FixitUpFinds: Solar-powered RainPerfect Pump

The RainPerfect Pump looks like a great solution primarily because it’s solar powered and secondarily because it’s inexpensive. The water pressure is enough to run most low pressure sprinklers, wash a car or water just about anything around your home according to the company. You also don’t need to run an outlet (or cord) anywhere, further lowering installed cost. And, considering that water usage in the average suburban home increases by 30% during summer months from lawn, flower and garden watering, RainPerfect offers an easy way to be double green and save some real cash.
The unit’s Nickel Metal Hydride battery stores power so you can get water any time, it easily adapts to most styles of rain barrel and it can effectively pump 100 gallons on a single charge. At a street price of about $140, saving water just got (as the company says) a big boost of easy.