Recent content by TGJR

The location is about an hour south of Atlanta. I would like the Starlink to run 24 hours a day so there is no waiting while it boots up but turning it off while not in use isn't the end of the world if that is better. The small oscillating fan would only be during the warmer months which would...

I have been tasked to help a friend add power to a remote 10'x10' room. Nobody at the property after the install will have any technical know-how. So the more reliable we can make this system, the better. The only concern is noise as the inverter will be located inside the same room being...

Oh yeah, I didn't mean to insinuate you were using a generator. I was just speaking on my situation and wanting to get away from the backup generator we currently use during power outages and into something more sustainable that doesn't require fuel. Thanks for the pics of your setup.

Makes sense. At the end of the day, having the grid for backup power would probably alleviate some anxiety of keeping the lights on.

My original desire was to get away from the backup generator that requires fuel and go to some type of solar/battery backup. The more I looked around and read the more I realized it would be silly to purchase and set up solar and batteries and not use them as much as possible instead of just...

I was originally talking about an off grid inverter from the get go for that panel (half of the house) but now you have me reconsidering. I was wanting to eventually have enough PV and battery backup to not even miss the grid at all. My local provider does not buy back power. So at best I would...

Thanks Ampster. I wasn't considering an all-in-one since my ultimate goal is to be off the grid for good. So I figured taking one whole panel off the grid to start would be sort of dipping my toes into the water before I cut the cord for good. Is there anything wrong with that approach other...

Thanks Bobert. If my ultimate goal is to be completely independent of the grid, would going the all-in-one route to begin with be the right first step?

My house has 320a service coming into a meter base with two disconnects feeding two panels inside the garage with all of the house circuits. It is overkill but when I built the house a few years ago, I wanted plenty of expansion room. Right now I have one panel that has all of the important...