Choose a Pump Starter Panel by Motor and Control Task

Choose a Starter Panel by Motor compatibility first, then by the required start/stop task. Keep Phase, Voltage, HP/kW, rated Current and Pump type ready. A matching HP label is the first filter; the starting arrangement and Current rating still need to match.

  1. Identify the Motor
    Read its nameplate and confirm borewell, openwell or monoblock duty.
  2. Choose the control task
    Decide what should start and stop the Pump.
  3. Compare exact variants
    Match the starting Circuit, Current range, accessories and restart behaviour.

Start with your Pump type

Single-Phase borewellCompare the borewell Starter Panel families.

Compare borewell panels

Single-Phase openwellCompare OPM Timer and OPA level-control options.

Compare openwell panels

Single-Phase monoblockCompare MOM Timer and MOA level-control options.

Compare monoblock panels

Three-Phase DOLCompare compatible DOL panels, including the listed TPM-A variants up to 10 HP.

Compare Three-Phase DOL panels

What should start and stop the Pump?
Your task Control to compare
Start by hand, stop after a set time Auto-off Timer. It follows elapsed time.
Repeat running and resting Cyclic Timer with ON and OFF periods.
Run at selected times of day Clock Timer. Confirm the allowed-hours and stop-time behaviour.
Fill according to tank level Water-level control with the required tank/source inputs.

A Timer does not measure tank level or delivered litres. A level Display does not necessarily control the Pump. If two rules must work together, check their priority in the exact Model.

How HP helps you narrow the choice

For example, a 1 HP Single-Phase borewell Motor needs a compatible borewell starting arrangement and the appropriate 1 HP variant. A 1.5 HP openwell Motor needs the corresponding openwell arrangement. Confirm the rated Current and supplied instructions for both.

For compatible Three-Phase DOL duty, use the ordered HP variant and its Current rating. A higher HP ceiling alone does not establish suitability. A DOL panel is not interchangeable with a star-delta Starter, VFD or integrated electronic controller.

New installation or existing Starter?

For a new installation, compare complete Starter Panels. For an existing installation, a device-only retrofit is a separate decision: first confirm that the existing Starter, switching Circuit and protection are suitable.

Write what should start the Motor, what should stop it, and what should happen after power returns or a Fault occurs. Have the installer demonstrate those conditions during commissioning. Extra modes alone are not a reason to replace a suitable panel.