Sun_Dried_Toad
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2020
- Messages
- 81
Wife and I are building a house, on newly purchased acreage. We will be living totally off grid. well, septic, wood fire heat and Sol-Ark 12k system.
it gets hot enough in our area that air conditioning becomes a necessity during the peak of summer.
in our current home, we already use solar power for several loads. OUR AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT ON SOLAR. We have the Sol-Ark set up and powered by 2440w of PV with 300ah of Trojan 1275 FLA batteries. that is 8 wired in series/parallel at 48 volt.
it works well. runs several refrigerators, freezers, TV, central hvac fan, garage door opener, and a few lights.
when we move to the new home, we will upgrade the system. my aim is to add 12 mission solar panels and 2x Fortress eFlex LiFePO4 batteries.
what are some reliable and functional air conditioning options?
we are fine with window units, if needed. however, we are having the house fully ducted for central HVAC, because we hope to be able to afford to install in a few years.
what are our options for cooling, both on our current setup (2440w w/ FLA batteries) and options for planned upgrade (4140w w/ eFlex batteries)?
home will be 1350sqft. of that, 2 bedrooms will be closed and unused, so no cooling req. mainly our bedroom which is 17'x14' and our kitchen/living room which is 17'x29' combined.
we are 'rustic' folk, who do not keep our house very cold. usually around 78° to 80° during peak summer. so we should not be running the snot out of a cooling unit.
it gets hot enough in our area that air conditioning becomes a necessity during the peak of summer.
in our current home, we already use solar power for several loads. OUR AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT ON SOLAR. We have the Sol-Ark set up and powered by 2440w of PV with 300ah of Trojan 1275 FLA batteries. that is 8 wired in series/parallel at 48 volt.
it works well. runs several refrigerators, freezers, TV, central hvac fan, garage door opener, and a few lights.
when we move to the new home, we will upgrade the system. my aim is to add 12 mission solar panels and 2x Fortress eFlex LiFePO4 batteries.
what are some reliable and functional air conditioning options?
we are fine with window units, if needed. however, we are having the house fully ducted for central HVAC, because we hope to be able to afford to install in a few years.
what are our options for cooling, both on our current setup (2440w w/ FLA batteries) and options for planned upgrade (4140w w/ eFlex batteries)?
home will be 1350sqft. of that, 2 bedrooms will be closed and unused, so no cooling req. mainly our bedroom which is 17'x14' and our kitchen/living room which is 17'x29' combined.
we are 'rustic' folk, who do not keep our house very cold. usually around 78° to 80° during peak summer. so we should not be running the snot out of a cooling unit.
Last edited: