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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    arazona Wind And Sun is also very good
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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    RPS will sell you any thing call them Zoe is ver help full
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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    These guys are very good
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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    RPS will sell you any thing call them Zoe is very help full. I don’t think you can run there pump with out there control box grundfus just plugs into the wall ?
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    How would YOU handle this situation??? Batteries are toast!

    That is what I figured , you are off the hook ?
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    What to look for in a deep cycle battery

    I have a out back system 36/48. With the fm80 , I use 16 6v sams club 215 amp hour batteries 8 6v 215 amp hour batterys will make 1 48v battery @ 215 amp hours I have 2 48 v strings at 215 AH so 430 amp hours . My battery where 1500 $ and are on year 3 and still read good ? I would...
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    Off Grid Setup - Load Management

    That looks cool but I don’t want to have to set the time on my phone , in the individual timers can just be set in forgotten about , I kill my frig and chest freezer over nite for about 5 hours from 4am and on at 9am . Well pump , pumps to a tank I can control the a mount of water by time 30min...
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    Off Grid Setup - Load Management

    120 volt timer I use for my 700’ deep well .
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    Off Grid Setup - Load Management

    here you go there is a lot of timers out there
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    Off Grid Setup - Load Management

    Hmmm , I use separate outlet timers that turn on and off at the appliance , just plug them in . You could mount a timer next to your panel that will kill a Circuit and turn it on automatically . Pool timers work like this
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    Off Grid Setup - Load Management

    My out back unit has a mate programmer that will buy power from the grid , sell power to the grid And switch back and forth on a built in timer . I’m off grid and just run every thing thru the inverter
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    Off Grid Setup - Load Management

    You can just power your critical loads thru the inverter . Then run your grid power to the inverter , when the sun gos down just switch the inverter to by pass And the grid will power the load and the inverter can be turned off . You can add a transfer switch between your grid power and...
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    I need help to go over my plans and to talk about Appliance and "Heavy Load" item choices.

    You could use a oil fired hot water heater or get a megastore water tank that runs off a separate zone on the boiler . A washer dryer uses a lot of power plus you are pumping water at the same time . A lot of inverter chargers mite not run off the lister and it gives dirty power , if...
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    How would YOU handle this situation??? Batteries are toast!

    There is something funny going on , it would be hard to run down a battery to 6v unless they left the power on some how . Why not just try to charge it with your charger ? He mite not even know how to read the meeter . Lose Cable may be .
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    How would YOU handle this situation??? Batteries are toast!

    I don’t think the battery’s would be cooked in 7/8 hours . As long as he has the rite voltage charger . I would bet he is trying to charge with a charger with alligator clamps and it’s not getting a charge I think its a learning curve .
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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    RPS pumps are good also and the people are very nice to work with . The system they worked out for my was expensive and the solar array way huge . I really wanted the option to run on solar or 120 v power when I drilled my well the grundfus pumps where 1800 bucks . These pumps make...
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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    I’m 3 hours west of nyc in the Catskill Mountains . My place sits at 2300 feet above sea level. I have no neighbors close ? my place is on 22+ acres
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    Getting well drilled, pump advice needed

    I use a Grundfos SQF pump the hardest part is paying for the pump . My pump is at 700 feet . The pump can run off solar , 120 v ac 240v ac 48v dc any thing . I could run off solar panels , or battery but my pump gives me 6 GPM I run it off my 120v out back inverter I just run my...
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    Pole Barn Solution Suitable for Cold Weather (MN)

    I really don’t want those battery’s in the house , I may get a set when I Have to change out in a few years My cheep battery’s work fine for now .
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    Pole Barn Solution Suitable for Cold Weather (MN)

    There is no issue with lead acid batteries and cold weather . If they are charging and dis charging they make there own heat , mine stay around 45o all winter ? deep cycle marine batteries aren’t really deep cycle use2 6 V golf cart batteries from Sam’s Club or Costco they hold up . Put them...
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    Inverters / controllers for well pump & lights

    I was trying to figure the well pump power for 5 years After all that time I just dropped a SQF pump 700‘ in my well and got water . The pump was 2100$ wire was 700$ sch120 pipe check valves pitiless adaptor wire stand offs 1000$ so less the 4000 bucks and all your problems are solved ...
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    Grundfos SQ pumps should be stickied to the top of this catagory.

    Have you asked about a well puller at the rental place ? Sch 120 pvc is almost indestructible it dosent split or crack . With pvc you can cut a a Metal plate with a 1” groove that sits on top of the well head and drop 20 ‘ of pipe at a time You don’t need a wire to hold the pump it just...
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    Grundfos SQ pumps should be stickied to the top of this catagory.

    I’m sure you can rent a easy up like I have in the pic above it cost me 120 bucks for the weekend but my pump was down 700’ in a few hours
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    Grundfos SQ pumps should be stickied to the top of this catagory.

    I would use a sch120 pvc and a well puller like the one in the pic above . 100’ of pipe is 40 pounds the pump is 30ish and the wire So 90lbs plus wire and fittings So yes that is the weight with 1” we’ll drop pipe . Pulling it with water is 40lbs more You cant run a pump agents a...
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    Grundfos SQ pumps should be stickied to the top of this catagory.

    That’s a lot of money , but things are crazy now . I’ve been a contractor since the 82 And I don’t have a clue how much a job will cost me until it’s done You don’t know if the material is available until you have it at the job
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    Grundfos SQ pumps should be stickied to the top of this catagory.

    900 seams pretty reasonable . My well is to deep for that model the SQF is more then double ☹️ The supply’s to install the pump will cost more then the pump I think your pump will weigh 120lbs so no big deal , mine was 780 lbs .
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    Grundfos SQ pumps should be stickied to the top of this catagory.

    I can’t under stand how the pump guys come up with the price but it dosent add up to me . I had all kinds of prices from 6500 to 30k ? I would use 1”sch 120 pvc and no ss wire the pipe cost 1$ a foot and real cased well Cable I cut the hole for the Pit less adaptor with a hole saw from...
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    Actually building a cabin

    Well mud and building is just what happens , my cabin is on a big rock 8” to 2 feet down On one end . I have sticky red clay . I had to tree a area 200x200 and pull the stumps . Then I had 10” of Moses to remove I added a few few inches of Sandy soil and then 2/3” of some real dirt...
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    Struggling with battery capacity

    The graph in # 93 looks fishy to me for sure , you should be getting a much higher peak then 1600 or so watts . My system peaks at 2300 watts in February but will see 3000 to 3700 in June with good sun I have 4500 watt of solar and max out at 3700 or so watts out put it looks like you are...
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    Smart home for off grid

    I was worried about burning to much power I did put dimmers on all the lites and switched outlets so I can stop all the power drain . In the end I just don’t worry about it at all I don’t really use much power at all . I can run any thing I want really
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    Best Inverter for deep well pump

    Up date , my pump is in ? I have to say you are so much better off just plucking the pump out of the hole and replacing it with a SQF 6-3 pump it can be set to 820’ gives 6 gallons a minute and uses very little power . Easy peeze my 3600 watt inverter runs the house, charges the...
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    Seeking recommendation for a backup battery to run oxygen concentrator 360w in case of power failure

    I have 2 units running here , 750 watts , we have air tanks setup and ready to go for my son I run a 2000watt Honda if the power gos out and the tanks are fore emergence . Off grid it’s a lot of power to store up . Our power gos out once a month here for 6 /10 hours Call the poco...
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    Does This Setup Make Sense?

    I believe it’s a G SQF 6-3 rated for 820’ they have a lot of pumps with different pump curves I could of bought a pump SQF 3-3 that pumped 3Gallons a min at 665’ and used half the power , I just did not run close to max out put . My water gos from 150’ water level to 500’ some years .
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