Assess Water System and Plan Rodent Damage Prevention
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Who hit the fence this time? 🤦 Fall farm plans are changing fast!
What happens here
The farmer introduces his 150-acre first-generation cattle farm, emphasizing his grazing plan. He highlights his concern about water supply for the cows and then proceeds to inspect his solar well pump system and its associated 1,000-gallon water cistern. Upon inspection, he discovers that a mouse has chewed through a critical wire connected to the pressure sensor of the Lorentz Solar well pump, causing it to malfunction and leading to low water levels in the cistern. He plans to shield this wire with PVC pipe in the future to prevent recurrence and intends to install a remote water monitoring system for proactive alerts.
Goal: Identify solar well malfunction cause and plan preventative measures.
Tools and materials
- Pressure sensor — Monitoring water pressure in the well system
- PVC pipe — Planned to shield the damaged wire from rodents
- Solar well pump system Lorentz Solar — Pumping water for the farm
- Water monitoring system — Planned for remote monitoring of water levels and pump status
- Water storage cistern — Storing water pumped by the well
- Wire — Connecting the pressure sensor to the pump controller