Mac, you need to be more specific about your needs and budget. Is a Shurflo 9300 too expensive at $800+? It can be set up to run on a single 12V module at about 1/2 gpm, all day; at 1/2-speed it'll go for about 3 years before needing parts replaced. Is the smallest Sunrotor too expensive? What's the application? Could a Dankoff Slowpump be hung in a dug well? One of those will last for years or decades if the filters are kept clean, and can run on as little as 25 watts of PV.

Water pumping is the most application-specific use of solar that I know. The answer is always "It depends". And you haven't given us enough information to help you.
Allan

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On 2/24/2012 8:49 AM, mac Lewis wrote:
Hi wrenches,

I am looking for a relatively low cost solar pumping system.  The system has about 10 ft of elevation head and he just wants to water his garden which is about 200' away horizontally.  It can either be a submersible pump or a pump that can produce some suction.  Any experience with this?  Everything I've looked at thus far has been overkill and/or fairly expensive.

Thanks

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