Recent content by SS294

Why off grid? Storage is expensive. The biggest bang for your buck will be insulation, and an energy audit and blower door test will be critical to insulating it right and sizing the heating / cooling system. How much do you care about temperature control? Are + - 10 or more degree swings and...

Personally, I like MRBF fuses. I've used them on marine systems and carried them over to my solar installation at my cabin. It really takes the crappy fuse holder problem out of the picture. Blue Sea makes good ones. https://www.bluesea.com/products/5191/MRBF_Terminal_Fuse_Block_-_30_to_300A

We just bought a Samsung UN40N5200 40" smart tv for our off grid cabin. Just looked up the power specs. Typical Power Consumption: 30 Maximum Power Consumption: 90 Standby Power Consumption: 0.5 So I guess it depends. I don't have my kill-a-watt meter up here so can't actually measure it...

I mistyped above. It's the 10.1 Magic Chef you can get at HD. It's rated at 297 kwh per year so about 0.8 kwh per day (divide by 365). I've never put a kill-a-watt meter on it (cause mine is back home in SC), but I would say that rated value is pretty accurate. When we were looking for a...

We have a 400 sq ft cabin off grid with a 960 watt system. I went with 120v for everything mainly due to the distance from the solar system to the cabin. Solar is installed on a shed roof in a field and cabin is in the woods, Cheaper and easier to run the 200' of cable for 120v ac than 24 v...