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1. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 23:29 - Member's Projects and Photos / My project
...ant it" and I pointed "there" He pounded in a marker and drilled. Now if you notice, its in a small clearing and for some strange reasons, no trees grow around it. I never planned on a solar well when I had it drilled in 06. But trees would of rendered the solar well useless. The bunk room was actually the bathroom in the original plans. I just added bu...
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2. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 23:15 - Member's Projects and Photos / My project
Julie, I will make some of those too. I may buy some of the tin ones too, in the forest service brown color. OK, the well with solar panels are installed (removed when I am not there, they are heavy, I need to figure out something else maybe???) And my marker signs are up. I bought a brand new power post hole dig...
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3. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 21:50 - Member's Projects and Photos / Our Tiny Cabin Experience
Quoting: creekydarn nice of mother nature to clear away some of those trees for your solar system. THAT! is a good thought next summer right now it's pumphouse add on to the 2nd cabin shop and winterize everthing Quoting: Justwater, food, shelter, you have everyt...
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4. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 20:02 - General Forum / Share Your Shower Pics
...'ve fallen and can't get uppers, and the laving shelf of solid ply of wood...for laving. OSB was considered but quickly abandoned by the architect after this great find; Here we have the solar heated water contained in convenient twin liter flasks of glazed composite; Note; we've found that two of these is more than enough, even for this medium sized walrus. Other n...
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5. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 16:53 - Properties / Are there polite "PRIVATE PROPERTY" signs?
...tually, I wouldn't mind posting 20 or 30 funny keep out signs. That could be fun. At least people wouldn't think I'm some sort of nutty anti-social recluse. Maybe some warning about solar radiation and warnings about naked animals on the loose too.
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6. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 16:48 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
URL Try using the "Search" option on the site. Solar topics have been brought up many times. (see link above)
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7. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 12:38 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
... be able to use the existing wire. I don't know how your dad wired the 220 down to 120. I assume he was sending two 120 legs? Then just hook the inverter 120 into one of the legs. Most of us on solar also run small portable gennies that plug into the panel. Sometimes on a switch. It's not hard to be your own manual transfer switch. The advantage of switching is it takes th...
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8. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 12:19 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
... an eye on the Victron equipment now coming to the North American market. the european mfcts are really benefiting from a larger market base and providing proven top quality gear. They have an easy solar all in one out now. Literally a solar charger, inverter, charger, transfer switch even the ac distribution box all in one box. how easy is that. Plug your panels in...
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9. Posted: 28 Jun 2015 09:41 - Off Topic / So NOW I'm starting to worry....
...i imagine the auzzies have quite a few practical ideas about dealing with hot temps and drought. one technique I noted recently to keep water fresh is to put an air bubbler in. hooked up to a small solar panel and run during the day might be enough. and a simple sand filter for water does wonders according to the UN.
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10. Posted: 27 Jun 2015 23:36 - Off Topic / So NOW I'm starting to worry....
We actually have a wall of water in our greenhouse because we have a passive solar set-up. So we have eighteen, 25 gallon barrels of water stacked up in food grade barrels (450 gallons of water total). The water has been in those barrels for about 8 years now so ...
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11. Posted: 27 Jun 2015 19:38 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
... bank is worth looking at? Also maybe meaning a look at heavy gauge aluminum wire instead of copper for that 700 feet. All depends on the commodity prices. I am looking forward to the day Midnight Solar gets their inverter/charger line ready for prime time. (The guys at Midnight are the same ones who owned, started and engineered Outback's debut products and those of Trane way...
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12. Posted: 27 Jun 2015 19:14 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
Good information- I'm still a way from doing a solar installation, and it seems like they keep refining the electronics with each new generation of equipment, so by the time I buy perhaps all inverters will have refined power factors a...
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13. Posted: 27 Jun 2015 11:45 - Member's Projects and Photos / Our Tiny Cabin Experience
darn nice of mother nature to clear away some of those trees for your solar system.
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14. Posted: 26 Jun 2015 21:56 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
...se it was the stuff we had at the time (built as much on the cheap as we could) as we had taken the electrical out of our garage at home. i'll probably just run a totally seperate system for the solar if i can ever afford to do it. thanks for all of the info
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15. Posted: 26 Jun 2015 19:13 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
...you can leave the wiring from the generator shed to the cabin the same. You will need an inverter in the gen shed to convert the battery power from DC to AC. You just need to have designed a standard solar system with panels, charger, batteries and inverter. But, if you plan to switch the power source from solar to generator, you will also need a transfer switch.
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16. Posted: 26 Jun 2015 19:02 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
...r but i have a cabin i currently run with generator power and from the generator shed to the cabin is 220v then the cabin has a breaker panel where it becomes 110v and i have been thinking of doing a solar panel system for the cabin and i'd like to use the same wiring from the generator shed is there a way this is possible ? what would i have to do to make this possible
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17. Posted: 26 Jun 2015 19:02 - Off-Grid Living / solar questions
...r but i have a cabin i currently run with generator power and from the generator shed to the cabin is 220v then the cabin has a breaker panel where it becomes 110v and i have been thinking of doing a solar panel system for the cabin and i'd like to use the same wiring from the generator shed is there a way this is possible ? what would i have to do to make this possible
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18. Posted: 26 Jun 2015 05:32 - Off-Grid Living / Well......whaddaya know? (Pump)
Quoting: toyota_mdt_techGary, I just did a solar well, it works on that principle except it runs on solar power. I just flip an electrical switch and a pipe spout on the top of the well head flows 2.8 gallons a min...
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19. Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:08 - Off-Grid Living / Well......whaddaya know? (Pump)
Steve, I will take complete photos this weekend. I have it in and it works great (2.8 gpm pump rate using sun) they forgot to include the included solar brackets. They shipped them to me, so it will be installed and I will take photos. Its all in place, fenced enclosure. I will trim it out with switch this weekend and give you guys a...
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20. Posted: 25 Jun 2015 08:40 - Off-Grid Living / Well......whaddaya know? (Pump)
@Toyota... Which Solar Kit did you go with ? I looked at a couple and got quotes, some of which were in outer space price wise. Certainly post photo's & details in maybe a separate thread, would...
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21. Posted: 25 Jun 2015 00:16 - Off-Grid Living / Well......whaddaya know? (Pump)
...ump.shtml But if you go this route, you want to get a filter sock and wrap over the well motor, around the bottom and all over to the top, secure it with a wire tire at the top. Gary, I just did a solar well, it works on that principle except it runs on solar power. I just flip an electrical switch and a pipe spout on the top of the well head flows 2.8 gallons a min...
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22. Posted: 22 Jun 2015 18:58 - Off-Grid Living / Finally made a goof with my batteries for solar - advice needed
My first, happily minor, disaster after seven years of working with a solar system. Tried to wire two 6-v golf cart batteries in series without checking first. Forgot that I am a half-taught tyro. Connected pos to neg with 2 gauge cable. Great. Connected the...
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23. Posted: 21 Jun 2015 09:21 - Off-Grid Living / Best off-grid laundry ideas
...in water or use a rain event to rinse. Also. Towels will go soft after one use. Trust me. And if you buy a mass market small washer electrically powered. You can put the money you save towards your solar system. They use very little electricity. My Haier uses 100 to 150 watts per load.
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24. Posted: 20 Jun 2015 10:56 - Off-Grid Living / City of Huntsville Reportedly Threatens Veteran with Arrest for Living off the Grid
...t; I think someone needs to take a breath....geez. I was merely trying to point out that the law does nor preclude this family from washing their "nasty" body in an outdoor shower, from a solar powered pump, using captured rainwater. Nor does it preclude them from rising off their "nasty"cooking utensils from said water in an outdoor sink or bucket and throwing th...
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25. Posted: 20 Jun 2015 06:02 - Off-Grid Living / City of Huntsville Reportedly Threatens Veteran with Arrest for Living off the Grid
... is doomed to lose this fight. But let us assume his mobile home is allowed and he is "hooked up" but chooses not to use city services. Instead uses composting toilet, collected rain water, solar power. Other than the city collecting the monthly minimum charge for each utility, what changes here? How can he be "hooked up" but not use city services? In other words, ...
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26. Posted: 20 Jun 2015 05:43 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Generator with lithium battery
..., etc. I've actually found some small cabins for very reasonable rent year-round that include hot water, sewer, and trash but not electric. So I could get somewhat accustomed to cabin living and solar power use if I bought one of these systems and started using it. Then, when spring comes and I can start building, I can use this little system in the RV on my land, too, while buil...
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27. Posted: 20 Jun 2015 01:01 - Off-Grid Living / City of Huntsville Reportedly Threatens Veteran with Arrest for Living off the Grid
... is doomed to lose this fight. But let us assume his mobile home is allowed and he is "hooked up" but chooses not to use city services. Instead uses composting toilet, collected rain water, solar power. Other than the city collecting the monthly minimum charge for each utility, what changes here?
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28. Posted: 19 Jun 2015 16:22 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Generator with lithium battery
...kaging". what I didn't like is, as MtnDon mentions, the components. A no name 2500 watt inverter. on a 1.3kw battery. that's pretty extreme. they also don't mention what kind of solar controller is included, or even if there is one. This makes this product a stay away from situation. My take on this would be a balqon 2kw or 160 amp hr 1500 a good quality 30/45 a...
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29. Posted: 19 Jun 2015 12:10 - Off-Grid Living / Best off-grid laundry ideas
... washing some work clothes: laundry washing. i've had the washer 3 years now. holy cow how time flies. the machine uses very little power. about a 100 watts for a load of laundry. even a small solar system will run it. does use quite a bit of water tho. i like to leave sheets and towels through a rain rinse for softness. a good windy day helps beat the towels soft too. thx wil...
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30. Posted: 19 Jun 2015 09:09 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Generator with lithium battery
...you could do Way Better than that ! In my opinion, these packages are way overpriced because they are targeted at the consumer/user as a quick turnkey solution. Just like the "Coleman" Solar kits which are premium priced ($400 for their 100w panel) which is a Head Slap price... For 2500.00 you could get a BIG RV/Camper Solar kit and even a decent s...
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