I am building a small backup power system that will keep the fridge and a few lights going for outages of no more than a few hours at a time. The initial thought is a 24v, 100AH, LiFePO4 battery, with a 2724 MPP inverter/charger and about 400w worth of solar panels. I already have the batteries and will be buying the inverter in the next month or two.
My question concerns what I could use this system for when it's not needed for backup power? I just don't like the idea of having almost $2,000 worth of equipment sitting there, waiting for the power to go out. It would be very cool to see it actually get used on a daily basis, if at all possible. I'm thinking something like powering the router for our Internet service or maybe even having the microwave plugged into it all of the time. I'm open to any other ideas, though.
My question concerns what I could use this system for when it's not needed for backup power? I just don't like the idea of having almost $2,000 worth of equipment sitting there, waiting for the power to go out. It would be very cool to see it actually get used on a daily basis, if at all possible. I'm thinking something like powering the router for our Internet service or maybe even having the microwave plugged into it all of the time. I'm open to any other ideas, though.