What Solar Panel Set Up Will Work For This Pump at 125 Feet Or Less?
810190
I just put a RV Coleman 40W on two batteries to make 24 Volt and it run good
810191
I used one with a 230 watt panel - directly connected and pumped about 60 feet down and 10 feet out of the ground -- so about 70 feet of head. Seemed to work pretty good.
810192
I have the same pumps on my ranch and I use two 12 volt (135watts) solar panels wired in series plus a 12/24 volt regulator you can buy for about 11.00 on ebay. I operate eight of these pumps at range of 110 to 180 feet and they work very well
810193
I used 2, 12 volt solar panels about 150.00 each and it works good on 24 volt. I was pumping only 60 foot though and 12 volt was too slow. Buy the 12 volt solar panel with the controller it sets it at 24 volts, 2 12 volt batteries and that worked ok. I also ran a 12 volt electric fence charger off of one of the batteries.
810194
I have had this connected to 2 100 watt panels and four golf cart batteries wired to 24 volts. I have also had it connected to 12 volts on my larger solar system and it works fine although pumps at a slower rate.
810195
I use this pump as a pressure pump/ I use 2 9watt panels to charge 2 12volt deep cell batteries, (through a regulator). The batteries are wired in series to provide 24volts to the pump on demand, day or night. This pump has been in service since October. So far so good.
2037553
Well that depends.are you going to run the pumps all night? I use my panel to charge a 12 volt,110 amh battery that runs 12 volt lights through out the house. Works absolutely great!
1208625
I've had no issues with it working. Again as stated by the others the solar panel has to be in direct sunlight. Make sure the pump has been connected properly & it should work.
354035
15 Amps at 110 Volts AC is 1,650 Watts. That would be the absolute most it could handle. If your pool pump is over 1500 Watts you may be better off with a larger timer (in case of voltage spikes and sags). If your pool pump is less than 1000 Watts it should run for years (mine has).
2195109
I don't know because I used 3 12v deep cycle batteries with a 55W solar panel charging them. The pump runs off the batteries.
2215262
This is an excellent panel. Puts out good voltage with very little light. As a personal rule I have found that one watt solar should equal one A/H battery so the 55ah would be the best choice. Google for"Solar Calculator" but all of these will ask you to define the load before they give you any info.
1636544
300 watts of solar panels to charge the batteries and run the pump. 4 group 24 deep cycle should due and a 30 amp charger. also there have been problems with pump and i have one go out after just three months. so you might look at another pump
1636543
I just installed one of these pumps and I used one, 100 watt panel wired directly to the pump. It operates just fine, only runs when the sun is just right on the panel but where I am in Calif. it operates for about 4 hours this time of year and probably will run longer in the summer. It also pumps about 1.6 gal. per min. which is very adequate for my use. The 4 amp at 24 volts is the max amount of amps that the pump will handle.. I think my panel put out a max of 2.6 amps. Hope this helps. I opted not to use batteries, just more upkeep and expense.
2037554
It depends on how long you plan on running the pumps. The one 12 volt battery will run the pumps for about 5.5 hrs before it is 50% discharged which is the maximum you should discharge any battery. The maximum output from the solar panel is about 5.5 amps so 1 panel will not keep up with the current draw if the pumps are run continually. You will need 2 panels to keep up with the demand.
422721
That depends on what you are going to do with it. Are you going to build a 'solar generator' on a cart, put them on a pole, a house, or an RV? In some cases you will need mounting brackets. In some, you will need longer cables. You might also want a better charge controller, though it isn't required. If you want to run a 120v ac load, you will need an inverter with a high enough wattage to run your load. Bear in mind that extra current is required when starting a motor, like a pump or refrigerator. In all cases, you will need batteries. Google is your friend.
856825
what is the draw for the pump? I assume the pump is 110v AC so you will need an inverter also. You may need more than one panel do you want the pump to only run when the sun is shining? if not you will need to store energy in batteries.
1298230
The directions that come with the solar controller tells you. Basically, they should be as short as possible, 2 feet max.Next, AWG should be 6 or 8. That comes right out of the owners manual which you should have received with the unit.
1858616
sorry. Amazon is not to together. it was not enough watts for my solar generator. I sent it back. salt water will ruin it. make sure the it's enough watts for what your using it for. water , waves trashing it will cause it to probely short out and ruin it. use a panel and make sure the electrical connections are water proof.
318769
I think you will be OK. If you do the math, 6X200 = 1200 watts. That's easily handled by wattsup. Be careful to connect the solar cells to the "source" end, also I would use a diode to prevent any chance of backflow, just as a safety feature.
1931479
All Depend on what you are using the solar system for. I have two of these battery charging a small fish pond with total of four pumps, that not of enough battery. I have 200 watt system, use as many battery of same size as you can afford. Good Luck
1644190
Ya you can run this with photovoltaics. The only thing is that this is 120VAC so you will need an inverter from the solar panel to the pump. More than likely there are DC pumps out there and you could hook directly to it. It will start pumping when the sun comes up and stop when it goes down. If you want it to continuously run then get a larger solar panel --&gt; charge controller--&gt;battery--&gt;pump. My estimate since pump is 6 watts get at least an 18-20 watt panel then a battery that will last you through the night, 6 watts * 18 hours * 2 (oversize it) = 216 watt*hour battery.
1852698
No idea. We don't use this any more because the pump was just too weak. In order for the pump to work with the panel, it has to be directly facing the sun, so one often has to go outside and change the direction of the panel.