Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread Darryl Thayer
WINDY Dancoff taught me pressure times flow was power, pressure times volume was energy, On Oct 29, 2017 10:47 AM, "Dana" wrote: > That’s where I was confused the septic designer said only 10% more. It's > not just flow it is this ridiculous excess pressure they require > > -

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread Dana
That’s where I was confused the septic designer said only 10% more. It's not just flow it is this ridiculous excess pressure they require Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. 208.721.7003

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
My comment was blinking a "dimmed LED" the benchmark for testing this. Most lighting does very well when it has the full 120vac on it. The blink is pretty fast and does not always happen in my Outback and Schneider users (which is weird to me). Typically it is a refrigerator start on a 50% or less

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread Darryl Thayer
But the question you asked as to which uses more energy, i expect they use tbe same or close to the same, the 1/2 hp runs 2x longer. On Oct 29, 2017 6:24 AM, "Chris Mason" wrote: If you can get the Class rating of the motor, it will tell you a lot about the start current requirements of the pump

[RE-wrenches] Comment on Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread RE Ellison
Wow must be nice to be limited to 5 hours >> “canyon that limits the PV collection to 5 hours on a December day” We’re going into the time of where we get less than an hour !! Just had to comment, Bob > On Oct 29, 2017, at 4:29 AM, Darryl Thayer wrote: > > canyon that limits the PV collection

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread Chris Mason
If you can get the Class rating of the motor, it will tell you a lot about the start current requirements of the pump. On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 4:29 AM, Darryl Thayer wrote: > Hi, Dana, I know you have a different situation using a sewage ejector > (grinder pump) but I have a customer that has a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wattage 1/2 HP vs 1HP septic pumps

2017-10-29 Thread Darryl Thayer
Hi, Dana, I know you have a different situation using a sewage ejector (grinder pump) but I have a customer that has a 1/2 HP well pump. I do not know the drawdown, I think it is 60 feet. It runs from an Outback VFX 3648, and a 4000 Watt autotransformer standard across the line starter. It has n