How Many Solar Panels To Run A Water Pump

A second option to explore is the use of a dedicated solar thermal hot water heating system coupled with a heat pump to make the most cost effective option on the market.

How many solar panels to run a water pump.

1 take your pool pump off grid. I have been reading tour threads about water well pumping. The solar panels are wired directly in to the pool pump via some power electronics and when the sun is shining your pool pump will run. A basic but complete solar well pump system including solar panels will cost about 2000.

One solar panel would be enough to power a traditional storage hot water heater throughout a day as this is the most inefficient appliance used in most homes. The largest commercially available solar panels provide 200 watts of electricity an hour so a one horsepower pump would require four panels to operate. This baseline system will pump water from a few hundred feet deep at a few gallons per minute flow rate. I live off grid in north idaho my well is 240 deep my pump is at 140 i pump the water into a 275 gal water tank.

You have 2 options for powering your pool pump with solar electricity. The well pump is currently hocked to a designated 15 amp 220 breaker in my main panel the pump specs mention that the maximum amps required is 59. Putting the system together most pool pumps are rated between one and two horsepower and will draw about 800 watts of energy per horsepower for each hour of operation. I wanted to run solar power to a dedicated panel box with breakers etc the line for the pump would b.

I use a 6000 watt generator to run the pump. You can buy a dc pool pump and dedicate 4 6 solar panels to powering it. I am in the same predicament. The biggest disadvantage to running and ac pump on solar is that you will need a high power inverter to run the pump which will add several hundred to the final price.