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Thanks. He likes the portability of a yeti style solar system. Because of this, which of the two would you suggest is the better deal?

My brother is building a tiny home out of a 20ft container trailer and wants to be off-grid. He was considering a Yeti 3000 as a temporary solution to just run a fan, fridge, charge his cell and watch a few hours of tv along with a couple of lights but I noticed this and was going to tell him...

Thanks for the reply. Would it hurt to have too many panels/batteries? I'm using some used 250w panels. Do I have to stick with 250w panels? If I get 300w or more, can I add them to my solar array? I know batteries must be the same and once I start, I have a short window to add batteries...

My utility company installed what they called smart meters that is supposed to give them real time data and even cut you off and turn you back on with the push of a key stroke. They came out and took out the old meter and installed the new one, I stood right next to the guy as he did it. If...

@snoobler any suggestions to above?

OK, in doing research and a few easy math, I came up with what my solar system results would be but need help to make sure I did it right and need to know if I went with a 48v system, how do I know how many lithium batteries would best suit my system as well as how many solar panels I would...

These are my numbers based on the site you showed: an Feb Mar Apr May Jun 4.89 5.66 6.52 6.88 6.69 6.93 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 6.92 6.76 6.15 5.58 4.78 4.57 I understand the peak hours but even during non peak hours, solar collects energy but just not as...

Thanks for the quick reply. One thing to consider is the washer won't be used for an hour every day. It may be used for 2-3 works a week max but more than likely 2 hours. The microwave is only used to reheat food so an hour a day is a bit of a stretch. It will more than likely be used for a...

Would these numbers help? Used an online calculator inputting the appliances I would most likely use and yes, I did verify the watts on my appliances except for the ceiling fans and bulbs Appliance Quantity Watts Hours On per Day Watt Hours per Day Fridge - 20 cu. ft. (AC) 1 59 24 1416...

Again, I live in the Caribbean so this would be a system to use rather than a generator in case a hurricane or tropical storm hits and we go without power for weeks as we did when Maria hit and we went months without grid power. Also, my local power company does these rolling blackouts...

I listened to Will who said it was a pretty nice system. I live in the Caribbean so there's no one here selling used Panels, I do see SunTan sells good used panels so I may end up going with them. I'm thinking longevity so lithium is what I'm leaning towards to. Wondering if buying a battery...

I haven't seen Will do a review on this. I'm still learning solar and figuring out my power needs. Yes, I've been told to do my work and I'm doing so but was looking at the type of batteries and I know lithium is costly but leaning more towards it. Is it best to build your own LiFePO4...

I have tried to understand it but I'll try again. I'm not lazy, just got frustrated trying to understand all this. It's easy for you who have been doing it for some time but like I said. I'll try and try to understand.

How can you accuse someone of wanting help of such? People like you is what hinders people from asking questions. Who told you I don't make attempts to understand my loads? I'm not good with science and formulas yet you seemingly don't care about what my limitations are in understanding all...

Fridge is the only thing that will be on 24 hours a day...fans will be approximately 10 hours a day. Anything else will just be as needed

Without looking at what I consume, how can I get 3W out of the system? What amount and wattage of solar and battery do I need?

FYI what I purchased was -- 48V 3000W 120/240V Solar Inverter Split Phase *** Growatt SPF LVM 4KW-80A MPPT

Ok so I listened and got this to start off running my refrigerator and a couple of fans or fan and tv but wanted to know what wattage solar panels and how many plus what type of battery is best that doesn't break the bank and how many batteries and panels I need to run this to it's full...

How do I do this with a ceiling fan? I can't plug anything into it as it's hard wired in.

I want to eventually have my entire house on solar but I live in the Caribbean and we have one power company. There are times where they take power for no reason and it's becoming frustrating and can easily damage my appliances. We also get hurricanes and my roof has not been fixed (rather...