Greetings Wrenches, I’ve mostly been trying to get away from pumping systems but decided to take on a small solar direct Grundfos system for a friend’s mother that lives on my road. The well and ideal spot for the array sits about 1000’ away from the tanks and it’s the typical scenario of switching over an existing setup where all the plumbing lines have been buried for many years so there is no opportunity to bury a conduit or cable for the float switch conductors. I’m aware of the reverse action pressure switch strategy but do not want to pressure the fill lines for multiple reasons. Also, the existing float switch wires do not run all the way to the well head either even if I did want to rework those and invert the logic with another relay elsewhere. For obvious reasons I can’t reassign the old power conductors to the pump either since I need to keep those in place to use with the IO101 as backup.
I’ve installed many dozens of these systems over the years and have always found a way around it but this job really begs for some sort of wireless solution. I’ve been off the Wrenches list for 10 years now so there are many threads I’ve not seen and figured maybe the group has come up with a solution strategy for these scenarios by now? Obviously the age of Wifi, Bluetooth etc has brought us many wireless solutions that did not exist years ago so I’m hopeful we now have an answer to these headaches? Even if I needed to add a small battery system to power it. Also just want to say how much I appreciate this list. I rejoined a few weeks ago after 10 years off of it and it is so great to see all the familiar technicians here. Thank you to Michael and all of you, new and old, for being part of the good fight to strive for quality and integrity in this passion we all share. The planet needs us more than ever and I feel fortunate for every one of you. This list is an incredible resource! Hope all of you have a great last few hours of 2020 and a prosperous 2021! Nick A Lucchese _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
