Hedges
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Submersible well pump? Or pump at the surface?
Does it fill a tank, and then gravity feed to the house? Or booster pump to the house? Or, does well pump supply pressure to the house?
Whatever the case, you need to determine operating current and starting surge current. And estimate run time.
Unless it is a Grundfos inverter-drive pump, I expect surge current to be 5x nameplate rating. So if rated 15A 240V 3600W, I expect 18kW for about a second as starting surge.
A pair of Sunny Island SI-6048 would do that; each is 120V and surge rating 11kW. Continuous rating 5.75 kW. So together 22 kW surge, 11.5 kW continuous.
This is where you may need a rather large inverter just due to starting surge. Depends on how much your pump draws.
How many feet of lift?
It will be better to fill a tank while the sun shines, rather than pumping with battery.
Does it fill a tank, and then gravity feed to the house? Or booster pump to the house? Or, does well pump supply pressure to the house?
Whatever the case, you need to determine operating current and starting surge current. And estimate run time.
Unless it is a Grundfos inverter-drive pump, I expect surge current to be 5x nameplate rating. So if rated 15A 240V 3600W, I expect 18kW for about a second as starting surge.
A pair of Sunny Island SI-6048 would do that; each is 120V and surge rating 11kW. Continuous rating 5.75 kW. So together 22 kW surge, 11.5 kW continuous.
This is where you may need a rather large inverter just due to starting surge. Depends on how much your pump draws.
How many feet of lift?
It will be better to fill a tank while the sun shines, rather than pumping with battery.