[IBC] Disaster strikes :-(

Jim Lewis

Returned from 11 days in Arizona (GREAT vacation!) to find that
the pump on my well had burned out about 4 days into the
vacation.

Had enough rain so my bigger (<10 inches) trees came though,
damaged but alive. The tiny ones, however, were toast. About 30
trees.

I think I need a windmill as a backup. Dunno if a windmill would
pump from 237 feet, though.

Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - 30 trees and
$1400 poorer.

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EESiFlo - Mark Hill

Jim;

Sorry to hear of your disaster.
I'd be extremely unhappy if this had happened to me.

For $1400 you might want to consider a backup solar powered pump to water
your trees.
I installed thousands of solar sites in central Florida approximately 10
years ago, and to my knowledge, they're all still working as designed.

All you'll need is a good regulated solar panel, a car battery, a cheap
timer and a DC powered pump.
Bilge pumps (for boats) work well.


Mark Hill - Harrisburg PA - Florida North - where it's expected to be 85+
for the next week


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Jim Lewis
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Subject: [IBC] Disaster strikes :-(

Returned from 11 days in Arizona (GREAT vacation!) to find that
the pump on my well had burned out about 4 days into the
vacation.

Had enough rain so my bigger (<10 inches) trees came though,
damaged but alive. The tiny ones, however, were toast. About 30
trees.

I think I need a windmill as a backup. Dunno if a windmill would
pump from 237 feet, though.

Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - 30 trees and
$1400 poorer.

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dalecochoy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lewis" <jklewis@NETTALLY.COM>
Subject: [IBC] Disaster strikes :-(


> Returned from 11 days in Arizona (GREAT vacation!) to find that
> the pump on my well had burned out about 4 days into the
> vacation.
>
> Had enough rain so my bigger (<10 inches) trees came though,
> damaged but alive. The tiny ones, however, were toast. About 30
> trees.
>
> Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - 30 trees and
> $1400 poorer.

That's a real shame Jim.
I don't know how many times I've heard similar stories from people relying
on watering systems.
When I worked putting in annual gardens in Akron Ohio we had sprinkler
system on all of them.They were under CONSTANT repair, especially the auto
controlled ones over the manual turn on-shut off type. They have as many
problems as you can imagine scenarios for!

I'd never trust one, sooner or later, something like this always seems to
happen. ( now we'll hear from everyone who has one and never had a problem!
:>)
but, I'll bet a month ago YOU would have said that.!!

If you can't find a neighbor friend to check on/water plants then it's
better to pay someone. ( right now I use my eldest son to stay at the house.
Money talks and boosts concern :>) If they have questions, you are a cell
phone away.
Dale

P.S. I guess you'll be doing some hefty shopping at BSF this year :>)
P.P.S. I'll bet none of those pots died!

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Jim Lewis

> I'm kind of suprised you need to go that deep in Florida for
water ( deepest
> I've had was 170 ft, one now is only 75) or do you need that
deep to get
> quality water? Without salt :>)

The Floridan Aquifer -- the largest fresh-water aquifer in the
world (area+thickness) -- is deep in North Florida. As you move
south, it comes closer to the surface.

Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.

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