Orin Raichart wrote:interesting project.
I don't see impellers, the blades which push the water. does your pump work without impeller blades?
could you include a simple drawing for the pump you are building? maybe show how the pump will fit inside or attach to the pipe? ....or maybe mockup with the items you have to show us how you've intended it to work?
On your request i made a sketch of the pump and the solar pannels.
The impeller will probably be a simple bend stainless steel blade or something verry rudimentary in any case and only the impeller will be mounted directly into the pipe.