The question was asked about my set up.
I've got an unfinished basement and my flooded batteries are sitting on a make shift table made of 2x6 wood (to keep them off the concrete basement floor).
I've got 5 active panels (3 in the shed, waiting for spring to be added to the set up).
Everything is wired to the basement.
I have this EAsun mttp controller.
It's plugged into the 5 batteries, in parallel (red to red to red & black to black to black).
They're plugged into the 2000watt sine inverter.
I've got a power bar plugged into the inverter, which branches out to via pig tail cord to a couple outlets in the kitchen+ extension cord to the washing machine+ kitchen fridge.
It's not as beautifully symmetrical as I've seen on YouTube videos where people have a set up in their shed.
They're small batteries (the size of car batteries).
My inverter has a wired remote (via a telephone cord) wired into the kitchen, so I can press the button to turn it on or off.
I'll take pictures if you want.
My biggest self consciousness is, is the controller set up properly to maximize efficiency.
In humility, I'll admit, when I hear a lot of the terms used (the solar set up lingo), I get intimidated.
I know everyone has the same set up.
Panels into the controller, controller into the batteries, batteries into the inverter.
I'm just learning and want to maximize my efficiency.
I pretty much added one battery at a time.
Every time I did, I haven't noticed a strong enough power endurance.
I keep asking myself...how many batteries do I need to add fridge full time (not just during the day) + my tv + my furnace etc.