1 cycle timer, 5 pumps

meowmix

Active Member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #1

I read that I cant have more than 2 pumps via powerstrip on 1 15a cycle timer. But there are relay instructions somewhere out there which would allow this? Can somone shed some HID light on this situation? My pumps are just 25 watts....

 

meowmix

Active Member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #2

meowmix said:

I read that I cant have more than 2 pumps via powerstrip on 1 15a cycle timer. But there are relay instructions somewhere out there which would allow this? Can somone shed some HID light on this situation? My pumps are just 25 watts....

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Clearly the 25x5 watts should work on a powerstrip, but ive heard different. Where are the electrical experts? =)

 

lemonjellow

Well-Known Member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #3

use a conntactor . wire the black wire from the power strip to the contactor just like you would a switch for a light but leave the plug to plug into the wall , then wire a second wire to plug into the timer. the timer just turnss the power strip on and off ,so whet ever is plugged into the strip will turn on and off with the timer. just type contactor in the search thing .

 

Sleepy79

Member

• Feb 8, 2010

• #4

five 25w pumps = 1amp
5x25w = 125w
125w/115v = 1.09amp

 

meowmix

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2010

• #5

Sleepy79 said:

five 25w pumps = 1amp
5x25w = 125w
125w/115v = 1.09amp

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.... does this mean im good to go as is without any additions? Its a 15a cycle timer

 

jaw420

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2010

• #6

I am running four 25w pumps on one 15a timer no problems here my 4 pumps are less than 1 amp total all together. so you should not have any problems.

 

Sleepy79

Member

• Feb 9, 2010

• #7

If the contacts in the timer are rated at 15amps you should be able to run over 65 of those pumps.

 

meowmix

Active Member

• Feb 9, 2010

• #8

See thats what I thought, why the hell do people bother with making the additions though? I wanna be safe and not risk a pump going off all of a sudden or start a fire etc.

Need some MOAR opinions

Sleepy79 said:

If the contacts in the timer are rated at 15amps you should be able to run over 65 of those pumps.

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Sleepy79

Member

• Feb 10, 2010

• #9

as long as you get a grounded (3 prong) timer you should be fine.