water well safety rope (1/4")

  • Wire and standard electrical hardware

USING THE TABLES BELOW                                                                                                It looks more complicated than it is so follow these guidelines and you should be able to find the correct system at the most reasonable cost. You must know the depth and volume of water in Gallons Per Minute (GPM) of your well.

  1. Starting at the top of the table, use the "Vertical Lift in Feet" column to find a pump that is capable of pumping at the depth of your well.

  2. Move right, to the "Gallons Per Minute" column to see if that pump is at, or just below the capabilities of your well.

  3. Moving to the right one more time shows us how many "Gallons Per Day" (GPD) you can expect from a location that has 4.5 Peak Sun Hours "PSH" on a fixed solar array when it's angle is fixed the same as your latitude. One more column to the right shows you how many GPD you can expect if the solar array follows the sun "Tracked"

  4. If you need more water just keep moving down the tables until you find one that matches your well.

If it all seems too overwhelming just e-mail rob@nwes.com with: Your Location, the depth of your well, and volume (Gallons Per Minute) of your well.

The gray cells in the table below tell us the following:

  1. The ETA-04-090 set 25' deep will pump 2.6 Gallons Per Minute (GPM) and cost $2710.00

  2. It will pump 720 "Gallons Per Day" in a location that has 4.5 "Peak Sun Hours" with a fixed array, or 970 GPD if the solar array follows the sun "Tracked"

  3. Or it will pump 1040 "Gallons Per Day" in a location that has 6.0 "Peak Sun Hours" with a fixed array, or 1510 GPD if the solar array follows the sun "Tracked"

  4. It will pump 1270 "Gallons Per Day" in a location that has 7.5 "Peak Sun Hours" with a fixed array, or 1920 GPD if the solar array follows the sun "Tracked"

System# ETA-04-090  Price $2710.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 gauge wire up to 170' 25 2.6 720 970 1040 1510 1270 1920
50 2.3 400 540 670 970 920 1400
75 1.8 270 360 480 700 710 1080
100 1.4 160 220 270 390 450 680
System # ETA-04-120 Price $3080.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
 

12 gauge wire up to 170'

25 3.2 1010 1370 1390 1870 1660 1870
50 3.0 690 940 1070 1550 1190 1800
75 2.7 480 650 770 1120 1060 1600
100 2.1 270 360 510 730 790 1200
125 1.8 210 290 290 430 530 800
System # ETA-04-180 Price $3075.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
14 ga. wire up to 138'
50 2.6 1170 1580 1470 1870 1570 1870
75 2.6 910 1220 1280 1860 1550 1870
12 ga. wire up to 215'
100 2.4 670 900 1010 1470 1170 1760
125 2.3 430 580 720 1040 990 1480
10 ga. wire up to 280'
150 2.2 270 360 560 810 830 1240
175 2.0 190 250 400 580 640 960
200 1.5 130 180 240 350 430 640
System# ETA-14-180  Price $3075.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 180' 25 7.4 1200 1620 2400 3480 3040 4600
System# ETA-03H-180  Price $????? 

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 280' 250 1.1     160 230 350 520
System# ETA-14-240 Price $3522.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 80' 25 9.8 2670 3600 3470 5030 4530 6800
12 ga. wire up to 120' 50 7.9 1170 1580 2480 3600 3470 5200
75 6.6         2400 3600
System # ETA-04-240 Price $3522.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 216' 75 6.6 1390 1870 1710 2470    
100 3.6 990 1330 1410 1870 1680 1870
125 3.1 720 970 1070 1550 1390 1870
10 ga. wire up to 280' 150 2.7 510 680 850 1240 1120 1680
175 2.6 370 500 690 1010 990 1480
200 2.3 270 360 530 770 800 1200
System# ETA-03H-240 Price $3522.00 

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 330' 250 1.5 210 290 370 540 530 800
300 1.4 130 180 350 500 480 720
8 ga. wire up to 370' 350 1.3 80 110 270 390 400 600
System# ETA-14-300 Price $3894.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 80'' 25 10.8 3470 4680 4530 6570 5870 8800
10 ga. up to 150' 50 9.8 2530 3420 3600 5220 4270 6400
75 8.2 1070 1440 2130 3090 3200 4800
System # ETA-04-300 Price $3894.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 240' 100 3.6 1330 1800 1680 1870 1840 1870
125 3.5 990 1330 1470 1870 1650 1870
10 ga. wire up to 280' 150 3.4 720 970 1230 1780 1520 1870
175 3.3 590 790 1010 1470 1310 1870
200 2.8 430 580 770 1120 1120 1680
10 ga. wire up to 330' 250 2.2 210 290 610 890 910 1360
System # ETA-03H-300 Price $3894.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 330' 300 1.7 370 500 530 770 690 1040
8 ga. wire up to 500' 350 1.6 270 360 430 620 590 880
400 1.4 190 250 370 540 530 800
450 1.3 130 180 320 460 450 680
500 1.2 80 110 290 430 400 600
System # ETA-14-340 Price $?????

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 80' 25 12.9 4000 5400 5470 7930 6130 9200
10 ga. wire up to 150' 50 10.6 2990 4030 4050 5880 4880 6930
75 9.5 1470 1980 2670 3870 3600 5400
100 7.9 930 1260 1870 2710 2670 4000
System # ETA-04-340  Price $?????

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 240' 125 3.5 1390 1870 1600 1870 1810 1870
10 ga. wire up to 280' 150 3.4 1250 1690 1390 1870 1600 1870
175 3.3 800 1080 1150 1660 1470 1870
200 2.9 640 860 960 1390 1310 1870
10 ga. wire up to 330' 250 2.4 370 500 690 1010 1040 1560
System # ETA-03H-340 Price $4251.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 330' 300 2.0 480 650 610 890 800 1040
350 1.8 350 470 510 730 670 1000
400 1.8 240 320 450 660 640 960
8 ga. wire up to 550' 450 1.7 190 250 400 580 590 880
500 1.5 160 220 350 500 510 760
System # ETA-75C-480 Price $5273.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 130' 25 20.6 4800 6480 7200 10440 8530 12800
System # ETA-14-480 Price $5374.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 130' 50 11.9 4000 5400 5330 6930 6400 6930
75 11.1 3200 4320 4530 6570 5330 6930
100 9.5 2030 2740 3200 4640 4130 6200
8 ga. up to 150' 125 7.4     2130 3090 2930 4400
System # ETA-07-480 Price $5374.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 190' 150 5.5 1200 1620 1870 2710 2530 3200
175 5.0 1070 1440 1600 2320 2240 3200
8 ga. wire up to 300' 200 4.6     1470 2130 1920 2880
System # ETA-04-480 Price $5374.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
8 ga. wire up to 300' 250 3.4 750 1010 1170 1700 1470 1870
System # ETA-04H-480 Price $5374.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
8 ga. wire up to 330' 300 3.0 590 790 990 1430 1330 1810
6 ga. wire up to 420' 350 2.9 450 610 830 1200 1170 1760
400 2.5 400 540 720 1040 1010 1520
System # ETA-03H-480 Price $5374.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
8 ga. wire up to 850' 450 1.9 560 760 690 1010 880 1040
500 1.8 480 650 610 890 800 1040
550 1.8 400 540 510 730 720 1040
6 ga. up to 700' 600 1.4 350 470 450 660 640 960
650 1.3 270 360 400 580 560 840
System # ETA-75C-600 Price $5812.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 55' 25 23.8 6670 9000 10130 14690 11730 17600
System # ETA-107C-600 Price $5812.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
12 ga. wire up to 55' 50 19.8 4270 5760 6400 9280 8530 12800
System # ETA-14-600 Price $6116.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
10 ga. wire up to 130' 75 11.9 4270 5760 5600 6930 6400 6930
100 11.4 2930 3960 4270 6190 5200 6930
8 ga. wire up to 230' 125 9.5 2000 2700 3200 4640 4270 6400
150 10     2670 3870 3470 5200
8 ga. wire up to 193' 175 7.7     2400 3480 2930 4400
System # ETA-07-600 Price $6116.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH 7.5 PSH
Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked Fixed Tracked
8 ga. wire up to 276' 200 5.3 1330 1800 1950 2820 2430 3200
250 5.2 1120 1510 1600 2320 2030 3040
System # ETA-04H-600 Price $6116.00

Vertical Lift in Feet

Gallons Per Minute

Gallons Per Day @ Peak Sun Hours (PSH)

4.5 PSH 6.0 PSH