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481. Posted: 9 Dec 2010 17:27 - Off-Grid Living / My Youtube Solar Powered Cabin
Quoting: MtnDongel cell and an AGM are not the same I remember that now. My research on solar started and stopped about 2 years ago so I'm kind of rusty on terms. I do remember being told and reading that the gel batteries were safe to keep indoors because of no fumes/sp...
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482. Posted: 6 Dec 2010 10:06 - Off-Grid Living / My Youtube Solar Powered Cabin
Great solar power setup, hallamore! Thanks for letting us know about it.
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483. Posted: 10 Nov 2010 20:41 - Off-Grid Living / Off Grid Living - Cabin Solar Power Setup
I just wanted to thank everyone for sharing their advice and experiences. I haven't even started building our cabin yet but you can bet we'll power our little piece of paradise by solar with a setup gleaned from your posts. Brilliant resource you have here. Thanks again CabinBuilder. Cheers Fin
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484. Posted: 4 Aug 2010 14:35 - Member's Projects and Photos / just bought cabin in the woods in Canada
...med like the cabin came back to life, so resurrected is a good word. I still can't get over everything you have done on your property in so little time. I'm particularly impressed with your solar setup and dock! Yes, the heat and humidity out here have been crushing. Has it been the same out in your parts? Regardless it does cool down to some extent at night...
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485. Posted: 28 Jun 2010 13:04 - Member's Projects and Photos / Our New Property and Project
This last weekend we hauled out our fridge and solar setup. It was quite something to have cold beer (+4C) after a hard day's work. The fridge/cooler is an absorption type and works on ac, dc or propane. We have...
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486. Posted: 20 Jun 2010 23:43 - Off-Grid Living / Laptop and Powerbox 800 in off grid log cabin
Thought I post some shots from my solar laptop setup. I had a chance to get up to the cabin and test this weekend. The 5 watt panel is not nearly large enough, but it's OK for general testing. I just ...
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487. Posted: 25 May 2010 11:15 - Member's Projects and Photos / SOCAL Desert Cabins - LOVE THE DESERT! Need ideas on projects
Thanks for the advice! Yes, I want to try it, especially since it will cost us about $5k to get electricity going. I wonder though, if the solar would run what we need for the RVs we bring out. Right now there are only two, but friends may be coming soon with more rvs. Also, where do you start with the solar...
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488. Posted: 1 May 2010 16:44 - Off-Grid Living / PV array for f/t living
You're going to have to do some research. Solar panels and batteries are expensive, so minimizing electrical consumption is the first step. There is a generic formula for electrical requirements for lighting (as per code), but yo...
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489. Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:30 - Off-Grid Living / Propane refrigerator-Danby? or others?
...a problem as I like my imported British beer tepid. We first looked at a compact 1.8 electric fridge but the additional power requirement would add mega $$$$$ to our planned solar power setup. We are now thinking of a portable 3way fridge (ac/dc/propane) as an alternative. So far dometic types seems to be popular and this one looks interestin...
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490. Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:05 - Off-Grid Living / Off Grid Living - Cabin Solar Power Setup
Both connectors/posts at the back of the main battery will have wires from the charger and the secondary battery attached, all matching "+" and "-". Look a the this solar power setup diagram - yours would be like that, except you will have 2 additional wires connecting "+"s and "-"s of the batteries. Hope this hel...
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491. Posted: 21 Jan 2010 20:45 - Member's Projects and Photos / 16x20 cabin
As far as the composting toilet goes. I have a biolet electric. I bought it before we decided to go solar. It is nice, but not good with the solar. It has a heater, which I disconected. It also has an electrtic auger and fan. I am going to put in a DC vent fan in place o...
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492. Posted: 21 Jan 2010 17:38 - Member's Projects and Photos / 16x20 cabin
Hi dk What a great looking cabin. I was wondering what type of composting toilet you are using. Also what you run off your solar setup and did you do it put in together yourself? bugs
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493. Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:49 - Member's Projects and Photos / 16x20 cabin
Solar setup in the cabin. I have 2-180w solar panels, 4-380ah L16 batteries wired for 12v. I mounted the batteries in a box under the cabin. I have a 15...
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494. Posted: 21 Dec 2009 17:18 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Power Setup
Howdy Folks, I've been using the Harbor Freight Solar kit since thanksgiving for my office, and I've been very pleased. Here are my thoughts on what has been spoken off. The panels are large, but cheap relative to their output. T...
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495. Posted: 4 Aug 2009 09:59 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Power Setup
... Tire no longer carries it. Any suggestions/alternatives? You can buy their next lower power model, 800, or get something else from other suppliers. (P.S.: In case you missed this related thread on solar power setup).
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496. Posted: 3 Aug 2009 15:26 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Power Setup
Quoting: PaulCabinbuilder, you still around? I need advice for a small solar system for an off the grid cabin in VT. Hi Paul, What is your particular question? I hope I can help. There have been quite few discussions on the subject of solar ...
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497. Posted: 22 Jul 2009 08:08 - Off-Grid Living / Just bought solar kit, anything else I need?
... as an inverter switch and simply disconnects the inverter from the battery. 2. Like cabinbuilder said, turn the inverter off when not at the cabin, it will continue to drain your batteries even with solar panels charging your batterries during the day. 3. Go with 14 or 16 guage it needn't be that beefy unless you have a lot of panels with a high amperage 4. No, do not ground the ...
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498. Posted: 21 Jul 2009 23:20 - Off-Grid Living / Just bought solar kit, anything else I need?
...ed to buy? I saw a site that promoted "output cable" is this what I need and what guage would be ideal? 4. I have an eight foot grounding rod at the circuit breaker. Do I need one at the solar panel too? I'm still waiting on the kit I just ordered so hopefully it will have some instructions with it, but from what I've learned from you guys I need to set...
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499. Posted: 6 Jul 2009 10:52 - Off-Grid Living / Solar for 600 ft cabin:
Usually, solar system components (solar panel, charge controller, inverter) come with the diagram on how to connect them. Here is a typical basic solar power ...
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500. Posted: 4 Jan 2009 18:19 - Off-Grid Living / solar/wind power setup
hello... i have lived offgrid for 11 yrs. i use solar/wind together and a backup generator (not used much).. i have a 11,000 gal. cistern also. go to www.qrz.com and enter 'N3GAD' .. you can read a bit about my setu...
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501. Posted: 4 Oct 2008 22:44 - Off-Grid Living / Food Storage
Hello Kish - We live off the grid. Our solar panel and batteries give us light and help us recharge some electronics, but aren't enough for appliances. We use propane for our stove, refrigerator and backup lighting. One ...
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502. Posted: 6 Sep 2008 01:36 - Off-Grid Living / Off-grid power for cabin (like an RV system)
Quoting: CabinBuilder I have read somewhere that lead-acid battery will withstand freezing temperature if it remains fully charged (i.e. hooked up to the solar panel/charger). Think of it as a car battery during winter and freezing temperatures - it performs well if car is periodically driven and battery is kept charged. I leave my ...
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503. Posted: 5 Sep 2008 09:08 - Off-Grid Living / Off-grid power for cabin (like an RV system)
I have read somewhere that lead-acid battery will withstand freezing temperature if it remains fully charged (i.e. hooked up to the solar panel/charger). Think of it as a car battery during winter and freezing temperatures - it performs well if car is periodically driven and battery is kept charged. I leave my ...
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504. Posted: 4 Sep 2008 18:18 - Off-Grid Living / Off-grid power for cabin (like an RV system)
Congratulations with finishing the solar system for you cabin - a decent setup (comparing to mine at least). Quoting: p0rtia...can I just walk away for a couple of weeks and not do anything more drastic th...
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505. Posted: 8 Apr 2008 14:55 - Off-Grid Living / Get paid for your solar energy?
There was a suggestion on some forums: If your cabin property has an electricity hookup and if most of the time you are not there, you could connect your solar setup to the utility grid, and when you are not there, the meter will be spinning backwards making you money. Obviously, for that to work your local utility company ...
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506. Posted: 16 Jan 2008 09:31 - Off-Grid Living / Off Grid Living - Cabin Solar Power Setup
Curtis, Thanks for sharing your experience with solar power setup. I looked up that 30A charge .. quite nice thing indeed. It also said it works with both lead acid and gel cell batteries (some people prefer those). ...
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507. Posted: 23 Nov 2007 14:32 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Power Setup
I was also thinking about similar solar power setup at our cabin, but we intent to spend more time there so I'm planning to have more solar panels and batteries. I hope soon ...
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