I'm new here and new to solar.
I would like to install a system on my home in case, heaven forbid we are truly in the end times and the grid goes down, or best case the power goes out for a few days.
My golf cart has six 6 volt Protron 2000 batteries in it. My thought is building an enclosure for the batteries on the outside of my house behind my electrical panel, run a conduit through the wall, mount the controller, inverter and whatever else in required on the wall. I would like install a manual transfer switch between my electric panel and the shore power/battery power.
I need to know if the batteries i have will work and if so for how long and how much power will be available, how many and what kind of solar panels, controller, inverter, any other pieces and parts I would need, if this is a dumb plan and if so what would I need to do different.
I'd like it to be capable of running at least a fridge, freezer, coffee pot, a light or two, tv, dvd, charge two phone and two laptops and the washing machine once a week or every other week. Any thing else would be great.
Am I dreaming big here, am looking at a really expensive system ?
Fire away but be gentle, I'm out of my wheelhouse here.
TIA, ivel.
I would like to install a system on my home in case, heaven forbid we are truly in the end times and the grid goes down, or best case the power goes out for a few days.
My golf cart has six 6 volt Protron 2000 batteries in it. My thought is building an enclosure for the batteries on the outside of my house behind my electrical panel, run a conduit through the wall, mount the controller, inverter and whatever else in required on the wall. I would like install a manual transfer switch between my electric panel and the shore power/battery power.
I need to know if the batteries i have will work and if so for how long and how much power will be available, how many and what kind of solar panels, controller, inverter, any other pieces and parts I would need, if this is a dumb plan and if so what would I need to do different.
I'd like it to be capable of running at least a fridge, freezer, coffee pot, a light or two, tv, dvd, charge two phone and two laptops and the washing machine once a week or every other week. Any thing else would be great.
Am I dreaming big here, am looking at a really expensive system ?
Fire away but be gentle, I'm out of my wheelhouse here.
TIA, ivel.