chefcam
New Member
Hi there. Fairly new to this. But I have been heating my garage in Canada this winter with gas and want to switch to electric. The prices here are outrageous. As the batteries to cover a 1500w heater overnight when there's no sun would be an outrageous expense, I was wondering if solar panels with an AIO inverter that has UPS capabilities would work. I want to use the solar during the day and when the sun goes down I want it to start pulling from the grid. I know this won't cover all my power but it will cover a lot. From what I know of AIO inverters they can pull what they can from the panels and the rest from the grid. I also need it to be uninterrupted so I don't forget to turn the heater on at night and have my pipes freeze. So panels on my shed, wire run to the AIO inverter, also connect the inverter to the mains and I'm pretty much good to go right? Am I missing something here?