Garage Solar
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I want to replace our existing 230VAC deep well pump with a 115VAC well pump that could be run during power outages with a small power station like a Bluetti 2400, Inergy Flex 1500, etc. that uses an inverter in the 1000-1500W (continuous) range. Our well is about 90 feet deep, with intermittent pumping to a pressure tank. Our current pump/pressure system feels like overkill for our modest needs, we don't need a lot of pressure or high volume per day.
The smallest I've seen online is 115VAC 1/2hp, which I'm guessing (from reading other posts on this forum) pulls maybe 300-400 watts while running with double that for startup surge. But it's a guess. Is there anything smaller? Our backup to date has been a Simple Pump piggybacked on our well over the electric pump, it works great, but it would be nice to have running water during our frequent power outages.
If a DC pump could be run normally through the house AC circuits with a converter, and then through a DC port on the power station or through a converter on an AC port on the power station, that would be fine, too. Just looking for a low power unit.
Thanks!
The smallest I've seen online is 115VAC 1/2hp, which I'm guessing (from reading other posts on this forum) pulls maybe 300-400 watts while running with double that for startup surge. But it's a guess. Is there anything smaller? Our backup to date has been a Simple Pump piggybacked on our well over the electric pump, it works great, but it would be nice to have running water during our frequent power outages.
If a DC pump could be run normally through the house AC circuits with a converter, and then through a DC port on the power station or through a converter on an AC port on the power station, that would be fine, too. Just looking for a low power unit.
Thanks!