satiricalsniper
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- May 16, 2021
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Clearing off a new homestead, getting power ran was going to be expensive, came across a deal on some used panels I've got 16 250 watt panels on the way.
I'm building a skoolie with an addition, so around 400 sq ft. The skoolie will be mobile in about a year or so, but for now my wife has surgeries so it's going to be stationary for her recovery. I'm going to mount the panels on racks not on the bus for the time being (depends on her recovery when I'll be making the switch)
I need to run I think a 8k-10k btu air conditioner to cool during the summer (I'm in Alabama Central part). I've been looking at a 10cu ft Galanz fridge and for the
AC I've been looking at the Midea U shaped those will be the 2 biggest draws. My son (who is in an out due to work and college ) will just be using a fan, a desk lamp and charge a Dell gaming laptop ( I think the charger is 95 watts) and I'll have my and my wife's laptop.
A. Is 16 panels going to be enough to power all of that
B. Would it be smart to separate the system into 3 parts with the AC on it's on set and battery bank, Fridge and Kitchen (small marine water pump) on it's own and then the small draw on its own?
C. Battery bank size wise what would I need.
I've done a lot of research, and if it was just me I'd go on that , but with my family involved I'm trying to make the most informed decisions I can. Thanks for any help , advice, that you can give. Equipment recommends, setups, all of that will be welcome as I comb through all of this.
I'm building a skoolie with an addition, so around 400 sq ft. The skoolie will be mobile in about a year or so, but for now my wife has surgeries so it's going to be stationary for her recovery. I'm going to mount the panels on racks not on the bus for the time being (depends on her recovery when I'll be making the switch)
I need to run I think a 8k-10k btu air conditioner to cool during the summer (I'm in Alabama Central part). I've been looking at a 10cu ft Galanz fridge and for the
AC I've been looking at the Midea U shaped those will be the 2 biggest draws. My son (who is in an out due to work and college ) will just be using a fan, a desk lamp and charge a Dell gaming laptop ( I think the charger is 95 watts) and I'll have my and my wife's laptop.
A. Is 16 panels going to be enough to power all of that
B. Would it be smart to separate the system into 3 parts with the AC on it's on set and battery bank, Fridge and Kitchen (small marine water pump) on it's own and then the small draw on its own?
C. Battery bank size wise what would I need.
I've done a lot of research, and if it was just me I'd go on that , but with my family involved I'm trying to make the most informed decisions I can. Thanks for any help , advice, that you can give. Equipment recommends, setups, all of that will be welcome as I comb through all of this.