[RE-wrenches] Wanted: AC centrifugal pump with soft start

Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar offgridsolar at sti.net
Fri Aug 11 13:38:08 PDT 2017


I did also! The Grundfos Scala2 is far better!  --Dave

Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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> We've used the Grundfos MQ series for years for exactly that purpose.
>
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> On 8/11/17 2:14 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote:
>> Quite happy here with the Grundfos Scala2.
>>
>> Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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>>> Happy Friday, Mechanix~ Sometimes I encounter "off the grid clients"
>>> who
>>> pressurize their household plumbing using an AC centrifugal pump. When
>>> the
>>> pump starts, the batteries pucker & the lights flicker.
>>>
>>> I'm on the quest for surface mounted pressurizing pumps that are fitted
>>> with AC soft start motors. Shouldn't this be an idea whose time has
>>> come?
>>> 1/3 hp or 1/2 hp should suffice, which could be handled at either
>>> 120vAC
>>> or
>>> 240vAC. The technology is already available in submersible pumps such
>>> as
>>> "Grundfos SQ"...now we just need it ported over to a surface mounted
>>> centrifugal.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any leads that might help me find a supplier for
>>> this
>>> type of pump. The Wrench List is the Bomb~
>>>
>>> Mick Abraham, Proprietor
>>> www.abrahamsolar.com
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Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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