Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread William Miller
Friends: This guying is hoping solar will fail. People like this will never be convinced so I don't try William Miller Solar > On Mar 27, 2014, at 7:07 AM, Allan Sindelar > wrote: > > Wrenches, > Here's one of the oddest questions I have come across in years: > PRC Commisioner Lyons issued

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread Ray Walters
First look at what his actual pumping needs are, and come up with a more efficient way to provide the water. I just got back tonight from changing out hydronic circulators for a customer with new Hi Efficiency brushless ECM models. I was able to cut the watt draw by 65%. Also, its very possible

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread William Korthof
Inverter drives make sense for motors almost any size, especially in this context. I'm certainly no expert but: 1) In the 5-20 hp range, I've seen plenty of single-->3 phase drive options. These essentially eliminate the startup power surge problem, especially in well applications. If 1 phase ut

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread RE Ellison
> utility’s service. > > Bill Dorsett > > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Allan Sindelar > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 11:02 AM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pump

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread Brian Teitelbaum
der's fee or something. Brian Teitelbaum AEE Solar From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:20 AM To: Allan Sindelar; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumpin

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread William Dorsett
ion of the utility's service. Bill Dorsett From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Allan Sindelar Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 11:02 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question Jerr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread Allan Sindelar
Jerry, Your request is entirely reasonable, and my answer is no, I can't. The request in my original message came from an online contact request from someone who was at yesterday's PRC hearing and heard Commissioner Lyons' comment. I have no further information, a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread William Dorsett
From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:20 AM To: Allan Sindelar; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question I have a couple of suggestions. A pump motor of

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread Jerry Shafer
can you give us more details, are you proposing pumping from a pond, a well, storage tank what. Jerry On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Chris Mason wrote: > I have a couple of suggestions. A pump motor of that size is likely Class > H and requires a 7x starting current or Locked Rotor Amperage. D

Re: [RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread Chris Mason
I have a couple of suggestions. A pump motor of that size is likely Class H and requires a 7x starting current or Locked Rotor Amperage. During starting the power factor can drop to .2 or lower and the inrush can run to 20 times the rated run current. Even diesel generators have a very difficult ti

[RE-wrenches] Oddball pumping question

2014-03-27 Thread Allan Sindelar
Wrenches, Here's one of the oddest questions I have come across in years: PRC Commisioner Lyons issued a challenge to NM solar companies today. He stated that he cannot get his electric coop to bring three phase into his property to run his irrigation (a 150 hp