I bought the same exact setup for this, I plan to use 2-3 122AHR batteries. I want to get a battery monitor as well to see the time it will take to drain the batteries if the power ever goes out. I need this setup, if my power goes out during a rain storm my basement will for sure flood. Thanks again!
I like what you have done here. I am researching how to add a solar panel as the charger for the batteries, in addition to the AC power. Did you have any other idea, in an extended power outage, for keeping the batteries charged? (In wet season, my sump pump needs to move water at 800+ gallons per hour. I run an aquarium pump at 600gph constantly to take a load off the primary pump switch. Without the aquarium pump, my float switch would activate every 18 seconds. I've burned out two Zoeller pumps, and have one in reserve at all times.)
Hey David, I understand your high volume needs. This is exactly what this system is designed for. I am surprised you burned out 2 zoeller pumps... but I suspect it is due to the standard short-cycle floats that come on those. Please consider a remote float that allows for long run times with the pump submerged in water. This helps with cooling immensely and will prolong your pumps. Mine runs ALOT but cycle time is long and my pumps last many many years. I really like the liberty pumps... but zoeller are good too (but less efficient). I think your solar charger idea is good... but you need to have good weather, etc. In my case, my batteries are there as a buffer for a generator. If power goes out, I have at least 8 hours of continuous run time before needing to start a generator,etc. This way if power goes out when we are sleeping or away, I can get notified and have enough time to get a generator hooked up. I hope this helps. Please reach out if you have any other questions! Good luck!
Hi Doinkeroni! I have duplicated your setup exactly except I only have one battery, and I'm ready to put power to it. I know running only one battery will greatly cut down the runtime during an extended outage, but I'm hoping for at least 8 hours on one trojan battery, do you think this is reasonable? Also, on your setup, are you running the two trojans in parallel and maintaining both with the one battery tender? Thank you for sharing your setup
Hello and thank you for your comment! For 1 trojan battery, please consider that it has roughly 100ah of capacity at 12v. This is 1200wh or 1.2kwh of storage. Runtime will depend on your pumps starting wattage, running wattage, and cycles/run-time. For example, if your punp draws 600w on average, it would run for 2 hours continuously, or much much longer if it is intermittent running. Regarding the trickle charger, yes, I have them in parallel and have the charger hooked to pos on one and neg on the other so that they charge together. Hope this helps!!! Good luck!
Thanks for the awesome videos on this set up. Perhaps a dumb question but when the power goes out and the transfer switch "switches" over to the battery/inverter, what happens when the power comes back on. Does it keep running on the backup until drained or does the transfer switch recognize that the AC power is back and switches over?
Great question and I'm sorry if it wasn't clear in the videos. The transfer switch will AUTOMATICALLY switch back to the AC power about 30seconds after it comes back on. The entire process is seamless.
I'm looking at the wire layout details. It looks to me like you swiched the generator and power cord. Is that possible? Shore power should be coming in to the furthermore right connection, and the inverter in the middle. Or am I confused?
Forget what I wrote above, I'm wrong. Can I ask you something else: in regards to the grounding of the inverter through the orange wire... is the wire attached to the rear (black) terminal of the inverter? Thanks.
I bought the same exact setup for this, I plan to use 2-3 122AHR batteries. I want to get a battery monitor as well to see the time it will take to drain the batteries if the power ever goes out. I need this setup, if my power goes out during a rain storm my basement will for sure flood. Thanks again!
Sounds good! Thanks for the follow-up!
Thanks! Great video
I like what you have done here. I am researching how to add a solar panel as the charger for the batteries, in addition to the AC power. Did you have any other idea, in an extended power outage, for keeping the batteries charged? (In wet season, my sump pump needs to move water at 800+ gallons per hour. I run an aquarium pump at 600gph constantly to take a load off the primary pump switch. Without the aquarium pump, my float switch would activate every 18 seconds. I've burned out two Zoeller pumps, and have one in reserve at all times.)
Hey David, I understand your high volume needs. This is exactly what this system is designed for. I am surprised you burned out 2 zoeller pumps... but I suspect it is due to the standard short-cycle floats that come on those. Please consider a remote float that allows for long run times with the pump submerged in water. This helps with cooling immensely and will prolong your pumps. Mine runs ALOT but cycle time is long and my pumps last many many years. I really like the liberty pumps... but zoeller are good too (but less efficient).
I think your solar charger idea is good... but you need to have good weather, etc. In my case, my batteries are there as a buffer for a generator. If power goes out, I have at least 8 hours of continuous run time before needing to start a generator,etc. This way if power goes out when we are sleeping or away, I can get notified and have enough time to get a generator hooked up.
I hope this helps. Please reach out if you have any other questions!
Good luck!
Hi Doinkeroni! I have duplicated your setup exactly except I only have one battery, and I'm ready to put power to it. I know running only one battery will greatly cut down the runtime during an extended outage, but I'm hoping for at least 8 hours on one trojan battery, do you think this is reasonable? Also, on your setup, are you running the two trojans in parallel and maintaining both with the one battery tender? Thank you for sharing your setup
Hello and thank you for your comment! For 1 trojan battery, please consider that it has roughly 100ah of capacity at 12v. This is 1200wh or 1.2kwh of storage. Runtime will depend on your pumps starting wattage, running wattage, and cycles/run-time. For example, if your punp draws 600w on average, it would run for 2 hours continuously, or much much longer if it is intermittent running. Regarding the trickle charger, yes, I have them in parallel and have the charger hooked to pos on one and neg on the other so that they charge together.
Hope this helps!!! Good luck!
Thanks for the awesome videos on this set up. Perhaps a dumb question but when the power goes out and the transfer switch "switches" over to the battery/inverter, what happens when the power comes back on. Does it keep running on the backup until drained or does the transfer switch recognize that the AC power is back and switches over?
Great question and I'm sorry if it wasn't clear in the videos. The transfer switch will AUTOMATICALLY switch back to the AC power about 30seconds after it comes back on. The entire process is seamless.
@@doinkeroni Outstanding...thanks for the quick reply!
I'm looking at the wire layout details. It looks to me like you swiched the generator and power cord. Is that possible? Shore power should be coming in to the furthermore right connection, and the inverter in the middle. Or am I confused?
Forget what I wrote above, I'm wrong.
Can I ask you something else: in regards to the grounding of the inverter through the orange wire... is the wire attached to the rear (black) terminal of the inverter?
Thanks.