Yaaaay for the weather.......no where near your temps but around 30c every day.........This year I have a really good peach crop, but I don't think I will have enough sun to really have very soft peaches, they will be tasty and large enough but it's a bit of an ask every year to get enough for peaches and cream for afters every day. We've got locally made apple cake today but I think I will go and pick some after watching this.
We seem to have some nice peaches too. Still warm here, I know I will be complying when the temp drops but it woudl be nice with a little cloud cover 😀
Hi Ian an Julie . The heat from the sun sure drains you energy to work but that is a great job done with the drainage done all you need is rain .hope you both can get a wee bit of time off and just relax especially in a heatwave . See you next week oh and that was a bit of luck getting the cables through that conduet luckily the cables didn't snap on you better larger conduet then it will be easier enjoyable video
I have used what I have, a surface pump - seems to work OK for now and gives me running water - until the next big water project where I will need a little automation 👍🏻
If that little pump draws water OK from the tank and does the job now, then I would just buy a 'pressure module controller' that goes on the top where your hose comes out now. The pump power connects into the module and the module connects to your power. This will make your pump pressure activated and will turn on when you turn a tap on. Module cost is only about $50 so you don't need a whole new pump. I have 3 x Davey pumps using the same system on my farm. Cheers Dave
Hi Dave - yes the pump seems to work OK, I will do a search for the pressure module and see if I can get that fitted into the small box I have now created. - Got the T Shirt, yesterday. Cheers. Watch out for it in a coming video 😀
Well done, when pulling any wire or cable through a conduit just use dishwashing liquid if you are not using a submersible you will need a bigger self priming pump and a flow switch to turn it off when the water level drops too low or runs out, this to protect the pump from running dry, go for a chinese sub with a float switch Ive used them and they have lasted years!You need the pressure for watering and fire supression!
I didn't have any washing liquid to hand but I did have the water tank lube. I have used the surface pump I had for now and will do a proper job on the house tanks.
Still persuading Ian to build him one - it seems to be working OK. Sometimes we find him asleep under a tree but overall it is cutting the grass instead of me ♥️J.
Good to see all that rainwater being collected. I install and maintain pumps as part of my job over here in NZ and most people would go for a surface mount pump over a submersible just because its easier for maintenance etc and pumps have a suction lift of 7.5m so it would easily handle pulling out of the tank provided the suction line is no smaller than the suction port of the pump. A pump with a flow/pressure controller and a small pressure tank is the most reliable and simplest system we would install. The pressure tank helps eliminate any water hammer that could occur and gives a small pressure reservoir so the pump doesnt constantly turn on and off if you just open a tap for a couple of seconds. Also with rainwater systems we put in a UV filter system to give you perfect drinking water.
Cheers Aidan - I have kept my surface pump and will use that. I will do something more fancy for the house as I will need 2 of these tanks for that roof and plan to use it on all but the drinking water.
Fish pond pumps start at less then $100. Put a pressure tank and switch. it will be worth it in the long run. Then you can use drip irrigation. Good luck.
We have an above ground electric pump and it has a pressure switch on it. Simple and no problems been running this gor 7 years. Dad had one on his farm with an accumulator( not good at spelling) and his was over 25 years old. Above ground are eady to work on and Dads pump was 30m from the underground tank.
I need to look into the pressure switch. At the moment I have a electric on/off switch and hope the pump doesn't cypher out the water - I do not want to keep priming it.
What a great result for that side project! Well done. Glad to hear the planer is coming out of moth balls! I guess its too hot for the doggos to wear their safety jackets. 🌭🐕 Cheers from the U.S.A.
My well is 20M deep, bought a submersible pump 0.75kW Depth Pump Up to 69m from Vevor, was 138€ when I bought it January this year. Used it all summer to water my plants and vegetables every day, so far it held-up fine. It doesn't automatically turn on / off however.
I always forget about Vevor even though we use a lot of their products - I will do a quick search - I kept the surface pump I have already for now just to get me going.
Hi Ian and Julie. You be careful in that heat. I know I asked you about the ability to drive over that tank. Here we use concrete tanks for a septic system. You wanted to know about pumps well both submersable and pumps that you have both have positive and negative points. Just do some research on both and see what works for you. Looking good my friends. Take care.
The heat seems to have gone this week which is great - our current septic tank is concrete but more and more are plastic which have to be put in certain locations. Will use my surface pump for now but have allowed for the submersible if I go that way 👍🏻
With PVC pipe, you also have the option of heating it up with a hot air gun and making it pliable enough to bend down so it doesn't spring up on you. But what you have there looks like it will work. Just something to consider if you need to bend some PVC pipe in the future.
Regarding the pump comment: two ideas pop into my mind, an accumulator tank with a pump that has a pressure switch. Or a pump that has a flow switch inline. And some of these things you could probably be purchased through amazon. I also noticed that you are cleaning out the sump box where the rainwater leader is going in to the concrete box, so I was wondering if you think it was a good idea for the water to fall out on-to a stainless steel mesh at a slight angle. And, maybe that would allow the rocks and leaves to flow off the top and onto the ground, but keep the water falling into the box still? Hope I’m being helpful. I could be more technical about my pump ideas if you would like that, but I did not want to be presumptuous.
I will do something a little more automated for the house water system for sure. I kept the little surface pump for now. I do not have a big space for the downpipes - I have put in a thin mesh basket in the chamber now so that is catching any big things - may also add a fabric filter or something. Tank is totally full now so I need to start using the water
The system I had fitted in my last house 12 to 13 years ago I left all the paperwork with the new property owners. From memory the tank had a float switch which was cable tied to the suction hose which had a filter on it. The pump was housed in the house in its own box and the mains water was plumbed into that and it had a valve which feed the rainwater to the toilets in the house and the washing machine. If the tank ran out of water it automatically switched to the mains water. There was also a filter inside the tank on the incoming rainwater to collect leaves etc. we found the pump in the house very noisy especially if someone flushed the toilet at night. Sorry can’t be any more help but if it were me I’d build a little pump cupboard next to the tank and use a pump like you already have as easier for maintenance and safer from a power point of view. I’ve been building things this weekend in 32 degree heat. Stay safe x
Yes, I think we will house the pump outside for the main house and the garage pump I am putting in a small waterproof box for now. We have a couple of those electric toilets in our house at the moment - the night flushing is such a pain 😀
Our tank in New Zealand and the house in Cebu Philippines I use a 1 hp sp water booster pump with electronic control no pressure tank when you turn on a tap the pump starts stops once tap off . 25mm pipe to the tank and no return valve no priming required. All the usuall filters . At the tank fitted a strainer that can be cleaned. And a strainer were roof water enters tank. Interested in the France building materials. Gosh you guys are hard workers😅
That sounds exactly what we need. I have used the surface pump for now with a manual switch just so we can get on with the rest of the project but for the main house I will need something a little more automated.
I haven't had a Indepth look at the off grid set ups down here but I do know they use a pressure tank which has the switch incorporated in it, Kiwi Rod PS K Y has more then one use LOL
I am OK at the moment but when I do the house I will go for the pressure tank as I want water on tap (as they say) for all our non drinking applications.
Hi Julie learn how to vase prune or open centre prune the peach tree to maximise production. Also, this will help to limit the trees height and allow you to work from the ground. Hopefully autumn will bring you relief from the heat. Here in Australia, it is already beginning to warm up. The construction is looking fantastic. I truly enjoy watching Ian's attention to detail.
Thank you so much for this Louis. I have just looked up vase pruning for stone fruit. Hope I don’t make a hash of it but will give it a go and also try and sort my plum trees too. Never heard of this method before so again a big thank you x Julie
Are snap ties very common where you live? I love using them for concrete formwork. Only if you are planning to build your own concrete formwork that is.... if you are going to use brick blocks again they won't be useful. but it's a great system!
Not really - there is not a lot of formwork done here. Mostly concrete blocks. Pumps and concrete are quite expensive here too so we will do our walls with books and fill them up ourselves (Julie will 🤪)
Great work another phase of the project completed. As a retired plumber/pipe fitter I would have used a submersible pump for your main water collection tank pipe to a hydraulic accumulator vessel. This will allow the pump to start & stop automatically when you garden sprinklers come on via timer .
I think I will do this for the main house as I will be putting in to more tanks for that much larger roof. I will hope to use it for the non drinking water of the house.👍🏻
I'm not an expert with pumps, but if you have easy access to the water tank (for maintenance or if the pump fails), and power already running to the tank, submersible pumps are probably okay. If i would undertake a project like this, i would probably just bury at least 3 pipes between tank and garage. One for the roof water into the tank, a pressure hose to bring water back up to the garage, and a big enough electrical pipe to feed mains into the tank and/or add a water level sensor, so you can get an idea on how much water you have left at any point. If you use a pressure pipe that can support suction as well, you could probably have the pump safely and neatly inside the garage, where you could have all the mains power and control options you want in a dry and easy to access place.
I have put in a couple of conduits from the tank to the where the power is, so I think I have left the submersible as an option. I will probably do that for them win house when I come to that 😀
If high electrical efficiency is important I would use a positive displacement pump charging a pressure tank: piston pumps are usually used in applications such as yours. Centrifugal pumps with variable speed AC drives can also be significantly more efficient than regular on-off types. However, both types I've mentioned do have higher up-front costs than more conventional equipment. I just had a 60 foot deep well drilled on my acreage. Because of the ongoing supply issues I had a conventional down-well centrifugal pump installed but I'll replace that with a variable-speed AC unit as soon as I can get one. Ultimately I'd like to use a lift-pump to bring water to the surface and then distribute it with a positive-displacement pump: all run off solar-batteries.
I think for the house I will put something in that will do the proper job with pressure tank etc. but for now the little surface pump seems to be working - it was a good intro to this type of work though 😀
Another great video making headway on your projects. If it were me I'd use a small above ground centrifugal pump with a tiny pressure tank and pressure switch typically used for a shallow well. These pumps are inexpensive, work well and will lift water from the source up to about 6 meters. The pressure switch will automatically turn the pump on when the the pressure drops = turning the hose on. The pressure tank acts as an accumulator to cushion the sudden jarring of the pump starting and hose being shut off. The downsides of this is you'd need a place to put the pump, a tiny pump house by the tank or inside your garage. The other is if the pump is too large then the pump will cycle on/off often, try to size the pump closer to the usage or use a larger pressure tank to slow the on/off cycles.
Thank you - I kept my little surface pump with a manual switch just for now so I can get on with the other projects but I will need something little more automated for the house system (non drinking water). Thanks 😀
Did you calculate the amount of rain water needed to clean the roof up before you start collecting water. I think there is a need for 2 to 3 mm of water needed to clean the roof. There is dust, and/or bird poo which can make your water tank dirty over time or foster bird diseases.
Not really - I am putting on a fabric filter now to try and catch the majority of it as I do not room for a big first flush just at the moment. We will get to it plus putting on some better filters but this is for the next phase of building work really (more tanks when the house is built).
I used a waste tube with a volume of 3mm of the total area of my rooftop because of bird droppings, animals fur, dust, etc. I will look for the project I used and post on your trend.
I just don't know enough to help you on the water pump thing........In my well I have a pump that works off an auto valve in the cellar, pressure drops it turns on, but for my safety water sink holes I have a submersible Makita......and if I wished I could put a switch in the line, manual or remote. But when you lie there you are going to have to have a proper system with a pressure switch.....costs more than a manual system because the pump is often on when it is not really needed.
I will go for the pressure switch in the main house for sure and will upgrade this one later. For now it seems to work - if it does not empty and I have to keep re priming it 🤪
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Always a joy watching your videos. Looking forward for more. X
Thanks Martin - getting more into the groove now we are 100% back on the build.
Careful planning made for a great outcome!
Cheers Doug....😀
Undersized conduit is a classic TH-cam DIY builder problem. You have good company. :-)
I was being stingey as I didn't want to use my 25mm conduit.....saved me at least a euro 🤣
Yaaaay for the weather.......no where near your temps but around 30c every day.........This year I have a really good peach crop, but I don't think I will have enough sun to really have very soft peaches, they will be tasty and large enough but it's a bit of an ask every year to get enough for peaches and cream for afters every day. We've got locally made apple cake today but I think I will go and pick some after watching this.
We seem to have some nice peaches too. Still warm here, I know I will be complying when the temp drops but it woudl be nice with a little cloud cover 😀
Hehe Ian its ok to blink.
hahaha, I need to look, I didn't notice that 🤣
Hi Ian an Julie . The heat from the sun sure drains you energy to work but that is a great job done with the drainage done all you need is rain .hope you both can get a wee bit of time off and just relax especially in a heatwave . See you next week oh and that was a bit of luck getting the cables through that conduet luckily the cables didn't snap on you better larger conduet then it will be easier enjoyable video
haha - yes I was being stingy not wanting to use the larger conduit just for one spur.....cost me more in time and stress..👍🏻
I’d use an above ground pump for ease of service providing the inlet has a strainer 👍🏻
I have used what I have, a surface pump - seems to work OK for now and gives me running water - until the next big water project where I will need a little automation 👍🏻
If that little pump draws water OK from the tank and does the job now, then I would just buy a 'pressure module controller' that goes on the top where your hose comes out now. The pump power connects into the module and the module connects to your power. This will make your pump pressure activated and will turn on when you turn a tap on. Module cost is only about $50 so you don't need a whole new pump. I have 3 x Davey pumps using the same system on my farm. Cheers Dave
Hi Dave - yes the pump seems to work OK, I will do a search for the pressure module and see if I can get that fitted into the small box I have now created. - Got the T Shirt, yesterday. Cheers. Watch out for it in a coming video 😀
Good Job Guys!
Cheers Brian 👍🏻
I hate how hot it has been I like it around the 20-23 degrees with a gentle breeaze id go in hiding is ti was 41 dregrees over here
The sun is still strong here, keep forgetting a hat and 4 or 5 hours outside is taking its toll - but big rain storm tonight to clear the air 😀
@@HomesteadingUncontained it’s gone nice and cool in the uk now hopefully the link I sent you helps in building a watering pump for the hose
Well done, when pulling any wire or cable through a conduit just use dishwashing liquid if you are not using a submersible you will need a bigger self priming pump and a flow switch to turn it off when the water level drops too low or runs out, this to protect the pump from running dry, go for a chinese sub with a float switch Ive used them and they have lasted years!You need the pressure for watering and fire supression!
I didn't have any washing liquid to hand but I did have the water tank lube. I have used the surface pump I had for now and will do a proper job on the house tanks.
Julie, how is Gnasher the lawn mower managing? Is he going to get a kennel over his charging place 🙂
Still persuading Ian to build him one - it seems to be working OK. Sometimes we find him asleep under a tree but overall it is cutting the grass instead of me ♥️J.
Good to see all that rainwater being collected. I install and maintain pumps as part of my job over here in NZ and most people would go for a surface mount pump over a submersible just because its easier for maintenance etc and pumps have a suction lift of 7.5m so it would easily handle pulling out of the tank provided the suction line is no smaller than the suction port of the pump. A pump with a flow/pressure controller and a small pressure tank is the most reliable and simplest system we would install. The pressure tank helps eliminate any water hammer that could occur and gives a small pressure reservoir so the pump doesnt constantly turn on and off if you just open a tap for a couple of seconds. Also with rainwater systems we put in a UV filter system to give you perfect drinking water.
Cheers Aidan - I have kept my surface pump and will use that. I will do something more fancy for the house as I will need 2 of these tanks for that roof and plan to use it on all but the drinking water.
Fish pond pumps start at less then $100. Put a pressure tank and switch. it will be worth it in the long run. Then you can use drip irrigation. Good luck.
Thank George - I will look into them 👍🏻
We have an above ground electric pump and it has a pressure switch on it. Simple and no problems been running this gor 7 years. Dad had one on his farm with an accumulator( not good at spelling) and his was over 25 years old. Above ground are eady to work on and Dads pump was 30m from the underground tank.
I need to look into the pressure switch. At the moment I have a electric on/off switch and hope the pump doesn't cypher out the water - I do not want to keep priming it.
What a great result for that side project! Well done. Glad to hear the planer is coming out of moth balls!
I guess its too hot for the doggos to wear their safety jackets. 🌭🐕
Cheers from the U.S.A.
The planer is now working - total strip down was required 👍🏻
Very nice job.
Cheers tony 👍🏻
That heat is never fun!!! Fantastic work as always. Can wait to start seeing the next phase.
now, this week we are compiling it is cold....it changes like the weather as they say
My well is 20M deep, bought a submersible pump 0.75kW Depth Pump Up to 69m from Vevor, was 138€ when I bought it January this year. Used it all summer to water my plants and vegetables every day, so far it held-up fine. It doesn't automatically turn on / off however.
I always forget about Vevor even though we use a lot of their products - I will do a quick search - I kept the surface pump I have already for now just to get me going.
Good job 👍
Cheers Liam 👍🏻
Hi Ian and Julie. You be careful in that heat. I know I asked you about the ability to drive over that tank. Here we use concrete tanks for a septic system. You wanted to know about pumps well both submersable and pumps that you have both have positive and negative points. Just do some research on both and see what works for you. Looking good my friends. Take care.
The heat seems to have gone this week which is great - our current septic tank is concrete but more and more are plastic which have to be put in certain locations. Will use my surface pump for now but have allowed for the submersible if I go that way 👍🏻
Looking great
Thanks Miguel 👍🏻
With PVC pipe, you also have the option of heating it up with a hot air gun and making it pliable enough to bend down so it doesn't spring up on you. But what you have there looks like it will work. Just something to consider if you need to bend some PVC pipe in the future.
I didn't have a heat gun with me but yes, the sun would have moulded it over a few days but as you say, the brace worked too. Cheers 👍🏻
Regarding the pump comment: two ideas pop into my mind, an accumulator tank with a pump that has a pressure switch. Or a pump that has a flow switch inline. And some of these things you could probably be purchased through amazon.
I also noticed that you are cleaning out the sump box where the rainwater leader is going in to the concrete box, so I was wondering if you think it was a good idea for the water to fall out on-to a stainless steel mesh at a slight angle. And, maybe that would allow the rocks and leaves to flow off the top and onto the ground, but keep the water falling into the box still?
Hope I’m being helpful.
I could be more technical about my pump ideas if you would like that, but I did not want to be presumptuous.
I will do something a little more automated for the house water system for sure. I kept the little surface pump for now. I do not have a big space for the downpipes - I have put in a thin mesh basket in the chamber now so that is catching any big things - may also add a fabric filter or something. Tank is totally full now so I need to start using the water
The system I had fitted in my last house 12 to 13 years ago I left all the paperwork with the new property owners. From memory the tank had a float switch which was cable tied to the suction hose which had a filter on it. The pump was housed in the house in its own box and the mains water was plumbed into that and it had a valve which feed the rainwater to the toilets in the house and the washing machine. If the tank ran out of water it automatically switched to the mains water. There was also a filter inside the tank on the incoming rainwater to collect leaves etc. we found the pump in the house very noisy especially if someone flushed the toilet at night. Sorry can’t be any more help but if it were me I’d build a little pump cupboard next to the tank and use a pump like you already have as easier for maintenance and safer from a power point of view. I’ve been building things this weekend in 32 degree heat. Stay safe x
Yes, I think we will house the pump outside for the main house and the garage pump I am putting in a small waterproof box for now. We have a couple of those electric toilets in our house at the moment - the night flushing is such a pain 😀
here in nz house pumps come with a pressure tank and pressure sw just turn on water and drop in pressure turns on the pump
I will go for this type of system for the house, in the meantime it seems to work ok and will be in the next video 😀
Our tank in New Zealand and the house in Cebu Philippines I use a 1 hp sp water booster pump with electronic control no pressure tank when you turn on a tap the pump starts stops once tap off . 25mm pipe to the tank and no return valve no priming required. All the usuall filters . At the tank fitted a strainer that can be cleaned. And a strainer were roof water enters tank.
Interested in the France building materials. Gosh you guys are hard workers😅
That sounds exactly what we need. I have used the surface pump for now with a manual switch just so we can get on with the rest of the project but for the main house I will need something a little more automated.
I haven't had a Indepth look at the off grid set ups down here but I do know they use a pressure tank which has the switch incorporated in it,
Kiwi Rod
PS K Y has more then one use LOL
I am OK at the moment but when I do the house I will go for the pressure tank as I want water on tap (as they say) for all our non drinking applications.
Hi Julie learn how to vase prune or open centre prune the peach tree to maximise production. Also, this will help to limit the trees height and allow you to work from the ground. Hopefully autumn will bring you relief from the heat. Here in Australia, it is already beginning to warm up. The construction is looking fantastic. I truly enjoy watching Ian's attention to detail.
Thank you so much for this Louis. I have just looked up vase pruning for stone fruit. Hope I don’t make a hash of it but will give it a go and also try and sort my plum trees too. Never heard of this method before so again a big thank you x Julie
Are snap ties very common where you live? I love using them for concrete formwork. Only if you are planning to build your own concrete formwork that is.... if you are going to use brick blocks again they won't be useful. but it's a great system!
Not really - there is not a lot of formwork done here. Mostly concrete blocks. Pumps and concrete are quite expensive here too so we will do our walls with books and fill them up ourselves (Julie will 🤪)
Great work another phase of the project completed. As a retired plumber/pipe fitter I would have used a submersible pump for your main water collection tank pipe to a hydraulic accumulator vessel. This will allow the pump to start & stop automatically when you garden sprinklers come on via timer .
I think I will do this for the main house as I will be putting in to more tanks for that much larger roof. I will hope to use it for the non drinking water of the house.👍🏻
Another thing is if your outlet pipe is 25mm diameter run say 32mm as there is less friction and you will lose less pressure.
The inlet pipe is bigger than the outlet but for now it is working great. I have made it so I can pull through a larger pipe if necessary
I'm not an expert with pumps, but if you have easy access to the water tank (for maintenance or if the pump fails), and power already running to the tank, submersible pumps are probably okay.
If i would undertake a project like this, i would probably just bury at least 3 pipes between tank and garage. One for the roof water into the tank, a pressure hose to bring water back up to the garage, and a big enough electrical pipe to feed mains into the tank and/or add a water level sensor, so you can get an idea on how much water you have left at any point. If you use a pressure pipe that can support suction as well, you could probably have the pump safely and neatly inside the garage, where you could have all the mains power and control options you want in a dry and easy to access place.
I have put in a couple of conduits from the tank to the where the power is, so I think I have left the submersible as an option. I will probably do that for them win house when I come to that 😀
If high electrical efficiency is important I would use a positive displacement pump charging a pressure tank: piston pumps are usually used in applications such as yours. Centrifugal pumps with variable speed AC drives can also be significantly more efficient than regular on-off types. However, both types I've mentioned do have higher up-front costs than more conventional equipment. I just had a 60 foot deep well drilled on my acreage. Because of the ongoing supply issues I had a conventional down-well centrifugal pump installed but I'll replace that with a variable-speed AC unit as soon as I can get one. Ultimately I'd like to use a lift-pump to bring water to the surface and then distribute it with a positive-displacement pump: all run off solar-batteries.
I think for the house I will put something in that will do the proper job with pressure tank etc. but for now the little surface pump seems to be working - it was a good intro to this type of work though 😀
Another great video making headway on your projects. If it were me I'd use a small above ground centrifugal pump with a tiny pressure tank and pressure switch typically used for a shallow well. These pumps are inexpensive, work well and will lift water from the source up to about 6 meters. The pressure switch will automatically turn the pump on when the the pressure drops = turning the hose on. The pressure tank acts as an accumulator to cushion the sudden jarring of the pump starting and hose being shut off. The downsides of this is you'd need a place to put the pump, a tiny pump house by the tank or inside your garage. The other is if the pump is too large then the pump will cycle on/off often, try to size the pump closer to the usage or use a larger pressure tank to slow the on/off cycles.
Thank you - I kept my little surface pump with a manual switch just for now so I can get on with the other projects but I will need something little more automated for the house system (non drinking water). Thanks 😀
@@HomesteadingUncontained You could add a small pressure tank and pressure switch to your surface pump you are using now and be good.
What's that music...love it....????
Maybe you try it by Tigerblood Jewel.....😀
Use the digger!!!!
I do, but sometimes it is just quicker (although after filming I thought, just get the digger out.... and I did) 🤣
Did you calculate the amount of rain water needed to clean the roof up before you start collecting water. I think there is a need for 2 to 3 mm of water needed to clean the roof. There is dust, and/or bird poo which can make your water tank dirty over time or foster bird diseases.
Not really - I am putting on a fabric filter now to try and catch the majority of it as I do not room for a big first flush just at the moment. We will get to it plus putting on some better filters but this is for the next phase of building work really (more tanks when the house is built).
I used a waste tube with a volume of 3mm of the total area of my rooftop because of bird droppings, animals fur, dust, etc. I will look for the project I used and post on your trend.
I just don't know enough to help you on the water pump thing........In my well I have a pump that works off an auto valve in the cellar, pressure drops it turns on, but for my safety water sink holes I have a submersible Makita......and if I wished I could put a switch in the line, manual or remote. But when you lie there you are going to have to have a proper system with a pressure switch.....costs more than a manual system because the pump is often on when it is not really needed.
I will go for the pressure switch in the main house for sure and will upgrade this one later. For now it seems to work - if it does not empty and I have to keep re priming it 🤪
😊👩 Bloody hot init lol
It was a bit 👍🏻