Solar System for house water pump.

[Soda Soda]

I know absolutely nothing about solar.

Would it be possible to run my house water pump with a solar system?

Pump sends water to my house from a storage tank. 

Any idea on cost?

Too many power cuts here.

Thanks.

[Crossy]

No reason why not, how big (Watts) is the pump?

 

You would need a solar panel, charge controller, battery and inverter.

 

I can guarantee you'll be wanting some lights and your PC / TV as well as just the pump

 

[Soda Soda]

9 minutes ago, Crossy said:

No reason why not, how big (Watts) is the pump?

 

You would need a solar panel, charge controller, battery and inverter.

 

I can guarantee you'll be wanting some lights and your PC / TV as well as just the pump

 

Gone over my head already.

Pump is 300 watts.

A rough idea on price please.

Thanks

[Crossy]

Very, very, finger in the air:-

• 120W panel - 2k Baht
• Simple PWM charge controller - 500 Baht
• 50Ah deep-cycle battery (lead acid, not really worth going lithium for a tiny system) - 3k Baht
• 1,500W pure-sine (important for a motor) inverter - 3k Baht.

 

Add the bits n bobs to tie it all together, you're off and running for 10k ish.

 

 

[Soda Soda]

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

Very, very, finger in the air:-

• 120W panel - 2k Baht
• Simple PWM charge controller - 500 Baht
• 50Ah deep-cycle battery (lead acid, not really worth going lithium for a tiny system) - 3k Baht
• 1,500W pure-sine (important for a motor) inverter - 3k Baht.

 

Add the bits n bobs to tie it all together, you're off and running for 10k ish.

 

 

Many Thanks. Cheaper than I thought.

[Crossy]

3 minutes ago, Soda Soda said:

Many Thanks. Cheaper than I thought.

 

Thing is, you WILL want to keep more stuff going ???? 

[Bandersnatch]

At the start of my build I installed a solar well pump to provide water for the build. My house now has a rainwater harvesting system but I kept the well pump as a backup. It keeps 4 tanks filled with a tank sensor telling the pump that the tanks are full, being powered by solar it only fills the tanks when the sun shines. I have AC pumps that move water around the house, but they are powered by my whole house solar and battery system and run 24 hours a day.