Fixed surface kit
The largest of the three kit shapes: a surface pump bolted to a concrete base, with the array raised on a fixed steel frame. Built for a scheme that irrigates the same land every season rather than a plot that moves.
Fixing it down buys flow. The same money spent on a portable kit moves roughly a third of the water, because the frame, the base and the larger pipework all stay where they are.
Where this kit fits
Suits
- •Scheme irrigation from a river, canal or storage reservoir
- •The same command area every season, so the civil work is worth doing once
- •Flows beyond what a portable kit can deliver, around 7 m³/h and up
- •Sites where a raised array is wanted for security or for livestock clearance
Not the right kit for
- •Boreholes, or water resting more than about 8 m down
- •Plots that change location through the season
- •Projects with no budget line for concrete and civil work
An example specification
Below is how one real buyer specified this kit type: a World Bank funded irrigation programme. It is a useful picture of the shape and the level of detail a careful procurement uses, and we can build to it.
| Pump power | 1.5 HP and above |
| Head | 60 m and above |
| Flow at that head | 7 m³/h, which is 116.7 L/min |
| Controller | Integrated with the pump |
| Array | Three modules, 435 W each or more |
| Frame | Stainless steel, module underside 2.50 m above ground, tilt by latitude |
| Foundation | Concrete 0.50 m deep, cement content at least 350 kg/m³ |
| Pressure pipe | PVC to ISO 1452, PN16, 40 mm bore, 5.80 m lengths |
| Suction hose | Semi-rigid corrugated, 40 mm, 6 m per kit |
These are that tender's minimum requirements, not an industry standard and not a fixed product datasheet. Your own specification will differ, and we quote against yours. Note the shape of the duty requirement: a minimum head and a flow at that head, stated together. Why that matters.
What is in the kit
Every line comes with manufacturer, model and part number on the quotation, which is what makes two offers comparable and what we can be held to on delivery.
| Pump with integrated controller | Mounted on a base plate ready to bolt down. |
| PV modules | Three, with interconnect cable. |
| Fixed steel frame | Raised, tilt set for the site latitude, anti-theft fasteners. |
| Anchor set and drawings | Anchoring detail, structure drawing and a materials list for the base. |
| Suction hose with foot strainer | 40 mm corrugated, 6 m. |
| Pressure pipe and irrigation hose | 40 mm delivery pipe plus reinforced irrigation hose and fittings. |
| Documentation | Installation, operating and maintenance manuals; editable source files on request. |
Not included: civil work and concrete, the well or the intake structure, installation labour, freight beyond FOB China, duty and clearance. Those are arranged at your end, and we would rather say so here than at delivery.
The other kit types
Frequently asked questions
Why is the array mounted 2.5 m above the ground?
To put it clear of livestock and out of easy reach, which matters on an unattended site. It also means a taller, heavier frame and a deeper foundation than a ground-level mount, so it shows up in the price as well as in the specification.
What foundation does a fixed solar pump kit need?
The specification described here asked for concrete 0.50 m deep with cement content of at least 350 kg/m³, with the structure drawing, anchoring detail and materials list supplied by the bidder. Writing the cement content as a quantity is what stops the mix quietly becoming whatever is cheapest locally.
How much more water does a fixed kit move than a portable one?
Roughly three times, on the example specification here: 7 m³/h against 2.7 m³/h, at a higher head as well. The difference comes from a larger pump, a third module and 40 mm rather than 32 mm pipework, all of which are only practical once the installation stops moving.
Is the civil work included?
No. We supply the frame, the anchor set and the drawings. Digging and pouring the base is done locally by your own contractor, and the materials for it are bought locally because shipping concrete makes no sense.
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