Roof Product idea

Looking for some advice. Our company is working on a product that can be used to drain water from flat roof tops. Basically the concept is a small portable solar powered rechargeable pump that will automatically turn on when water is present. No 110 volt required. It will drain water down to less than 1/2 inch- The pump will be able to drain 200 gallons per charge. Proposed target price is less than $100.00. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated Thanks

WY, not the same thing at all. Theirs pumps 200 gallons on a charge, ours does 2,000. Maybe that means ours should be $1,000. :-) Really, 200 gallons isn't much of a pond - in fact for it to qualify as ponded water by NRCA standards, and be deep enough to start the pump, the ponding area would have to be very tiny and yet very deep to have only 200 gallons.

Our is industrial grade in every component, theirs is portable. Ours was built for the roof, specifically, and it has a lot of other important features which I'm not going to list here, for obvious reasons. We'll list those fearures more openly when our marketing efforts are full speed.

Solar panels still charge in overcast conditions, just not as much. Ours is designed to keep draining the roof even if it's cloudy for weeks. ITT knows how to make a good pump, a roofer knows what's needed on a roof.

This is getting interesting. A global company offering the same thing as a small company at 1/4 the price.

My question for both is how do you recharge in the rain and overcast when you need it most?

Ours will do 2,000 gallons+ on a single charge. It's permanent, just set in the low area, run 1/2" PVC or garden hose to a drain or downspout, and walk away. Comes in a heavy-duty marine battery box to protect the components from UV.

Vaa, the product has a huge need. Do a Google search for "roof collapse" and you'll see that ponded water destroys buildings in every city every year. Two prominant commercial buildings were destroyed in Lubbock, Texas this year alone. Water weighs over 8 lbs/gal.

It also attracks dirt/mud and algae growth and can reduce the life of a commercial roof by 300%.

Thirdly, roofs that get the water off are a lot easier to keep watertight.

Our new solar pump removes up to 200 gallons per hour, and sets up a siphon that continues draining even if there is no sun/charging of the battery for weeks.

Installs in 15 minutes, no electricity, no holes. We sell them for $395. recommended installed price: $695.

Guess again, Roopump44 is an employee of ITT. ITT manufacturers the pump I use in my solar pump...lots of questions being asked about that, I assure you!!!

My pump is at: www.pondingpump.com

Certain membranes aren't effected by ponding water.I think it's a great products in cases where the owners can't afford a new roof.

Just looking for feedback from folks in the industry. Based on the responses it appears that someone (Tim?) had a similar post. Also, we would be interested in some beta field testing on initial production pilot runs. If you are interested in getting some samples you can email me directly at Jeff.schopperle@itt.com

Thanks

JSC Said: Hi Tim. New screen name, eh?

LMAO, new attitude too....I like it.

I guess this concept/ idea was posted before. It is not a siphon pump but rather a centrifugal pump. The product would only sit in the low spots that retain the most water. If there was multiple spots then you would need several pumps. Again any feed back would be appreciated Thanks

Isn't that the same siphon pump[ you talked about a few months ago?

Is your product designed to sit in one spot on the roof with tubes (with sensors) spider webbing out to the remaining low parts of the roof?

Or do you have to have multiple pumps spread out?

Hi Tim. New screen name, eh?