BORIStheBLADE1
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New guy here!
I've been reading through this forum for a while and decided to register to ask some questions.
I recently lost my father and trying to provide my mother with back up power that's as simple as possible. She is in her 70's and doesn't know how to start a generator.
I've been in the electrical field for about 20 years, but have never installed solar or the components for it. I've been doing research and where I need assistance is understanding what to look for in an inverter. I'm looking to just have power for the fridge and lights when the grid is down. I'm looking at getting an automatic transfer switch like this https://norwall.com/products/Champi...enter-Nema-1-Automatic-Transfer-Switch-100947 The lights are all LED which doesn't draw much. I don't need a split phase set up from what I see but open to it.
Right now with all the lights on in the house the total draw is 720 watts and the fridge idles around 150 watts with a peak of 650 watts.
Budget is about 5-7k and shooting for a 48v system.
Also the home she's in has arc fault breakers which I've seen be very sensitive. Does anyone have experience with the breakers and swapping over to battery back up power?
I've been reading through this forum for a while and decided to register to ask some questions.
I recently lost my father and trying to provide my mother with back up power that's as simple as possible. She is in her 70's and doesn't know how to start a generator.
I've been in the electrical field for about 20 years, but have never installed solar or the components for it. I've been doing research and where I need assistance is understanding what to look for in an inverter. I'm looking to just have power for the fridge and lights when the grid is down. I'm looking at getting an automatic transfer switch like this https://norwall.com/products/Champi...enter-Nema-1-Automatic-Transfer-Switch-100947 The lights are all LED which doesn't draw much. I don't need a split phase set up from what I see but open to it.
Right now with all the lights on in the house the total draw is 720 watts and the fridge idles around 150 watts with a peak of 650 watts.
Budget is about 5-7k and shooting for a 48v system.
Also the home she's in has arc fault breakers which I've seen be very sensitive. Does anyone have experience with the breakers and swapping over to battery back up power?