Another PTO Generator question

Soundguy · Feb 5, 2006

( I knew you would have the answer. )

Opinion anyway.. at least well educated opinion when it comes to electronics.

( DO you think a 10kw would run my well pump..... )

It's a matter of load.hit up your calculator and find out what your amps are for your loads. Best guess is to look at your breakers.. that will tell you max circuit load. For instance.. my well is on a 220/20a breaker.. that's 4400 watts.. just multiply amps times votlage to get watts.. IE=P

Air handlers can be a big draw... in fact.. motor loads a re big draws. Figure 2x rated load on a motor for startup if it is a new unit.. up to 3x for older units. In other words.. If I had to start a large motor load.. I would start it as the sole load.. then once it stabilized after a few seconds.. then add my other incandescent and solid state laods.. etc.

Also.. if you could produce 10kw... that's about 41.6amps worth of load capacity at 240v.. etc... wattage / voltage = amperage... or p/e=i

Soundguy

scesnick · Feb 5, 2006

Thanks for the info Soundguy,
You kinda lost me there towards the end however, I know as much about amp,volts. etc.. as an amish electrician. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

I thik I will drag my buddy, who does this for a living, up to the house and figure all this out for me and hook up the necessary wiring...

normde2001 · Feb 5, 2006

"DO you think a 10kw would run my well pump, a small taco boiler pump and a 220V air handler ( I have a coal boiler with forced air) and the T.V."

Each appliance should have a mfg. tag indicating wattage draw. You just need to add them up.

scesnick · Feb 5, 2006

thanks, You wouldn't happen to know the average wattage draw of a well pump would ya? I have no clue what it would draw. Kinda hard to see the tag on it since it is 350 ft down a small hole. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

shvl73 · Feb 5, 2006

Some pumps have a separate panel with the info on the inside. If yours is wired directly into your main panel like mine was, I went to Home Depot and used the wattage off of the stronger pump they stock. I think it put me close to where I needed to be. I have a 5250 watt portable with close to 7000 surge and it runs my well, boiler, fridge and (2) freezers, as well as misc. lights and tv. My transfer switch has meters on it and they never have been even close to peak.

FlashPoint · Feb 5, 2006

rebuild the brigs carb on every year just so I can get it to start... Just one more engine to maintain.
Soundguy )
Couldnt have said it better myself. All my buds are always trying to find a reason to buy another tool.Im always trying to find another use for the ones i already have.

Mickey_Fx · Feb 6, 2006

A HP is approx 750 watts but you need to add in a few W's for losses and with motor start-up current you need several times that.

My 1hp pump WILL be noticed on my 4kw 120v genset (from the motorhome) during start-up.

scesnick · Feb 6, 2006

Where did you find the transfer switch with the meters on it? That sounds like it would be handy.

normde2001 · Feb 6, 2006

http://reliancecontrols.com/

I installed one of these.

lens12 · Feb 6, 2006

There is truth to the statement "it is not recommended to run a PTO Genny with a 2 cylinder tractor because the engine does not run smooth enough. " This is based on 2 cylinder JD tractors. They run at such a slow RPM that the output will not be constant. Lights will flicker & it will be hard on motors . The Japanese 2 cylinders run at a much higher RPM & don't have this problem.