We love learning from our customers, and potential customers, to find out what challenges they face when moving water. With this information, our team is then passionate about getting into the lab and developing the products you need.
In fact, it’s part of our company ethos to be customer led and continuously improve our products and expand our range.
So, as of this week, we have a new pump variant and updates to our accessories to support customers wishing to irrigate in lower light situations (high-latitudes, cloudy weather or early in the morning/late afternoon).
Also new to our store, we have solutions for making our pumps more versatile with auto-switching for tanks/water troughs.
Lets jump into the details…
SE1 pump with 120W solar
You may have already seen our 1 acre pump, the SE1, with a 60W panel, now we’ve added a new variant with double the solar input. This option will give you greater resilience to lower-light pumping situations.
- Live at a high-latitude? ➡️Check out the SE1 120W
- Often have clouds coming to interrupt those rays? ➡️Check out the SE1 120W
- Want to extend your pumping day into the morning/late afternoon? ➡️Check out the SE1 120W
Without getting too technical, the greater resilience comes from increasing the solar collection area. By doubling the solar panels there are more solar cells available, over a wider area, to capture solar energy. This means you’re less reliant on getting the solar you need hitting a single panel.
If you want to be able to comfortably irrigate up to two acres of land, our SF2 pump has a double solar option too – it’s popular with our customers in the US and across Europe – check it out.
Float switch
Are you wanting to use your pump to fill a tank without having to keep your eye on it, or to keep an animal water trough topped up way out in a field?
We’re often asked about float switches to use with our pumps so our R&D team set about testing switches and developing a solution compatible with our pumps.
And they have created a fantastic float switch that has been customised for use with our pumps. This includes a high-quality switch which sits in-line between the panel and pump.
How the float switch works:
When the water level in the tank rises, the electrical connection breaks to stop the flow of electricity from the panel to the pump. When the water level drops, the switch reconnects, allowing energy to flow and the pump starts pumping again.
We now sell this float switch on our website and you can see the full details here.
Please note that our float switches are compatible with all SF2s and new SE1s purchased after June 2024.
Extension cables
Our SE1 connectors have changed. SE1 solar pumps purchased after June 2024 have an IEC connector (like on many electric kettles) which makes them compatible with our 10 m extension cables.
This means you’ll be able to put your pump further from the panel. This is great if you want to fix it to a roof or your water source is shaded by trees.
So for greater flexibility with your set up, check out our extension cables.
Get support or make suggestions to our team
We enjoy speaking with customers, so if you have any challenges you’d like advice on, or questions about our product range, please send us an email at hello@futurepump.com or message us through the chat found on our webshop.
