DEMO: Solar Powered Rain Barrel Irrigation System at the GRC

Schedule

Tue Oct 21 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Grow Pittsburgh's Garden Resource Center | Pittsburgh, PA

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"Join us at the GRC where we will talk about our new Solar Powered Pump & Rain Barrel Irrigation System.
About this Event

Join us at the GRC where we will talk about our new Solar Powered Pump & Rain Barrel Irrigation System. In addition to tool rental and compost, the GRC has a few gardens. However, we do not have a city water hook up. To solve this problem, we installed rain barrels to harvest water from a roof. Next we added an electric pump to pressurize the water so it could flow into a drip irrigation system. It was not practical to run electricity to this spot, so we installed a small solar panel and battery to power the pump.At this event we will talk about how we built this system, how to use it, Grid power vs Solar, limitations and considerations if you are interested in a similar system.


Parking: Limited on street parking on Putnam St.

If traveling by Bus: 82 and 71D

Accessibility: Site accessible by sidewalk to entrance. In site is uneven grassy paths

Restroom info: 1 regular portajohn

Drinking water: Bring a water bottle.

Location address: 147 Putnam St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206


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