[RE-wrenches] Wellpump VS Radian

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

My real world input is I use the XW for anything hard to start.

 XW is a single 6.8KW low frequency design that can supply 12KW for a
minute.  Radian is (2) 4KW inverters and I have found that XW is the best
for this. Stacking often is not the answer for difficult loads. My
experience only with deep wells offgrid!
 I use Radian also but not for something like this!


Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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On Tue, 25 May 2021 08:50:24 -0700, frenergy <frenergy at psln.com> wrote:
> I need some actual off-grid experience some of you wrenches may have had

> with with a (or 2) Radian(s) starting and running a 3HP, 230Volt, single

> phase, 3-wire submersible well pump.  It would be starting against a 
> 50-100 foot static level in the well and a pressure in the pressure tank

> of 35psi.
> 
>              Yesterday I clamped a 2 HP well pump and during start up
> got an inrush current on a Fluke of 38 amps (both legs), which was 
> against 200 feet of water column and 40psi in the tank. Unfortunately, I

> need a 3HP pump for this install.  I've read specs on all sorts of data 
> sheets, running amps, max amps,locked rotor amps, but I need  real world

> knowledge.  What do we know?
> 
> Bill
> 
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