No , your right … I never met you .. I was generalizing that from the people I have met in almost any DIY endeavor in life, most ( including me) thought at first “ this will get me by” …Spend time underneath with some aluminum flashing and polyurethane caulking. That will thwart the cute little Mickeys and Minnies. ?
You can eliminate them
Well you haven’t met me.
The original 200W windy nation kit and Giandel 1200W was exactly what I needed then.
My upgrades only happened when I expanded my money saving project and thereby needed electricity to run the fridge. Then I progressed to winterized and needed to accommodate a furnace, and then I added 315W panels and additional SCC options. I never wished id done more because I got exactly what I needed when I needed it.
Scaling up as needs changed or I enhanced my goals was just that. I never regretted what I got or wished for more other than being annoyed at needing a couple warranty issues resolved.
I’m a boat guy- small boat guy- and I just never succumbed to one-foot-itis either.
sometimes it does , most times it doesn’t… in my case I just didn’t know enough to know I wasn’t buying enough solar to do what I was trying to do…
in this case I can only blame the SUN for not putting out enough power , or Me for not buying enough PV.
i think the answer is clear as to who is fault…
On the forum a lot of financially strong cats are now buying serious gear first time out… mind boggling amounts of equipment like it was nothing…it has changed so much in the last 5 years I’m amazed…that’s a luxury I don’t have…
Any way, you did better than most if you got what you needed out the gate…that’s a commendable achievement …most won’t or can’t do that….
summer is ok, but winter leaves me thinking , “ what was I thinking.” ..?. I need more cowbell.., !
J.