Re: [RE-wrenches] Need two wire submersible cable and water pump miscellany

2022-11-19 Thread Glenn Burt via RE-wrenches 
We recently installed a SunRotor pump and controller in a livestock and ag 
watering application. Pretty easy install and seems to be working well.The 
factory openings and glands didn't mate up well with the conduit and wire runs 
I used, but the aluminum cast case was moderately easy to modify.-GlennSent 
from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors.-- 
Original message--From: William Miller via RE-wrenchesDate: Sat, Nov 19, 
2022 2:55 PMTo: RE-wrenches;Cc: William Miller;Subject:[RE-wrenches] Need two 
wire submersible cable and water pump miscellanyFriends: Thanks to all of you 
that offered suggestions.  I found what I needed for this project:  Nassau 
National Cable offered a two wire, 14 AWG CU tray cable.  Attached is the data 
sheet if anyone is interested.   The vendor can be found at:  
www.nassaunationalcable.com.  They were very responsive. The cable mated quite 
nicely with the small gauge leads on the low water sensor and even with a very 
tough
  jacket
 was small enough to fit alongside the pump power cables in the conduit at the 
well-head. By the way, this installation used a Picocell 2000 pump controller 
which converts DC to single or three phase at 120 or 230 VAC.  It is good up to 
1 HP or a bit more.  It is a nice product.  I recommend an outboard DC switch 
and an adjacent J-box to hold service loops since the wiring compartment is 
quite small.  The controller is set up with gland fittings to facilitate 
jacketed cables but we switched those out for NMLT.  I have always preferred to 
protect wiring.  As another aside, our local well technicians could not source 
a low water sensor for us. Thunderbird solar has them.  Locally, the well 
technicians like using the Franklin pump-saver to protect a pump from dry 
running.  I don’t prefer the pump-saver because they are fickle, expensive and 
require some duration of dry run before they shut down.  We prefer a down-hole 
sensor.  With the lowering of water tables here in the a
 rid west, it
 is important to be able to protect well pumps from dry running and to provide 
for intermittent pumping to allow maximum production on slow-recharge wells.  
All of our wells will have low water sensors from now on. William Miller Miller 
Solar17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422805-438-5600www.millersolar.comCA Lic. 
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Need two wire submersible cable

2022-10-26 Thread Christopher Warfel via RE-wrenches 

Would SJO cord work?

On 10/26/2022 12:44 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches wrote:

Friends:

I am looking for cable appropriate to connect a low water sensor. It 
is two wire, low current. 18 to 14 gauge would work.


Does anyone know where I can source such an item? I need only 150’.

Thanks in advance for your help.

William
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William Miller
Miller Solar.com
895-438-5600
www.millersolar.com 

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