Solar May 10, 2024, 06:08:12 pm I was responding to mamafree's frig post when I got to thinking about solar performance. I replaced our factory batteries with three 100ah lithiums and installed 1,000 watts on the roof along with a 2200w inverter. We have never had solar on our rigs and I was really interested in how this setup would perform. I got a general idea of what to expect from Larry. (thanks, Larry!). We are in the southwest so naturally the system did great down here. However, we took a trip up to the Seattle area recently and, of course, the weather was its usual dismal self (I grew up there) with clouds and drizzle. We used our electric tea kettle morning and evening, cooked on an inductive plate deal, ran the furnace in the morning and some at night, charged all of our devices and streamed TV in the evening for an hour or two. We also have a 12 volt compressor frig so it runs continuously. The system performed like a champ and recovered quickly every day. Really fun to watch the gauge and see that energy returning to the batteries!Before this trip I was thinking I might have to add a battery or two but now I've reconsidered and believe for us, this setup is just about right. Should have done this years ago like many of you have. jor 1 Likes
Re: Solar Reply #1 – May 10, 2024, 06:23:09 pm Three batteries is a bit light, I have 850 watts and four and I wouldn't mind one or two more as a reserve for a rainy day. But then it did rather well in Alaska last summer when it rained for two weeks straight.Only difference in our systems in usage is the fridge, I still have the original, itching to swap in a compressor fridge.Rarely use the propane range, usually cook with the air fryer and induction burner.Most mornings we have enough battery power to run the heat pump for a hour or two.It is very gratifying to not ever power up the generator except for exercising. 1 Likes
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