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220v Well Pump on 110v?
Can I safely (and temporarily) run my 1/2 horse, 220v submersible well pump
with my 1000w, 110v generator? |
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220v Well Pump on 110v?
NO, 1000 watts isn't enough power and you'll just trip the breaker on the
generator, and using half the required voltage would overheat and burn out the pump motor "Pat & Betsy Parrish" wrote in message et... Can I safely (and temporarily) run my 1/2 horse, 220v submersible well pump with my 1000w, 110v generator? |
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220v Well Pump on 110v?
Pat & Betsy Parrish wrote:
Can I safely (and temporarily) run my 1/2 horse, 220v submersible well pump with my 1000w, 110v generator? If it runs at all it will be taking a beating. The motor windings will overheat. -- Tom Horne Well we aren't no thin blue heroes and yet we aren't no blackguards to. We're just working men and woman most remarkable like you. |
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220v Well Pump on 110v?
Some pumps can be wired for 110 or 220 (Check the plate) but I
seriously doubt if 1000W generator will supply enough power for the pump Pat & Betsy Parrish wrote: Can I safely (and temporarily) run my 1/2 horse, 220v submersible well pump with my 1000w, 110v generator? |
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220v Well Pump on 110v?
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Pat & Betsy Parrish wrote: Can I safely (and temporarily) run my 1/2 horse, 220v submersible well pump with my 1000w, 110v generator? No -- Better to be stuck up in a tree than tied to one. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf.lonestar.org |
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