Recent content by aaryno

Thanks so much for the great discussion. I'm feeling pretty dense because I'm still pretty confused about things so I'm going to try to sum up: Water Heater Summary: on-demand flash heater: 1.41kW output, 30A at 120VAC or 3600w, which for 30 mins/day is 1800wH. With a 90% inverter efficiency...

pardon my basic question but how do i get to 24v? my battery is 12v and is not recommended for wiring in series. have been concerned that i might have to bail on this battery and get one i can run in series. also, if i run 24v, do i just put a DC converter in front of my existing fuse block...

thanks, that helps, too. this 8 cu ft norcold DC advertises 5.7A during “standard” mode. https://thenorcoldguy.com/norcold-n8dcssl-refrigerator-dc-only-8-cubic-ft/ with that and a 4-gal hot water heater like this...

i can’t address this whole post right now but wanted to quickly point out some facts: family of 6 with 4 kids and we don’t want to shower that much because it means more water. but there are 6 of us. we have 400w solar right now and i can add 400 more in the future. for the sake of a routine...

i have a 2000w renogy pure sign wave inverter now. anticipating this may not be enough for our all-electric life ahead. i wasn’t planning on charging with the vehicle. i have a generator that give us about 40A. once i gave up trying to keep the propane/110v fridge going through the inverter we...

one of the tanks fell off the tongue while driving. at speed it didn’t ignite but when i stopped, the hole that wore through the bottom ignited and shot up a 20’ flame. my wife reached over the seat and unbuckled our baby and she ran down the highway with jane while our 3 boys ran ahead of her...

disclaimer - the propane issue was traumatic. members of my family were running for their lives away from flames 20 feet high. i know that propane has greater energy density and may be safer as well but there is a line in the sand about not using propane. to answer some questions: Q: off...

after a propane fire we have ditched the tanks and are converting all electric with our 400w (so far) and 100 Ah lithium (so far). the plan is to upgrade batteries first and solar second after we get appliances but so far i’m not sure what to get. especially for hot water… here are my picks so...