House Systems
[Outline to be be fleshed out; an overview of using and maintaining various components of the solar power system]
Battery Maintenance
- Squeeze-pump system to replentish distilled water
- Battery and power web-browser displayed graph
Grid/Solar Switch
- Most 120V circuits relocated to sub-panel
- Sub-panel is switched between solar and grid
- Main panel contains 240V circuits (except for well pump)
Well Water
- 4kW 240Vac Inverter
- 1/2hp pump & soft-start system
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Sediment filter
- If the water pressure is getting low (you turn on a faucet and only a trickle of water comes out), the sediment filter inside the well-house may be getting filled. There are several ways to clean out the sediment filter (shown in red box).
- If the water pressure is getting low (you turn on a faucet and only a trickle of water comes out), the sediment filter inside the well-house may be getting filled. There are several ways to clean out the sediment filter (shown in red box).
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- Option 1: open the hose spigot on the side of the well house and let it run for a while. Sometimes you will see some reddish or brownish water come out. Even if it just runs clear, there may be sediment that is being cleaned out. There is a black flexible hose that connects from the bottom of the clear sediment filter bowl to the spigot. Using this spigot for general watering will help to continuously clean the sediment filter.
- Option 2: Inside the well house, turn the large blue valve perpendicular (sideways) to the pipe and turn the small blue valve to inline with the pipe (as shown below). This has the effect of bypassing the sediment filter and when you turn on the spigot on the outside of the well house, water then will flow backwards through the filter. So to complete this step, turn on the spigot (like option 1) and let it run for a while.
- After the water runs clear for a while, don't forget to enable the sediment filter again by turning the large blue valve back to inline with the pipe and turning the small blue valve back to perpendicular (sideways) to the pipe.
- Option 1: open the hose spigot on the side of the well house and let it run for a while. Sometimes you will see some reddish or brownish water come out. Even if it just runs clear, there may be sediment that is being cleaned out. There is a black flexible hose that connects from the bottom of the clear sediment filter bowl to the spigot. Using this spigot for general watering will help to continuously clean the sediment filter.
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Well pump controller
- Ferrous iron removal system
- Nightly reverse-rinse cycle happens at 1:00am
Basement Water Removal
- Sump pump
- Baseboard drain
Door Bell
- Driveway sensors