User asks for help sizing solar for a 3/4 HP well pump

Unconfirmed: A Reddit user asks for guidance on starting a solar project to power a well pump, using grid power only when solar fails. The user notes the setup is not necessarily scalable for this application. As a starting point, they have the data plate from the previous, failed well pump, and plan to calculate inrush current using “Watt’s law,” checking it with a clamp meter. The known data is a 3/4 HP, 240 V well pump, but the text cuts off before detailing the rest of the installation. The excerpt includes no replies or manufacturer specifications.

• 3/4 HP, 240 V well pump; solar with grid only as backup.
• Inrush current not yet calculated; to be checked with a clamp meter.

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