Maybe equally as important is performance. I also have a conventional 1/2 HP
120 vac Sta-rite submersible supplying our water for 21 years with no issues.
It certainly has it's surge at start however the 2, OBFX3524's (120 vac only)
running it seems to have dealt with it for many years.
Water elevation during pumping is at 110 feet and then pumped 83' feet
vertical to open discharge storage tank. So at 193' of head, I'm getting 5.2
gal/min. It would be great to know how the grundfos compares...in real life,
not from a chart.
Bill
Feather River Solar Electric
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From: toddc...@finestplanet.com
To: RE-wrenches
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid deep well pumps
i would also like to hear service reports on this too, specifically the
standard grundfos centrifugal pumps with dc motor (SQF). helical rotors wear
faster, so of course their life would not be as long.
by comparison, i have a 26 year old, 3/4 hp standard well pump which is still
fully operational and in irrigation season, pumps ~2500 gallons a day.
todd
On Saturday, April 11, 2015 7:10am, drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org said:
> How long do these stay in the hole before the need to be maintained or
> replaced? Do they last as well as standard AC deep well pumps?
>
>
> > I believe that the SQE has the constant-pressure capability, and the
> > SQ doesn't. I have never used it in that manner, due to the idle
> > load. Either can be used with a pressure switch.<br>
> > <br>
> > Ray, both are soft-start AC. From the manual:
> >
> >
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