Afaircloth
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I have a 12v 400w solar system with a 40A charge controller. The only load I have is a 12V 10A 3.2 gpm deep well pump that lives in a 60 gal barrel (actually three plumbed together) which is temp storage for my rain water catchment system. I have a sump switch for emerg shutoff, and two inverted sump switches for level switches. These are located in a cold water barrel and hot water barrel on a tower for my gravity fed service. The highest point the pump has to lift water is not over 25 feet though it is rated to 230’. When energized, the pump pushes water and the tanks fill, but slowly - maybe a gal/min or less. I checked voltage, and it drops at start up but soon bounces back to over 13V. I have not checked amperage.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal, it seems to me that water should shoot out of the pump. I need to know if its the power, or a problem with the pump.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal, it seems to me that water should shoot out of the pump. I need to know if its the power, or a problem with the pump.