I have off grid customers where I have them install 1/2 HP pump, also Franklin soft start seems to help, low cost but I do not know how it works, it has a start capacitor I think.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 1:23 PM James Jarvis via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 1:14 PM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via > RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> Even the SQ pump without the controller will soft start and should work with >> any inverter built for offgrid. >> >> The SQ pumps work great off grid. Easily run on 24 volt Magnum inverters > without even flickering the lights. Super reliable. > > I would avoid residential size VFD driven constant pressure pumps. I ended > up with one at my current house. The VFDs go pretty regularly. My well > service company can swap out a VFD in about 20 minutes and they always have > a whole bunch of them on their shelves. They apparently do it quite a bit. > > -James Jefferson Jarvis > APRS World, LLC > +1-507-454-2727 > http://www.aprsworld.com/ > > > >> _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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