If this new pump’s flow rate is as low as I suspect it should be it’s too early to tell for sure, but…
I will say with certainty that there’s more water in the tank than I expected to see. Not that there’s a lot.
Looks like it’ll be a sunny day, so it’s running now and I expect it to run even more strongly when the input voltage increases with the sunrise. So I’ll check it again this afternoon and should have some idea how long it’ll take to fill the tank.
Then the question will be, will it stop filling when it’s supposed to? I consider cautious pessimism the wisest course.
Speaking of which, guess what’s jumping the gun to its own detriment?
It’s been such a mild late winter my pear tree decided to go ahead and bud. In mid-March that’s not going to work out well for it – not that there’s any remaining hope of fruit after all these years but I do enjoy watching it very slowly grow.
Is there something that shuts the pump off if the voltage drops below a safe operating level?
Yeah, the charge controller is supposed to do that. And the float switch is supposed to shut off the power when the tank is full.
Joel, how is your new appendage working out?
Okay, not perfect. It’s pressing on a sensitive spot but in general it’s more comfortable now than it was 3 days ago. Mostly a matter of figuring out how to arrange socks so it’s not a little too loose or a little too tight. But it definitely needs a couple of adjustments before we move on to the permanent socket.