In stead of running a power line from home with connections, burried sections, etc., would like to power the water fountain with a local solar unit. The pump will be model Little Giant 501003, with electical specs 70W 115V 1.1A. Please advise what solar units can do this job. Thank you.
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AG, to run the Little Giant you would need more than just the solar module. The solar modules output is DC and the pump operates on AC power. That would require having a power inverter such as the Morningstar SureSine #SI-300-115. The inverter gets power from a DC source (battery) and that battery is charged by the solar module through a charge controller. Those would be the primary components needed to run the Little Giant pump.
Alternatively, if a PV direct DC pump where used, only the PV module would be needed. That is, unless the pump must run at night, in this case a battery is still needed.