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1. Posted: 21 Sep 2024 01:39pm - Useful Links and Resources / Solar Lights
Quoting: cspotOk. Let me start out by saying that we don't live full time at camp. Mainly just make some weekend trips there. Anyway was wanting to get some solar lights, but didn't want to go thru the whole solar panel and battery routine at this point. Right now we have a camper with no electric and hope to build a smal...
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2. Posted: 18 Aug 2024 03:53pm - Off-Grid Living / What to do with extra power?
Did a brief bit off researching my solar water pump pipe dream I mentioned earlier. Turns out there are many solar powered well pumps on the market, I guess many live stock troughs are filled that way. ...
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3. Posted: 16 Aug 2024 02:07pm - Off-Grid Living / Need Real Good Propane Fridge
My temporary solar setup used 3 235w pannels and only saw sun for 3hrs total. I ran a 4.5cuft mini fridge fine with just 6 GC 2 golf cart batteries. My sun exposure was so poor I wou...
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4. Posted: 1 Aug 2024 02:01pm - Off-Grid Living / Review: EcoFlow RIVER 2 portable power
Quoting: gcrank1. I may even set up my 2x100w portable solar panels to feed it at the cabin Sounds like the perfect setup for your new cabin’s occasional use. Adding the panels would allow it to keep up some while there in...
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5. Posted: 25 May 2024 05:01pm - Off-Grid Living / My new solar charger controller @ the cabin
Back in 2011, maybe 2012, I upgraded my cabin solar power equipment. I used a Midnite Solar The-Kid MPPT charge controller that was a pre-production test unit. It has performed excellently ever since. (150 volt, 30 am...
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6. Posted: 17 May 2024 05:49pm - Off-Grid Living / Solar Power Setup
Quoting: ShiaXIs a 6000 watt output solar system big enough to run my 600 sq ft off grid home full time? Or would I need to go up to a 12000 watt output solar system? The size of the solar ...
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7. Posted: 22 Apr 2024 04:23pm - Off-Grid Living / Solar Power Setup
ShiaX, his is a Necro Post - old as the hills. No one here is using any EG4 gear but a lot of our members at DIYSolarForum do & the vendors are also on there. https://diysolarforum.com/ Your 48V/280AH battery pack with 14.3kWh is quite respectable for a small place. The kicke...
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8. Posted: 2 Apr 2024 11:42am - Off-Grid Living / Off Brand Solar Update
Quoting: BrettnyDo you think victron is that good? Victron price wise is only about 10-20% more vs Epever. When I was consulting I dealt with a ton of Victron gear. Mostly solar controllers, inverter/chargers and transformers. I probably installed 50 solar controllers in that time and never had a single issue. I'm still in contact with ...
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9. Posted: 1 Apr 2024 09:03am - Cabin Construction / Experience with bringing power in NY?
...as is the closest transformer which would have required an upgrade. Quote 1 was $40K the increases and billing changes got applied and it became $70k ! YEAH NO CHIT ! For <25K I went Solar Powered & Offgrid and this was 2015-2017... Given the evolution & costs of equipment which has dropped "Drastically", it's not hard to setup ...
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10. Posted: 31 Jan 2024 10:45am - Off-Grid Living / Connecting Solar System to RV
Keep it simple. Your solar setup is as normal, panels to charge controller to batteries. For AC, wire a proper inverter-charger in line with the AC inlet. So "shore" power (whether ...
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11. Posted: 29 Jan 2024 11:18am - Off-Grid Living / Connecting Solar System to RV
way back (2010) when I started with a popup, I did some simple rewiring internally and kept a small solar setup at the lake (with 2 trojan deep cycles). I fitted in a Xantrex 1800 Inverter/charger, wired in a HD toggle switch to bypass the built in converter and used a ...
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12. Posted: 28 Jan 2024 02:27pm - Off-Grid Living / Connecting Solar System to RV
Most rvs have separate house batteries. They are tied to the vehicle battery with a dc to dc charger to allow charging while driving. From there there is usually shore power connection and solar if you want. House systems can be of many voltage setups but 12v is basic. Inverter for 120 volt requirements AC while off grid is very hard. Typical ac units only ...
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13. Posted: 15 Dec 2023 10:36am - Off-Grid Living / Gas lights
Used them all my life at the cottage. Not as much now with solar setup but still have a couple. Not bright light but enough to manage They do give off a lot of heat so not great on hot days
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14. Posted: 25 Oct 2023 10:09pm - Off-Grid Living / Propane Refrigerators
Back when I looked at fridges for our cabin, I looked at "solar" rated fridges (efficient and expensive), propane fridges, small dorm fridges and standard ones. At the time, I came to the conclusion that a 10.1 cubic ft Magic Chef from HD, w...
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15. Posted: 25 Sep 2023 12:03pm - Off-Grid Living / Additional electrical storage
...4000W which pulled 155A +/- from the bank and even pushed it past that by using my MIG welder... Never pulled more than 220A from the battery bank. I have also pushed 250A Charge into the bank from Solar + Inverter/Charger + Supplemental charger... My final config incorporates another Midnite Classic-150 in Parallel & 2300W of panel which will provide a total of 170A S...
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16. Posted: 29 Aug 2023 08:31pm - Off-Grid Living / Cooler tha a cooler
$1800 wow. That's alot more than I was expecting. I have less than that into my whole solar setup including a 120v fridge and $200 generator.
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17. Posted: 25 Aug 2023 09:00pm - Off-Grid Living / Cistern Water Potable w/ Filtration?
I just purchased an off-grid home that runs on solar and rainwater collected in cisterns. I need to purchase new cisterns as one is broken, and my plan is to have around 3000gal of black cistern(s) that collect rainwater from the roof....
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18. Posted: 27 Jul 2023 06:07pm - Off-Grid Living / Cabin Kitchen/Off Grid
...t. Its not like we are doing baking, but there are times you want fries, or chicken wings ect. 15 min in the air fryer and boom. However, it does draw a lot. Like 1250W, so you need a pretty robust solar/battery setup to run. Or you just run the genny and get some extra power into the batts.
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19. Posted: 9 Jul 2023 02:05am - General Forum / Solar options are confusing
I'll chime in on this a bit. Today in July 2023, there are so many "Solar Generator" and Power Bank system like the Buetti's that "plug & play" setups make weekending & cabineering a hell of a lot easier. Sy...
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20. Posted: 3 Jul 2023 06:47pm - Off-Grid Living / Electrical Storm blew out my Inverter
Quoting: NobadaysMidnite Solar surge protection devices Those are an absolute necessity, IMO. My cabin setup has one at the panels, one at the CC, and one at the inverter as Nobadays stated. Plus...
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21. Posted: 3 Jun 2023 11:50pm - Cabin Construction / Wiring an electrical panel
Quoting: BrettnyThose are solar setups that complete shut down all output when the main power is out. That is correct, as far as it goes. That is to protect linemen who may be working on a powered ...
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22. Posted: 3 Jun 2023 02:49pm - Cabin Construction / Wiring an electrical panel
Quoting: DmAK12It's not any different than a NEC approved residential solar setup in parallel with a utility, so I don't see an issue. I have friends that have their solar tied into their main panel. Definitely should b...
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23. Posted: 2 Jun 2023 09:13am - Cabin Construction / Wiring an electrical panel
Quoting: BrettnyCombining power sources in a pannel can be dangerous. It's not any different than a NEC approved residential solar setup in parallel with a utility, so I don't see an issue. I have friends that have their solar tied into their main panel. Definitely should ...
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24. Posted: 1 Apr 2023 10:27am - Off-Grid Living / Where to put batteries?
...volves swapping my inverter OR pairing it, to provide a 240V Split phase, and then a few small changes in the electrical panels and voila. As for the cost effectiveness that really depends on A) the solar system you setup B) your usage patterns and nasty habits too We all got'em A well designed & setup system can handle the loads it is desi...
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25. Posted: 22 Feb 2023 12:17am - Off-Grid Living / Retractable Solar Panel Frame
Solar panels do not like any shading. Even a partial shading can create a significant reduction in output. That photo was taken late in the afternoon and in the fall when the sun is lower ...
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26. Posted: 14 Feb 2023 06:03am - Off-Grid Living / Inverter Kaputnik
...the fact that a typical 12v or 6v batter is not rated to output that many amps. The other thing is 4 100ah batteries wouldnt last very long at all with that load. I didnt do the math but do have a solar setup that runs a 4.5cuft fridge. Unless you have lithium batteries your going to need more battery than that. I also think the 4kw inverter is way overkill.
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27. Posted: 10 Feb 2023 09:36am - Off-Grid Living / Electrical planning - advice on 12v vs 110
...s. Il tell you how I did ours. Basicly everything runs through the inverter. I have 120v LED lights, 120v microwave and 120v mini fridge. Why 120v everything? Because 120v appliances are cheap and solar is fairly cheap. We do have a 120v to 12v charger ran by a generator for low sun exposure weekends. Alot of a solar setup depends on sun exposure ...
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28. Posted: 9 Feb 2023 08:00pm - Off-Grid Living / Electrical planning - advice on 12v vs 110
...¢â‚¬â„¢d like to keep that window open for future buyers. I also wouldn’t balk at the idea of wiring up a generator for occasional glamping sessions. However, for now I’m planning on a solar panel and battery setup. Most likely the solar power setup will be the long term solution. So my issue is, how should I wire the ...
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29. Posted: 3 Feb 2023 10:43am - Off-Grid Living / Cooling down the mini fridge
Quoting: FishHogMy only issue with propane fridges is they take 24hrs to cool down Between this and I can use solar for other items propane fridge was a deal killer for me. There also very expensive. I have about as much into a solar setup, 120v fridge and gen...
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30. Posted: 26 Jan 2023 04:03pm - Cabin Construction / Best way to get water to my cabin
...st of doing your underground wire run. Btw, you can make good coffee on an LP stove and also still get an LP fridge. That cuts the elec requirements a lot. I'm really not too interested in doing solar, even if I have to pay more to run a dedicated line. If I were off the grid, it would be a no-brainer. I enjoy my solar setup on my RV, and I do hav...
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