Solar solution for deep well request

EQ, We agree on the Honda Quads being work-horses. We just reTIRED our two '86 4Trax rigs, last spring for a Rhino 660. They still run, but were getting VERY "Long in the tooth", and now we can ride together., in a rig with a DumpBed, and Winch built-in. There should be a Propane Kit for your Honda EM3800, for not to many FRNs.

 

The 3800 is rated for 3800 peak, 3300 continuous. That should handle a 3/4 horse pump (maybe even a 1 horse) easily if the pump is the only load. Check the pump owner's manual and model number to see if you can find out what the horsepower is, and go from there. My 5KW Sears gennie will start and run my 1-1/2 horse pump with no problem with other loads (including the reefer) running.

That said, we are drifting off the solar solutions question.

 

Just a NOTE, here: If starting loads are a BIG Issue, you could use a Variable FreqDrive Motor Starter to power your pump and then program it to ramp up the power slowly.... these are used all over in the industrial world and come as small as Fractional Horsepower..... .....

 

Cool. I know those are readily available for 3 phase, but did NOT know they can be had for single phase. (Which I believe is all a residential well would normally have.)

 

Yep, My Bladesmith close Neighbor has them on his Belt Sander motors, that are ALL Single Phase motors, and they function just fine... Technology to the rescue... except after an EMP Event... They even make Single Phase Input, 3 Phase Output, ones to drive 3 Phase Motors, from Single Phase sources...