Recently hatched some ducklings (6) and thought a large kiddy pool would be sufficient for them later on, 4 months later now and I felt bad for them (they have a nice open yard to live in!) and made them a pond next to my shed. I've been working on a way to keep the pond clean however, settled on a bog in a barrel setup to filter their water and now just need a consistent way to power the pumps.
What I have:
What I want to accomplish:
I would like to setup some sort of panel that lets me switch the large pump on/off manually (I get up in the morning to let the ducks out of their coop, and put them away at night so that's when I would do it.) that also lets me switch on/off the connections of the other things as well in a similar manner (for the sake of maintenance so I don't have to unscrew the connectors on the control charger as much) but I'm at a loss of what something like that would be called. I've heard people call them fuse boxes, breaker boxes, fuse panels, system panels etc but searches for that haven't yielded many results.
Is something like this even possible, what sort of components would I need to pick up? I would prefer the large pump be powered as little as possible by the battery, and primarily be powered by the panels themselves but I understand inconsistent power is bad so the battery serves as a buffer to cover limited power generation to keep that pump going in the event of unexpected cloudy days and dusk/dawn coverage. While the small pump runs continuously off battery charge at night.
I appreciate any advice that anyone can share!
Edit: duck tax
What I have:
An old shed
300 Gallon pond
Large pump (12v 12A, 144W)
Small pump (12v 5.2W)
12v 100AH battery (Deep cycle, AGM)
400W HQST Solar Kit
30A PWM Controller
What I want to accomplish:
Running the large pump during the day
Running the small pump 24/7
I would like to setup some sort of panel that lets me switch the large pump on/off manually (I get up in the morning to let the ducks out of their coop, and put them away at night so that's when I would do it.) that also lets me switch on/off the connections of the other things as well in a similar manner (for the sake of maintenance so I don't have to unscrew the connectors on the control charger as much) but I'm at a loss of what something like that would be called. I've heard people call them fuse boxes, breaker boxes, fuse panels, system panels etc but searches for that haven't yielded many results.
Is something like this even possible, what sort of components would I need to pick up? I would prefer the large pump be powered as little as possible by the battery, and primarily be powered by the panels themselves but I understand inconsistent power is bad so the battery serves as a buffer to cover limited power generation to keep that pump going in the event of unexpected cloudy days and dusk/dawn coverage. While the small pump runs continuously off battery charge at night.
I appreciate any advice that anyone can share!
Edit: duck tax
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