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

[Jason Lerner]

Hello Dave,

Do you know the stand by load for the Scala2 is when the pump is not pumping?  I am curious what the brain and LED’s draw is.

Thanks,

Jason Lerner
Waldron Power and Light Co.

> On Aug 11, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <offgridsolar at sti.net> wrote:
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> Quite happy here with the Grundfos Scala2.
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> 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
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