Fountain Pump in a Park

[claret73]

Hi
Quick one, cable calc info needed. Would a Fountain Pump (10KW) in a Park require a 3 phase or a single phase load? I'm about to calculate for both to see which is better...

But I'm not sure as to what Spec of Pump I'd be getting...unless I;m right off radar & pumps like this are 3 phase only.
Cheers

 

[pennywise]

I would say it's more likely to be a three phase motor when your talking about a 10kw.

 

[Guest123]

I would say 3phase is a better job in this instance.

Until you know the spec for the pump, impossible to say.

 

[TF and the wire]

A 10kW single phase motor would be a lot more expensive and bulkier than a 10kW three phase one, so i would be almost certain that it would be three phase.

I usually deal with 11Kw motors which take around 18A full load current per phase. So size cables accordingly, bearing in mind volt drop, loading factors etc.