Bear with me please.
We are an HOA in Baja Mexico.
We have a well with a 3 HP 220v pump that fills a water tank, float switch controlled, and have gone through three pumps, with repairs, over the last 8 years.
We identified failure due to 2 causes. Brown out conditions (very common here) and excess heat in the pump house during summer.
We are installing High/Low voltage and load protection.
But to deal with high temperature events we want to add a timer to the float switch and only run the pump at night during the high heat months.
The Over/under load device has a timer but it is AC powered. That would throw the timer off during power outages.
I am wanting to add a DC Relay/Timer to the float switch circuit to "jump" it during the day and enable it at night.
It would be powered by a car battery which would be connected to a float charger.
Power is usually out no more than 36 hours so a good battery should not drain.
Is this the simplest solution?
If so how would I wire this timer relay to the float switch?
What should its amperage rating be?
Any other approaches?
Gracias!
We are an HOA in Baja Mexico.
We have a well with a 3 HP 220v pump that fills a water tank, float switch controlled, and have gone through three pumps, with repairs, over the last 8 years.
We identified failure due to 2 causes. Brown out conditions (very common here) and excess heat in the pump house during summer.
We are installing High/Low voltage and load protection.
But to deal with high temperature events we want to add a timer to the float switch and only run the pump at night during the high heat months.
The Over/under load device has a timer but it is AC powered. That would throw the timer off during power outages.
I am wanting to add a DC Relay/Timer to the float switch circuit to "jump" it during the day and enable it at night.
It would be powered by a car battery which would be connected to a float charger.
Power is usually out no more than 36 hours so a good battery should not drain.
Is this the simplest solution?
If so how would I wire this timer relay to the float switch?
What should its amperage rating be?
Any other approaches?
Gracias!