Hybrid AC/DC, explained
One pump, two currents: solar DC first, AC only if you want it
A SunRay hybrid pump runs 100% on solar power with zero electricity from the grid while the sun is up. Unlike a grid-tie system, no AC is needed for the solar to work.
Complete solar kits start at $1,999
- Primary source
- Dedicated solar panels on the DC side
- AC side
- Optional; switches in automatically when needed
- Typical run
- 6-8 hours a day in the sun
- Grid draw on sun
- Zero electricity
- Savings range
- Up to 30% on the utility bill
The DC side does the daily work
Panels feed the motor directly, so the circulation your pool needs every day comes straight from sunlight.
That is why the pump keeps working even when the house has no power tie-in at all.
The AC side is a switch, not a requirement
Wire the AC input only if you want it; the controller brings it in automatically, for example to heat a spa after dark.
Leave it disconnected and the pump simply runs whenever the panels see sun.
What it can mean on the bill
SunRay owners typically save $100 to $250 a month, depending on local sun and the rate they pay.
Put another way, that can be up to 30% on the utility bill for a household where the pool pump is the big motor.
Shipping specs
- Complete kits ship free anywhere in the U.S., and Hawaii counts as U.S. too.
- International orders: free shipping to your freight forwarder in Florida, and the forwarder charges its own freight after that.
- Puerto Rico ships by U.S. Postal Service.
- Alaska, or just the pump? Ask us about shipping.