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Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
I’m just hesitant to run K&T wiring anywhere.Hi, I am restoring an historic mansion out in the country. It currently has access to power thru electric company but the house still has the knob and tube wiring which cannot take much power(I will eventually update wiring in parts of the house so it will handle modern power requirements). I was looking to purchase a portable solar generator for around $2-3k to power my needs for now, like; tv/stereo, pc, power tools, etc. My question is what would be the absolute minimum investment to start a complete off-grid system? I can add batteries,etc. as time goes on. I can hold off on needing more power at the moment because I can do others things with my time in the house, plastering, repointing brick/mortar. I would rather invest my money into a complete system instead of a portable generator, even if it is not up and running. Like I said, I can refrain from using pc, tv., power tools, etc.,etc. for now. I can’t really spend more than $3-5k to begin with but as I stated, l will add to it in the near future. Any help would absolutely be appreciated.
We have bought and renovated a few homes and always pulled that old stuff out.
You just never know the condition of the insulation or what it’s running through or covered by or whom has been in there splicing and dicing over the years.