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  1. OffGridEnclave

    Cons of going off grid?

    there is plenty of cons when living "fully off grid" from a technical perspective. battery sizing is a lot more serious business when there is no grid to charge from. need to have a proper gasoline generator to upset longer phases of bad weather in winter , etc etc. if you have grid connection...
  2. OffGridEnclave

    Off-grid New construction

    supplement solar with a wind generator if possible. yes everything is possible, the only question is how many soccerfields of solarpanels you need.. charging the car during the day is rather doable, sizing batteries so it can also charge over night will be a nightmare/very pricy. 45k $ should...
  3. OffGridEnclave

    Convert Solar to Crypto/Research - A Heating that pays you! An option to use spare electric energy

    Many OffGrid Dwellers and Solar system owners alike have the same thought: How to use excess Electric Energy after the batteries are full ?!? Letting all the spare power go to waste is such a tragedy.. Specially if one lives in an area with real winter and hence the solar is specked for that...
  4. OffGridEnclave

    Have a PROPER medkit if you live OffGrid !

    The key is being well rounded in your skills. It is not enough to have a fully stockpiled Med Kit.. You need a balance of updated information and tools to keep you and your family alive and healthy. Take advantage of your resources, while you have access to the Internet, watch a few First Aid...
  5. OffGridEnclave

    Do Fire Drills

    agreed !!! people in offgrid scenarios often disregard the thread of fire... good friend of mine lost his house to fire, focking mice nicked the cables, PARTY, within 20 min the house was burned down.. take fire seriously !! Ipersonally have experienced quite a few fires in my lifetime and are...
  6. OffGridEnclave

    Rewiring the house to only use the grid for emergency backup

    oi, that topic or scenario came up on our discord quite a few times. wrote a little project post about that: https://offgridenclave.com/2021/09/04/how-to-add-a-offgrid-solar-system-to-a-house-that-already-has-grid-power/ most easy way is a Offgrid-inverter or a hybred-inverter (depending if...
  7. OffGridEnclave

    So what's the general verdict on the anti-sulfating Battery Life Saver modules?

    if you speak about "battery buzzers" , "battery refresher" or "battery pulser" and the devices advertised along those lines, the internet is about 50:50 on those. some claim running them all the time can damage the batteries more then it helps, but could be also quality of batteries used ...
  8. OffGridEnclave

    Battery Advice

    combination of factors. most obious, the price. the more Ah you need the bigger the price span gets. a 1500Ah48V lead acid forklift battery will come as a "block" in a neat metal tub. there is considerable less connectionpoints/small bms cables and such.. so much less points of possible...
  9. OffGridEnclave

    OffGrid Life - Living free - Self Sufficient - Sustainable

    BUMP.. wanted to give a little update on progress.. Thanks to all who gave input and ideas for the knowledge collection. Since its start my little offgridenclave.com project has vastly increased in quality and quantety of provided information and knowledge. Thanks to community effort, plenty...
  10. OffGridEnclave

    Excess energy in off grid system

    if you have a gaming pc, running some crypto is legit way to convert excess energy into $$ ..
  11. OffGridEnclave

    Battery Advice

    i have made good experience sniping used forkliftblocks. quality deep cycle lead acids never let me down, have my system running on them since 7-8 years. if you looking for bigger sizes, say 1000Ah @ 24V and up, deep cycle lead acids still beat Li4Po on many specs.. specially for offgrid...
  12. OffGridEnclave

    Off grid internet

    satelite setup incl. lossrates of powersupplies about 100W router and stuff, another 35W laptop.. anywhere from 40W to 200W depending on model
  13. OffGridEnclave

    Water filter preference

    have well for drinking water, using EU standard filter size [ 10 " ] , 3 filter system Ruff Sediment -> 5µm -> active carbon the filters are bought in sets (5µm and active carbon), about 5€ for a set. these filters need changing every 6-8 month (bacterial reason), if one uses chloride once in a...
  14. OffGridEnclave

    Compost heating - Cheap, reliable and renewable passive heating for OffGrid Life

    presenting my "big" project for this year -> Compost heating to heat a 400m² offgrid house. (czech mountains, proper winter -25°C ) Main benefits: -Cheap -> woodwaste and shredded bushes as material -Reliable -> compost will do its thing, very hard to fock that up -Passive -> after setting it...
  15. OffGridEnclave

    Low power LP furnace ?

    https://www.truma.com/uk/en/products/truma-heater/truma-s2200 i used truma gas heating in a mobile home project. reasonable price for very high quality. if you into project works, can setup a biogas system.most butane systems will run on methane(biogas) too. edit: the 6Kw one might be at the...
  16. OffGridEnclave

    2400 sqft cabin - Need advice

    thanks. ) same about yours )
  17. OffGridEnclave

    Low power LP furnace ?

    sorry, english not my mother tonge. could you clarify "furnace".. google shows me pics from small scale water heating up to industrial aluminium melting... 30.000 BTU is about +- 9 Kw ?
  18. OffGridEnclave

    2400 sqft cabin - Need advice

    ye, running a offgrid bunker ^^ 8400 Watt Solar Panels 400 Watt Wind Generator 3x Deep Cycle Batteries at 24V : 1150 AH c5, 740 AH c5, 720 AH c5 2x High Frequency Inverters 2,4 Kw 1x Low Frequency Inverter 3,6 Kw 3,6 Kw Gasoline Generator Multiphase 220/400 Volt 3,2 Kw Gasoline Generator...
  19. OffGridEnclave

    MobileHome made Offgrid

    Greetings all, proudly presenting my 2nd Offgrid Project me and a mate build some 4-5 years ago. TLDR: we bought a used mobilehome, did renovation of inside, added isolation, added heating and chimney, added solar, added rainwater harvest -> offgrid. gg Electricity Tech we used: 1400Watt...
  20. OffGridEnclave

    Redundant Solar-Wind-GenSet power system runs 400m² OffGrid house

    depends very much on your location. for me the wind does provide much needed support during stormy autoumn when its grey weather for weeks. but compared to solar the output is not relilable or calculatable in that regard. vertical windturbines are a bit less effort to setup as you can mount...
  21. OffGridEnclave

    Redundant Solar-Wind-GenSet power system runs 400m² OffGrid house

    While setting up a basic solar system is rather easy, it gets harder to design once things like redundancy and flexebility come into play. My system is running since about 5 years in the mountains of central europa. We do have periods of 2-3 weeks of no sun and harsch winters, the system is...
  22. OffGridEnclave

    Maintenance and small repairs of a deep cycle lead acid battery

    with covid restrictions in europa keeping ppl at home to find "entertainment", i figured its good time for some battery maintenance.. was slacking a bit on that and did not do anything for almost a year.. in the process i made a short tutorial video on how to do small repairs and basic...
  23. OffGridEnclave

    SolarSuitcase - a small portable system

    This system was done as tutorial and training to get some basic experience. It was my 1st selfbuild "complete system". Been using it ever since 2014... The design was choosen to have a electricity supply for power needs during offgrid renovation works. Small soldering, charge some drill...
  24. OffGridEnclave

    Advice on heating cabin-Alberta

    compost... for smaller offgrid cabins , a compost heating can be quite legit. the space requirements are hard todo for normal houses, but for a cabine it is rather doable. in short : pile of rotting wood generates heat -> bunch of hose to collect that heat into water -> small pump to move the...
  25. OffGridEnclave

    Configuring 5 100w mono panel system

    yes your Mppt will take care of the voltage levels, that is what you have it for ... as your system is 12V you dont wonna add to much panels and stuff to it anyhow. cable thickness on 12v goes up a lot if you want a proper wattage. on bigger systems the cable price alone can make it reasonable...
  26. OffGridEnclave

    Configuring 5 100w mono panel system

    i would see to get a 6th module with +- same stats. run 3 in series. and parallel those 2x3Modules
  27. OffGridEnclave

    Planning off-grid workshop/home in northern Wisconsin

    if the batteries did not get charge and no water over 3-5 years i would give it a good 50:50 chance to revitalize them. would defenetly not reccomend buying them "blind" without proper testing. Very good chance out of a block a few cells will be dead... for SUPER price could consider buy 3 to...
  28. OffGridEnclave

    Planning off-grid workshop/home in northern Wisconsin

    full construction site... angle grinders, presshure hammers, drills, concrete mixers, saws, etc.. that aside a "normal" household, computer, washing mashine, dish washer, etc.
  29. OffGridEnclave

    DIY Solar Suitcase - A Complete portable Solar-System in a suitcase

    This system was done as tutorial and training to get some basic experience. The design was choosen to have a electricity supply for power needs during camping and other outdoor activities. Charging the phone, run some small stereo, illuminate a construction site using led’s, etc.. nothing like...
  30. OffGridEnclave

    Planning off-grid workshop/home in northern Wisconsin

    Can defently confirm that.. I use two High fequency 2.4Kw Inverters they usually tilt after ~0.3 sec surgecharge, and one low fequency 3.6Kw (that can surge to like 7Kw for 10 minutes according to manual) for heavy tools. this is what i run my bunker on: 8400 Watt Solar Panels 400 Watt Wind...
  31. OffGridEnclave

    Planning off-grid workshop/home in northern Wisconsin

    its doable.. there is a few BUT's ... - serious offgrid requires a lot thought on overall desing and redundancy - welding is VERY bad on batteries, would reccomend getting a proper size generator for that, most other power tools are doable on batteries - You need some idear how the situation at...
  32. OffGridEnclave

    Would someone critique my 1000ft view plan of off-grid solar living?

    morning, 1) no matter the solars angle, in winter expect you need to clean ur panels ( dont put them all on the roof) 2) try to snipe used panels from solarfarms. usually they 3-4 years old and 50% price. 3) I reccomend not to cook with electricity, gas much more easy and a way to diversify...
  33. OffGridEnclave

    Reminder why panels on the roof are not always great

    with winter hitting central europa properly, this is a good time to remind people why it is sometimes not the greatest idea to have all your solar on the roof.. -> Most of my panels are setup on ground level (concrete foundation), or on 2,5m high pillars. the pillars are good compromise of...
  34. OffGridEnclave

    Combining Solar Systems?

    Manual. These also double down as connection when i run the generator to get some load into the batteries.
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