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I’m trying to set up 100w panel with the battery and charge controller to heat water for my chickens and a light Do I need a power inverter? Can I connect the load to the battery without power inverter? How many loads I can connect with Small system What type of battery I need to buy? Thank you...

Not deicer is a chicken water bucket that comes with heated bottom only 60 watts i think

This is the bucket I’m shopping for a power inverter now I got 100 watt solar panel a MPPT 100A controller What type of inverter should I get? Thank you

And how do I know how many amps/ hour the appliance needs or consume?

I decided to get a 60watt heated bucket and I guess I’ll need the power inverter I want to make as safe as possible I don’t want burn my hens, I got the 100 watt panel and charge controller now I have to figure out what type of power inverter and cables Any ideas? Thank you

Another question I have solar panel-charge controller-battery-power inverter Do I need a battery charger so I can connect it to battery? Or not? What’s the benefit of battery charger ? Thanks

We have good sun exposure here, Edmonton is usually very sunny in the winter, cold but lots of sun

No it doesn’t So I guess I need more panels?

Yes that’s the one I’m getting

Deno..... wow! I have to read your post again to better understand your ideas!! But good ideas! Thanks

Ok I’ll try this one today Thank you I let you know how it goes?

Thank you I’ll research fir dc heater and see

Yes it sounds crazy but there is days it get that cold, the place I live is one of the sunniest in Canada , so in a very cold day full of snow and about -20c we can see 8 hours of sun no clouds. Lots of people have chickens over here. I’m still trying to figure out the whole thing I’m new at...

Is it ok to use the cables that come from the inverter ( to connect to the battery ) or should I get bigger ones? I think it’s like 10 gauge

I live in Canada our winter can get -38C ?

? It’s a new battery????

What would be more efficient get 2 panels to charge the battery or 2 batteries How I understand it I think 2 panels If I get 12v 100amp Battery So if I get 2 panels will it charge faster?

I read that watt meters are not very accurate and that everything has to be disconnected from the battery to get accurate reading. Any watt meter that I can buy that can measure without disconnecting from battery?

I have a mppt charge controller that I think I got the wrong one rated up to 40-60 amp ( looks like a cheap Chinese one, got it from amazon) but the holes to connect the wires from battery are small, I got a 4gauge stranded copper wire that I was going to use from battery to charge controller ...

This is the controller , I don’t know why it said up to 100 A with such a tiny holes to conect

The inverter it’s outside too behind the coop in a insulated box, cover with a tiny window on bottom for ventilation The cable from battery - charge controller it’s 6 gauge, about 3 feet long, the cable from battery - inverter ( I’m using the cable that was with the inverter ) it’s 10 gauge...

I only have a 100 watt panel I need to buy another one, the CC it’s up to 60 amp, resting voltage when read in CCis from 12.9-13-14

That’s my CC AND inverter

Wow great information Thank you I’ll try that Very helpful

Ok thank you ?

Wattmeter ( do the charge controller comes with this?

My system is small 100 watt pv Charge controller mppt 40-60-100 amp ( I don’t believe it yet it looks cheap) 50 amp, 12 v deep cycle AGM battery 600watt inverter to supply a water heater 60 watt fir a chicken coop

Why this would kill the battery?