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I am designing my water system, and just want to figure out the best option for wiring the water pump.
Looking at hooking a tankless water heater and 12v water pump up to feed the cabin with water from a rain collection barrel.
What is the best way to hook up the water pump?
It is a 12v DC pump.
I know Will is not a fan of hooking up the 12v DC to the charge controller directly.
So....Do I?:
A) Wire it directly to the batteries?
B) Have bus bars that come off of the batteries to connect the charge controller/inverter/12v pump together?
C) An option not above (Please describe)
Also - is there a wire preference for running the DC from the area to the pump?
Is running standard 12/14ga Romex OK?
More Info: Distance from the batteries/charge setup to the pump will be approx. 30 ft.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Looking at hooking a tankless water heater and 12v water pump up to feed the cabin with water from a rain collection barrel.
What is the best way to hook up the water pump?
It is a 12v DC pump.
I know Will is not a fan of hooking up the 12v DC to the charge controller directly.
So....Do I?:
A) Wire it directly to the batteries?
B) Have bus bars that come off of the batteries to connect the charge controller/inverter/12v pump together?
C) An option not above (Please describe)
Also - is there a wire preference for running the DC from the area to the pump?
Is running standard 12/14ga Romex OK?
More Info: Distance from the batteries/charge setup to the pump will be approx. 30 ft.
Thanks in advance for the help.