Recent content by atrain0007

Its in the high desert of so-cal , so we get cool at night in the summer, and it should be sunny most of the winter. I am banking on these qualities helping reduce some of the electrical needs... We will be there a couple dozen weekends a year and maybe another week or two for a couple longer...

I hear ya! One of the goals for the project was to move all electric. Gas is an option, but I think I'm willing to trade the extra costs for the simplicity of just the one power source. If it the house and appliances can just "work" without training spouses and friends and family about...

This is a fair point. The grid is not an option at our location (and I'm happy about that). The two reasons I was considering the 18k were: 1. It seemed like an easier setup that the eg4 6000xp; and 2. The warranty is 10 vs 5 years on the 18k. The warranty piece is the bigger mover of those...

That's certainly bigger than I was estimating based on new appliances, mini-splits, etc. I was thinking the wattage picture looked something like this: standby running peak well pump 0 1800 5400 mini split 10 3000 4000 stove/oven 5 2000 8000 water heater 2 2500 9000 lights 0 500...

Thanks for that feedback. Since this place is a new build, we dont have any historical data to go off of. Im kind of looking at appliances that I'm considering buying but dont have yet (and their max wattage) to guess how much output I might need at any time. Since we are in a pretty sunny...

Hey all, first post here, after reading a fair bit. Was looking for feedback on my build on things I may have overlooked or things I'm doing wrong. Im in San Diego County and looking at trying to run a 2br 1100 sq ft weekend place on all electric. Big loads include a well pump, heat pump...