Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
I bought the RYOBI 18V ONE+ HYBRID TRANSFER PUMP. I love that it runs on the 18V batteries. It makes it really useful for small jobs. It also comes with a power brick so you can run it with AC power. I was thinking it would be great if we could run it on solar. Then you could use it off-grid for pumping shallow well water, pond aeration, or irrigation. In my tests it pumped 277 gallons/hour at ground level and 220 gallons/hour at a height of 90 inches.
For a test I hooked it up to two 100W flexible solar panels. Because the Vmp of the solar panels is 18.5V it's perfect for the range of a RYOBI 18V battery (15-21V). The pump took around 5.74A in my test. The solar panel Imp is 5.41A, so you need at least two 100W panels to run the pump.
I hooked it up to solar in two different ways. First I used an 18V recycled battery case and connected it to MC4 connectors. Then I ordered audio XLR plugs and wired it to MC4 connectors.
The only down side is that if a cloud passes over and the voltage drops to low, I had to toggle the on/off switch to get it to run again. I had hoped it would just start up again when the sun came out.
Things I used:
* RYOBI HYBRID Transfer pump model P750 ( ryobitools.com/products/details/33287171477 )
* Rich Solar 100W Flexible Solar Panel ( amzn.to/3Osq7gc )
* Renogy 100W Flexible Solar Panel ( amzn.to/3nokl3d )
* Female XLR Audio plug ( amzn.to/3Osq7gc )
* MC4 10ft extension cables ( amzn.to/3QTCtzk )
* Solar Y branch MC4 connector ( amzn.to/39VAr1f )
* MC4 connectors ( amzn.to/3ynsjzP )
* 14AWG stranded silicon wire ( amzn.to/3QWJIGG )
* security torx drivers ( amzn.to/2GLxa5y )
* wire stripper ( amzn.to/30LCBbE )
* wire terminal crimper ( amzn.to/3lrpq7Y )
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I bought the RYOBI 18V ONE+ HYBRID TRANSFER PUMP. I love that it runs on the 18V batteries. It makes it really useful for small jobs. It also comes with a power brick so you can run it with AC power. I was thinking it would be great if we could run it on solar. Then you could use it off-grid for pumping shallow well water, pond aeration, or irrigation. In my tests it pumped 277 gallons/hour at ground level and 220 gallons/hour at a height of 90 inches.
For a test I hooked it up to two 100W flexible solar panels. Because the Vmp of the solar panels is 18.5V it's perfect for the range of a RYOBI 18V battery (15-21V). The pump took around 5.74A in my test. The solar panel Imp is 5.41A, so you need at least two 100W panels to run the pump.
I hooked it up to solar in two different ways. First I used an 18V recycled battery case and connected it to MC4 connectors. Then I ordered audio XLR plugs and wired it to MC4 connectors.
The only down side is that if a cloud passes over and the voltage drops to low, I had to toggle the on/off switch to get it to run again. I had hoped it would just start up again when the sun came out.
Things I used:
* RYOBI HYBRID Transfer pump model P750 ( ryobitools.com/products/details/33287171477 )
* Rich Solar 100W Flexible Solar Panel ( amzn.to/3Osq7gc )
* Renogy 100W Flexible Solar Panel ( amzn.to/3nokl3d )
* Female XLR Audio plug ( amzn.to/3Osq7gc )
* MC4 10ft extension cables ( amzn.to/3QTCtzk )
* Solar Y branch MC4 connector ( amzn.to/39VAr1f )
* MC4 connectors ( amzn.to/3ynsjzP )
* 14AWG stranded silicon wire ( amzn.to/3QWJIGG )
* security torx drivers ( amzn.to/2GLxa5y )
* wire stripper ( amzn.to/30LCBbE )
* wire terminal crimper ( amzn.to/3lrpq7Y )
FTC Disclaimer:
We may earn commissions for purchases made through the links below.
As Amazon Associates we earn from qualifying purchases.
