Recent content by Intheswamp

Back in the day when we were fighting off saber-tooth tigers and riding mammoths for our Sunday drive it seemed when and incandescent light bulb would blow was when the switch was flipped 'on'. Seldom did we experience one simply blowing while it was energized. That sudden surge would nail...

Nothing to add here other than that I'm just enjoying the visual of Bill Gates running around in a pasture measuring cow farts...

"...nylon tracksuit trousers and Ugg boots..." The official uniform of dedicated cat shockers everywhere!!! :ROFLMAO: <still snickering>?

Dude! I've had tears in my eyes and I can't stop snickering.... :ROFLMAO:

Quit bathing?

...and a wood splitting maul warms you twice and makes for a great cardio workout!!!! Free heat *and* gym time!!!!

I think the issue is that the image is too small to read.

The manual transfer switch and an additional 30amp RV connection is what I've been considering. I'll have a small 1500w 12v inverter but it will only be powering some LED light circuits, a couple of small fans, and a small 20" LED television. The light circuits I intend to run 100% of the...

So, you're going to install the Bluetti out at the solar panels and run 120v AC back to the house to attain the cheaper wire/lower voltage drop???

The bolded remarks above does not exactly instill confidence in what you're doing. There's some guys on here that know what they're doing. Listen to them.

There for a while after they quit manufacturing regular incandescent bulbs you would see a pallet of them in the BBS. I think the manufacturers made extra bulbs to last for a while but the retailers just flushed them out of their systems like they were a stomach virus. Now about you find are...

Another option, though it relies 100% on solar with no battery and nighttime performance may be lacking is a solar air heater. There would need to be some heat sinks within the dwelling to accumulate heat energy during the day...masonry walls/floors, barrels of water,...something with dense...

Sure, there's things you can do but maybe not something simple like solar power appears to be to the general public. Your latitude also doesn't help with winter solar energy...a low-angled sun. ? Are you talking individual houses or possibly apartments, or dormitory-type pensioners' housing...

Ok, thanks. I was just curious if I was skipping down the right rabbit trail with my ciphering. :)

With very high loads during the day I can see where more pv power would be required...a major variable in the equation. A guy by the name of Richard Graylin has a spreadsheet that includes a section for specifying day or night usage by percentages. I've tinkered with it and the day/night...