[RE-wrenches] Sta-Rite Submersible Well Pump

[RE Ellison]

Also I could never convince the guy to put in a pressure tank and a switch

The reason he got the pump so we didn't have to have a pressure tank

Bob

> On Apr 27, 2017, at 6:48 PM, Bradley Bassett <bbassett2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dana,
> 
> For off grid you may not want to use the constant pressure pumps. They will run a little bit, a lot of the time to keep the pressure constant. I think it might be more efficient to use a pressure switch and regular pressure tank. Anyone with experience in this?
> 
> Brad
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Dana <dana at solarwork.com> wrote:
>> My well driller-well pump guy is offering Sta-Rite pumps manufactured by Pentair [as in Pentair water filtration they seem to be buying lots of water related companies].
>> 
>> I am curious as to feedback on these, has anyone used them?
>> 
>> Soft start, digital controls, easy programming, stainless steel, 3-year warranty, & includes a pressure transducer, so no pressure switch required.
>> 
>> My pump guy says he has only had 1 issue on 1 pump in serval hundred installed. Almost sounds too good to believe.
>> 
>> A bit less $ retail than a Grundfoss but supposedly a whole lot more reliable.
>> 
>> A 1 HP motor 20 GPM pump draws 4.7 Amp/240 VA as it hits a 60 psi cutout [1,128 watts peak] though I will set to 30/50 psi.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Comments please…
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Dana Orzel                       Great Solar Works, Inc.
>> 
>> 208.721.7003                       dana at solarwork.com
>> 
>> Idaho Contractor - # 028765          Idaho PV # 028374
>> 
>> NABCEP # 051112-136                       www.solarwork.biz
>> 
>> "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" 
>> 
>> P Please consider the environment before printing this email.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance
>> 
>> List Address: RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
>> 
>> Change listserver email address & settings:
>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org
>> 
>> List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html
>> 
>> List rules & etiquette:
>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm
>> 
>> Check out or update participant bios:
>> www.members.re-wrenches.org
>> 
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance
> 
> List Address: RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
> 
> Change listserver email address & settings:
> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org
> 
> List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html
> 
> List rules & etiquette:
> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm
> 
> Check out or update participant bios:
> www.members.re-wrenches.org
> 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20170427/b3118d15/attachment-0002.html>