We live on an 11 acre lake. I'm wanting to pump water from the lake to use for various purposes, chief among those is watering the gardens. The lake is about 75 ft from my barn, which has electricity. I'm thinking that I want to put the pump and tank in the barn, and run the suction line to the lake, 75 ft away. The floor of the barn is about 5' higher than the lake surface. The lake level doesn't fluctuate. I want to put in maybe 3 hydrants that will be at barn-level, from 5 to 100 ft away from the barn.
I know that pushing water is more efficient than pulling it, but I don't want to put the pump and tank at the lake if I can avoid it. Will this approach work?
Any advice is appreciated.
Brad