Comments on: OFFGRID Living: How many solar panels and Batteries do you need to run your home?

By: Mike L

Mike L — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 03:47:40 +0000

In reply to Rusty. 3 kw array should do about 24 kw on a good day. My 5.6 kw array does 35-40 kw on a good day.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:17:07 +0000

I’ve got a 10 amp solar converter to my conservatory to recharge lights, phones, AA batteries, all about 5 vaults Can I increase the size of the converter to say 30 amp if I increase the solar battery to 40amp?
And will the wiring be safe for any electric shock? (I have a switch at the entry point but what if…
Thanks

By: Dean144

Dean144 — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:31:20 +0000

In reply to Aheinousanus. Well said Aheinousanus. Appreciated the article as well. Thank you.

By: Kingston

Kingston — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:09:12 +0000

Thanks for the info very helpful guide.

By: Aheinousanus

Aheinousanus — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:18:03 +0000

In reply to Tlgs.

If that is what you got from that “Dangerous Freedoms / Peaceful Slavery” then you’re a brainwashed idiot.

Do you think that blacks were the only slaves in history?
Slavery was te norm in most societies throughout history. From ancient societies of what is curently called the Middle East to pre-colonial Americas. Ancient Greece and Rome. Even the peasant farmers in Europe were slaves in all but name.

That t-shirt means that freedom can ve dangerous. It also requires fighting for. Slavery only requires one to submit.
You’re already a slave.

By: Big Johnson

Big Johnson — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 05:23:07 +0000

In reply to Tlgs. Boo hoo, sweetie.

By: Tlgs

Tlgs — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:29:05 +0000

The moment I saw the t-shirts being sold to the right, I left this comment and moved on to another page. This isn’t about liberals but about Black people. I am not a liberal. You might as well go find your sheet and conehead hat.

By: BobA

BobA — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:17:09 +0000

In reply to FL Prepper. Length of cables only matters when you are connecting your batteries in parallel. Also, when connecting batteries in parallel, if you are running wire through various breakers and switches, each individual run of wiring can differ, BUT the collective length of cable for negative and positive cables must have the same total length overall.

By: Joe Trott

Joe Trott — Fri, 10 May 2019 01:52:23 +0000

In addition to the Peukert Constant, describing how high drain lowers capacity, another vital consideration is that lead-acid batteries do NOT like to be deep-cycled, with some types being especially subject to damage and degradation from deep discharges. Even the more resilient AGM deep-cycle type should not be taken down below around 50%; “car” batteries are not designed to be discharged any more than 5% before being topped off again, so should never be used in this application. So, assuming you use AGM batteries (flooded cells, which do not support their plates, are even less resilient), you should have at least DOUBLE the battery capacity you think you’ll need.
You’ll quickly realize that limiting power use to your minimum needs is much more cost-effective than adding lots of battery capacity.

By: ROY

ROY — Fri, 10 May 2019 00:27:20 +0000

FOR YOUR WATER HEATER THERE IS SOLAR JUST FOR THAT AND THEY WORK GREATAS YOU ALL KNOW YOUR WATER IS THE BIGGERS USE OF POWER AS IT COLLS DOWN AND THEN USE 220 VOLT POWER TO GET I BACK UP TO TEMP

AND THIS GOS ON IF YOU HOME OR AT WORK ALL DAY LONG

IT IS A LOT CHEEPER TO GO WITH SOLAR THAN USEING POWER

AND IF YOU HAVE A POOL IT COMES WITH A HEATER GOING WITH SOLAR JUST FOR THE POOL SAVE YOU A LOT AS YOUR POOL COLLS THE SOLAR WILL KEPT IT UP TO TEMP POOL ELECTIC WILL COST YOU A GOOD 4 TO 500 A MONTY
WHERE A P SOLAR TO HERAT YOU POOL WILL PAY FOR ITSELF IN A FEW YEARS THEN YOU CAN LOOK FO A HEATED POOL FOR YEARS TO COME