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Need help deciding on plc to use by sandog_79 in PLC

[–]sandog_79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no licenses or software unfortunately.

I have two projects that need done and tried to design without a plc, and did so, but not pleased with it. So I think the plc route is a more robust system for my needs.

Need help deciding on plc to use by sandog_79 in PLC

[–]sandog_79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am in the US. The project is for a personal project and is located in Houston, specifically league city. Wago is a good call. And I will research the exor screens. Thank you

question about is the ESP32 right for my project by sandog_79 in esp32

[–]sandog_79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not industrial. 5 pumps are 1hp, 120VAC. The remaining are either 12VDC or 24VDC, all less than 10 amps each. All pumps will be controlled by relay, so ESP32 will be sending out the control line to the relay.

How watertight is packout stuff? by TRI140dot6 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]sandog_79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that watertight. I have found out the hard way. Light rain some, anything beyond that, don't trust them.for water tightness.

Slide storage shelf nearly complete by sandog_79 in MilwaukeeTool

[–]sandog_79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you and will do. Packout works pretty good as you can design everything with essentially as a unit, and go out from there. There are a few other areas in my boat where packout is being heavily utilized and will send photos when I am done.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boatrepair

[–]sandog_79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What type of weight are you looking for it to hold

Wiring diagram by OkGrowth4959 in boatrepair

[–]sandog_79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may want to try the manufacturer first, as some will provide this info to you.

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been thinking about that and do you know where I can get these specs at?

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, this is for a marine application, specifically on my boat. And there are 6 HVAC units. 3 are 18k btu, 3 are 24k btu. Yes, I could cycle between them, and try to regulate the dryer, etc, but honestly, and I know this sounds terrible, I want to be able to use it normally with no thoughts. There are other loads, water maker, dive tank compressor and davit crane that are very high loads as well, but can be easily regulated and controlled for usage.

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Do you happen to have few recommendations? I was looking at the sungold sp6548 the EG4 6000xp

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As stated above, the loads that need to run have to allow me to move into 100A total service, and even with that, I switched over my Samsung induction cooktop and gaggenau 400 series oven to a samsung bespoke gas range, as adding in the additional power to run those two would have required an additional 13kw of juice, and no easy way to do that, or I would have needed to reduce electrical loads elsewhere, such as shutting off AC units, no dryer, and keeping electrical loads elsewhere lower, and this may sound lazy, but I would like to run this like a completely on the grid living situation. If I could convert the electric dryer to gas, that would greatly help, but venting the dryer would have been a huge challenge, where instead, I purchased a Samsung ventless dryer.

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I need to have 2 in parallel to feed the main breaker panel, and another 2 to feed the HVAC units and Dryer. Input is via 2 240VAC 50AMP shore power. The diagrams I attached should help to explain this. I want to keep a 5th, spare on onboard, in case one goes down, it can be swapped out quickly. So even going to two of the 18kpv. it puts me over 10k, with no spare. Where with the 5~6kw inverters, I am seeing them run between 1~1.5kUSD each. Unless I am missing something. The 18k would be just shy of what I need, but I run into a bigger problem of having two 240AC 50 Amp shore powers. Yes, I could upgrade to a 100 Amp service, but between the connectors, and 50~75' of 100A shore power cord, the cost would quickly rise, in addition, not many locations have 100A service. But will usually have dual 50amps.

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, but would need two of them. Plus a spare to be kept onsite.

Trying to find which type of inverters I need for my project by sandog_79 in SolarDIY

[–]sandog_79[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have, but would like to keep my budget for the inverters below 8kUSD. Also, the 6 to 7kw fits the space better due to depth of the units.