Water pump amp draw?
I am researching installing solar on my 1987 Scotty retro camper. It is currently put away and winterized and will be for at least another month. I converted it to LED lights last year. It has no m...
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marquette wrote:
It has no micro wave, coffee maker, etc. so the only real draw is the water pump. So if anyone knows what the water pump draws I can try to figure out my daily battery usage to determine how much solar I need
WHERE, and WHEN?
For boondocking in winter in Az or Mexico you need 200-400W solar and 200-300 AH battery bank, with your stated loads (including fridge 10-12 Ah a day that you probably forgot to mention).
In some places of PNW or Canadian Pacific you might need 1000 W solar IN SUMMER to just get by, when you hole up in some rainforest and - guess what - it lives up to its name, raining for weeks.
With 12 gal tank limiting your boondocking to mere 3 days this is what will limit your stay, not a water pump draw.
Just wondered how much a fridge average draw is.
Then measure it. Like SMK said, it's roughly 0.5A@12V when cycling. 18 AH a day, to err on the safe/high side.
