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91. Posted: 7 Jan 2021 08:36 - General Forum / Secrets on extending your stay
Tell us about your solar setup? We where once members at a cabin that was also 1.5hrs round trip from even a gas station. We had 6 people there for a week, no solar but co...
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92. Posted: 3 Jan 2021 13:36 - Off-Grid Living / Solar coop door
Got my wife a wifi coop door last year, and a diy solar setup this year. Just got a 9ah lead acid battery and a 3.3w trickle charger. The motor uses 3a, and runs for less then 10 seconds, twice a day. I figured I can ...
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93. Posted: 28 Dec 2020 10:15 - Off-Grid Living / General Solar Questions
Got to the cabin yesterday to find the solar gods had smiled on me over Christmas. We left the cabin on Christmas eve, and there has been no sun (not that any would hit my panels anyway), even rained. Despite it, the SCC at...
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94. Posted: 15 Dec 2020 02:10 - Off-Grid Living / Hello and looking for info on well install
Hello to the forum, I am an off grid hobbyist planning to go full time within 2 years. I have made my own solar and R/O systems built into vans. I am in the process of buying some property in NE Nevada, I first need to get a well installed. My first question is, when the contractor has "...
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95. Posted: 9 Dec 2020 09:32 - Off-Grid Living / Winterizing and disconnecting batteries?
Thank you for the reply.Actually among other internet readings.I usually watch nb88 on youtube .He is pretty informative and in this video he has the same solar setup as me except he has his batteries vented in a box as mine is not ;Take a look as he talks about a battery box and venting: https://youtu.be/YtEc05t9Zdc
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96. Posted: 18 Oct 2020 21:49 - Off-Grid Living / Bought a DC fridge ...DC setup questions
...used marine battery, standard size, hooked up to a standard charger run off the gen. If I can run the gen 50% or less that would be ideal. Eventually I will add a proper battery bank, and possibly solar, at least to keep the battery topped off, if not run the setup entirely. Looking to keep the cost down while keeping my options open for expansion. Any issues I sh...
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97. Posted: 16 Oct 2020 19:18 - Off-Grid Living / What to do with a small wind turbine
... introduce m to wind power so I was hoping to keep it simple. ... I have the same idea, and only want heat. I don't want to cut my electricity bills. I want to cut my Propane heating bills. Solar and wind are complementary and a good strategy is using both. But, given that nighttime winds are the first choice for an energy source for home heat, I am of the same mind as the po...
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98. Posted: 27 Sep 2020 14:56 - Off-Grid Living / Solar for 12x20 cabin
@Murph. I'm 100% offgrid solar powered. Using 24V 910AH Lifepo4 & 856AH of Heavy Lead Rolls Surretes. (being phased out). I NEED my coffee and am serious about my morning Joe.. Kids, Critters, stay away from...
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99. Posted: 23 Sep 2020 14:36 - Off-Grid Living / Solar for 12x20 cabin
I ran a small solar setup before I had grid power, and I tried to keep as much 12v as I could. LED lights, chargers, and even a boombox radio (or car stereo) you can run right off the ...
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100. Posted: 23 Sep 2020 13:42 - Off-Grid Living / Solar for 12x20 cabin
I'd run the coffee maker off the generator. Fire it up, make your coffee, turn it back off. Your proposed solar setup should run the rest of the stuff.
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101. Posted: 21 Sep 2020 13:48 - Off-Grid Living / Small scale 12-volt system questions especially about lighting
...an the regular 12V that I am used too. I am certainly naive on this topic and could be wrong, but perhaps someone can confirm as I know its critical to keep power usage to a minimum on these small solar setups.
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102. Posted: 19 Sep 2020 09:58 - Off-Grid Living / General Solar Questions
...rs tape I have to connect battery to battery? Already got holes, adjustable... My 5kw inverter already has heavy cables. I've been using it with 2 12v deep cycles hooked to the Harbor Freight solar kit, but they've been having a hard time keeping up lately with reduced sun, so this setup may come in handy.
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103. Posted: 9 Sep 2020 09:51 - Off-Grid Living / 12 or 48 volt solar in mixed sun/shade
...th America). Your Battery Bank, once you have it sized up to support your load requirements and reserve storage, you can then determine the amount of Panel required to support the batteries. The Solar Controller should then be sized to support the amount of panels required for the battery bank it has to charge. SCC's (Solar Charge Controllers) can support up...
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104. Posted: 8 Sep 2020 16:48 - Off-Grid Living / Is generator power a good solution?
...sure. But the good thing is all you have to do is drag the camper out there with your generator and a KillAwatt meter and measure what your useing..then go from there. $3k can buy you a nice solar setup but that's just it it's all yours to maintain, keep an eye on and make sure it's working properly. Where as the grid power is someone else...
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105. Posted: 2 Sep 2020 06:13 - Off-Grid Living / Sportsman Inverter Generator - seems a good price
As of yesterday it's only got 13hrs on it, I changed the oil 3x now. I put an hour meter on it prior to even starting. However this weekend it will be deployed in my solar setup to run a 4.3cuft fridge. The little 800w running will start and run the following, 4.3cuft mini fridge, 12v30a charger or a 5cuft chest freezer. It wont run ...
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106. Posted: 1 Sep 2020 19:51 - Off-Grid Living / Still can't justify lithium being for everyone???
... Anderson Connectors that I can take back and forth with me. I've used it once so far at the cabin to run our freezer (fridge conversion) for 3 days and it worked beautifully! I don't have it hooked up to solar yet. So I also bought a 10A Noko lithium compatible charger and was really impressed how quickly it charged back up. My plan now is to decommission the FLA ...
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107. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:27 - Off-Grid Living / Small solar system recommendations?
“Small solar setup†is frequent question here, you might want to do a search on this forum for old discussions SE Ohio
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108. Posted: 27 Aug 2020 07:51 - Off-Grid Living / 2 small inverter generators or 1 larger
I am in the process of buying our first off grid cabin, deep in the woods of southwest Virginia. No water or electricity. I have been looking at solar setups and generators. Solar will have to wait a couple of years due to the cost and too many unknowns about the property as far as sun exposure is ...
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109. Posted: 18 Aug 2020 18:08 - Off-Grid Living / Using the septic tank for outhouse
...es per storm. If you mount the rain barrel above the toilet height-wise, you just have to open a valve to refill it, though it will take a bit of time. If you want to get really fancy, grab a small solar panel and charge controller, a small AGM battery, and small 12v water pump and make the whole process super simple. Probably cost around $200 for the whole kit, except the build...
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110. Posted: 5 Jul 2020 08:50 - Off-Grid Living / General Solar Questions
... small microwave on the shelf. Haven't ever tried it off an inverter, or these batteries. The new shop has the 5k inverter hooked to two group 24 la batteries hooked to the Harbor Freight 130w solar kit. I've been running saws and drills which do take the batteries down but they recover. Poor lighting now, 3 LED bulbs. The shop is really where the new juice would be welc...
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111. Posted: 27 Jun 2020 12:50 - Off-Grid Living / General Solar Questions
...d it will inform you how many panels can be in series and how many in parallel. When deciding on the battery bank voltage keep in mind that CC are output amperage limited. The aforementioned Midnite solar The Kid CC, for example is limited to a 30 amp output. So with a 12 volt battery bank that limits the total panel wattage to 30 x 14 (the rounded value for the charging voltage) = 42...
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112. Posted: 27 Jun 2020 05:22 - Off-Grid Living / General Solar Questions
... have 4 good matching group 24 deep cycle 12 volt lead batteries at the ready. I have my 12v 5000w inverter I use in the shop now, hooked to two batteries in parallel and the 130 watt Harbor freight solar kit. It works well, ran a miter saw quite a bit yesterday but it does run the batteries down. Simplest for me, I'm thinking, would be to get a charge controller with 12v outp...
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113. Posted: 12 May 2020 19:20 - Off-Grid Living / How to calculate Air Conditioner usage for solar panels & battery storage
Hi everyone...I'm new here There are lots of variables here but I'll try to give some info that will help a bit It gets very, very hot out here. I'm installing a solar system since AC is not an option. The cabin is 432 sqft (40 sqm). The hottest temps get to about 117 F (47 C). The cabin is not well insulated and receives no shade. I'm wanti...
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114. Posted: 27 Feb 2020 10:12 - Off-Grid Living / Where to keep my 12V battery
With no more use than you indicate... it wouldn't take much solar to keep the battery/ies topped up. Probably 1, 100 watt panel and a cheap Chinese charge controller and bam! You aren't lugging batteries in and out! This is not complicated o...
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115. Posted: 18 Jan 2020 20:28 - Cabin Construction / Estimating costs for a build?
...d electric... We are on a pretty remote mountainside, so septic and grid power aren't really an option. Our electric will be limited to 6-8 outlets and a few light fixtures powered by our small solar setup and generator. We have a separate bath house with a sawdust toilet and then a shower/sink into a gray water pit. I will have a couple sinks in the camp (kitc...
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116. Posted: 6 Jan 2020 20:11 - Off-Grid Living / Solar and Battery issues
...hould be testing it to find the issue. If there is an issue then the equipment supplier replace. Just a little concerned that the electrician said he is not sure. Does he have much experience with solar setups? Hope you get if figured out. Tough to figure things out and get it fixed on a recreational place.
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117. Posted: 23 Dec 2019 19:12 - Off-Grid Living / Lithium for Small System
...asn't and I told him where it showed it. That irritated me as well as to why they would show that as a charger if it wasn't the "best" charger to use. Then he asked me about the solar charge controller and asked if it was properly setup for lithium. I said well I bought it from you and someone had called me when I bought it and confirmed that it ...
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118. Posted: 26 Nov 2019 08:20 - General Forum / wireless outdoor cameras
I looked into the spy point link S...until i saw the price. $500 is to much for me. At this price point we are damn close to a small solar system (that can be used for other things) and a wifi system with cell to wifi setup.
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119. Posted: 1 Nov 2019 06:11 - Off-Grid Living / Solar panel & Fridge Questions?!?!
My F250 has turned into the ultimate Expedition/Tow/Camping/Recovery/Utility/Bro Rig ever one thing i think im lacking in is maybe a solar panel setup and a fridge the questions i have is, what panels should i run? what fridges should i be looking at? should i power it up off a 12v or use a power inver...
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120. Posted: 10 Oct 2019 13:58 - Off-Grid Living / Going off the grid
... the history of) etc. I also don’t want to end up in the situation where we don’t have electricity to turn the lights on at night if we need to for any reason. Obviously we will have a solar set up of some sort and clearly we can have a propane/gas/diesel backup generator but we would want to use the generator as little as possible. Our chosen location is about 100 miles...
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