Recent content by frogeyepete

Thank you for your reply. It great to get confirmation that the limited wattage is the pump and not the panels. If the system lasts, it will be fantastic!

I should have read this thread before starting a new one, although I guess my question was slightly different. I doubled up on the recommended number of panels 4x450w instead of 2x450w. I did it on the assumption that a device only draws the current that it needs from the supply, be it AC or DC...

I have a swimming pool 8mx4m in the South of Spain. When I am out of the country, the swimming pool pump accounts for most of the electricity consumption. It was a 600w AC pump and my monthly bill for electricity had recently increased to around 130 Euros. Some of this cost would be to daily...