Hello Everyone,
Brand new, and need advice for short-term and long-term solar setup. I am a total novice and will be hiring a professional installer. However, I need power now and I am looking at several months before they can help me. I would have an electrician wire up the short-term solution.
So, short-term...
We will be working off-grid. I am looking at 4500W (450W for 10hrs/day) consumption on my computers alone. Will be charging with a 4500W gas generator until I can get the Perkins 10kW installed.
I need batteries, now. So my plan was to purchase 4-8 SOK LiFePO4 batteries and wire them up for 48V (100 or 200Ah) and charge them with the generator. Pre-order 2-3 SOK server rack batteries (48V 100Ah). The question is can I mix them together in a single battery bank?
Regarding inverter and charge controllers...
High surge and general consumption items and some that are not:
I have so many questions. I will be meeting the installers, today, for a site visit.
Thanks in advance.
Brand new, and need advice for short-term and long-term solar setup. I am a total novice and will be hiring a professional installer. However, I need power now and I am looking at several months before they can help me. I would have an electrician wire up the short-term solution.
So, short-term...
We will be working off-grid. I am looking at 4500W (450W for 10hrs/day) consumption on my computers alone. Will be charging with a 4500W gas generator until I can get the Perkins 10kW installed.
I need batteries, now. So my plan was to purchase 4-8 SOK LiFePO4 batteries and wire them up for 48V (100 or 200Ah) and charge them with the generator. Pre-order 2-3 SOK server rack batteries (48V 100Ah). The question is can I mix them together in a single battery bank?
Regarding inverter and charge controllers...
High surge and general consumption items and some that are not:
- Have a 120V well pump, don't know any other specifics.
- Air fryer (my wife will not do without this)
- Microwave (the same)
- Gas refrigerator for now
- Gas store
- On-demand propane hot water heater
- Wood heat with blower fan
- Propane heat, no blower
I have so many questions. I will be meeting the installers, today, for a site visit.
Thanks in advance.