chocoheadfred
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I've gotten to the point where I'm ready to connect my tiny house to the grid.
For AirBNB purposes, I think it's unique to say it's off-grid yet I think it's way more cool to ensure our guests don't run out of power.
Plus we eventually set up net metering as we are generating way more power than we can store today.
The math doesn't seem to support adding another $2k battery relative to the cost of adding grid tie, and I just sleep better at night knowing that there is backup.
So with that said, I'm looking between 4-4-4-4 direct burial vs 10/4 SJOOW. Both are about the same cost at 250' but I'm wondering what pros/cons of each are, or if you'd recommend another type of wire. The purpose is to charge the batteries if they need it, direct support of loads in the tiny house, and net metering in the future. I'd like to get away from using conduit because of cost and complexity of pulling wire that long of a distance, but will do it if needed.
Also, I'm wondering what size breaker I should get as well. I think there is a minimum voltage amount needed to charge the batteries yet don't understand pros/cons of charging them quicker/slower. I have the tiny house connected via a traditional 3 prong RV charger that I'll connect into.
Last thing is my breaker doesn't have a main disconnect. I've never installed a breaker and looks like you can do it with the power on yet best to turn it off. Any recommendations here as well? Also for the negative and ground, I'll connect them to the same bus bar, right (as shown in img_1262.jpg) as the other breakers are wired currently.
For AirBNB purposes, I think it's unique to say it's off-grid yet I think it's way more cool to ensure our guests don't run out of power.
Plus we eventually set up net metering as we are generating way more power than we can store today.
The math doesn't seem to support adding another $2k battery relative to the cost of adding grid tie, and I just sleep better at night knowing that there is backup.
So with that said, I'm looking between 4-4-4-4 direct burial vs 10/4 SJOOW. Both are about the same cost at 250' but I'm wondering what pros/cons of each are, or if you'd recommend another type of wire. The purpose is to charge the batteries if they need it, direct support of loads in the tiny house, and net metering in the future. I'd like to get away from using conduit because of cost and complexity of pulling wire that long of a distance, but will do it if needed.
Also, I'm wondering what size breaker I should get as well. I think there is a minimum voltage amount needed to charge the batteries yet don't understand pros/cons of charging them quicker/slower. I have the tiny house connected via a traditional 3 prong RV charger that I'll connect into.
Last thing is my breaker doesn't have a main disconnect. I've never installed a breaker and looks like you can do it with the power on yet best to turn it off. Any recommendations here as well? Also for the negative and ground, I'll connect them to the same bus bar, right (as shown in img_1262.jpg) as the other breakers are wired currently.