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241. Posted: 22 Feb 2016 13:49 - Off-Grid Living / Seems solarific (WindyNation kit)
Quoting: keljohnsoI think it may shorten the life expectancy of the batteries to always be connected and charging. If you have a reliable solar charge controller, NO, the batteries are not harmed. The CC will do the daily bulk, absorb and then float. As long as the CC is setup correctly, that works better th...
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242. Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:37 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Advice
I am planning on putting a simple solar system in my remote cabin to be supplemented by a generator. Just looking for some feedback on my proposed system. I will be using a 100W Coleman (or possibly 2) solar...
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243. Posted: 20 Feb 2016 23:20 - Off-Grid Living / Wood stove, pellet stove, wood-burning furnace?
Quoting: TopperQuoting: Coyote Flats days are short when your as far north as I am. So my solar doesn't charge batteries a lot of the time What latitude are you? I'm at 65 degrees North Latitude. Less than 3 hours of daylight on December 21st. Solar...
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244. Posted: 20 Feb 2016 10:28 - Off-Grid Living / Seems solarific (WindyNation kit)
NorthRick, Would appreciate your suggestions for a better solar setup. Have a neighbor considering making the plunge. Maybe others here too? SE Ohio
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245. Posted: 20 Feb 2016 03:09 - Off-Grid Living / Wood stove, pellet stove, wood-burning furnace?
Quoting: Coyote Flatsdays are short when your as far north as I am. So my solar doesn't charge batteries a lot of the time What latitude are you? I'm at 65 degrees North Latitude. Less than 3 hours of daylight on December 21st. Solar ...
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246. Posted: 10 Feb 2016 21:20 - Off Topic / I think the site needs a few more categories
Thanks for the input, However the list of categories can be endless, constantly evolving and some posts may belong to multiple categories (for example, a solar setup post will have batteries, panels, etc.)... I think it will be too difficult to manage. Also, the forum software is not setup to easily add suc...
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248. Posted: 3 Jan 2016 13:20 - Member's Projects and Photos / Southeast Ohio Cabin
...o gap. My oldest often recluses in the loft, and leans way over the rail, raising his mother's stress level. A new higher rail was added. He'll be disappointed. Got new higher wattage solar panel installed. My Harbor Freight solar setup is now like George Washington's "original ax, only the handle and ax-head have been replac...
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249. Posted: 5 Dec 2015 19:02 - General Forum / Best Heat Source
I suppose you could start your radiant heat wirelessly, but that means having the necessary equipment for that constantly powered. Not sure that a solar setup would do that well, but probably. For a temporary use cabin I don't think it's worth the bother. Again, woodstove and propane wall heaters are your...
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250. Posted: 15 Nov 2015 15:46 - Off-Grid Living / Keeping Cabin Warm...?
Ak Seabee, Have you checked with RES, Renewable Energy Systems of Alaska? Was talking with them at the home show this past spring, here in Fairbanks. They have a solar setup that will more than handle a Toyostove. Their website shows an Anchorage store as well.
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251. Posted: 6 Nov 2015 20:40 - Member's Projects and Photos / My Cabin Adventure into the Green Havens of the PNW
The weather has been very windy of late, it makes me wonder if one day I should have a wind-powered device to buzz-up some electricity as well as the solar. Speaking of which. I was getting very good solar from this neat little setup: Power from being stored for nearly a year in a shed at 10,000 ...
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252. Posted: 4 Nov 2015 11:50 - Off-Grid Living / Strongly considering going back on grid
I would still throw the system up on Craigslist. I've gotten a fair dollar for all my old solar stuff. there's always somebody looking. And by fair dollar. i got what I paid for all of it, less taxes and shipping. having helped a few folks with their solar...
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253. Posted: 31 Oct 2015 19:25 - Off-Grid Living / Battery heated shower
Sorry, but I'm not sure what you are after with this question. I do not know of any [ Solar -> Battery -> Inverter ] system that would heat water with an element... That would destroy the batteries in no time flat, just as bad as an electric Baseboard Heater, or On D...
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254. Posted: 21 Oct 2015 11:51 - Off-Grid Living / Refrigerator on solar... help
Hello, I would like to purchase a 10ish cubic refrig. that I could run on my solar panel. However, I'm not good with figuring out what would work and what won't so that is why I'm asking for some help. I have seen the DC ones but they are too expensi...
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255. Posted: 30 Sep 2015 23:47 - Off-Grid Living / solar supply for flowjet pump
...co_ed I have that very set up. We use a single 100 watt panel and a 10 amp charge controller connected to two small batteries salvaged from a electric lawn mower. total investment under $200 The solar setup is enough to power the pump for dishes and showers for four people and LED lighting. These pump are very efficient. You can see the water setup...
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256. Posted: 30 Sep 2015 23:21 - Off-Grid Living / solar supply for flowjet pump
Thanks Creeky, yes I can take a battery home to charge. It can also be charged when running a generator that is available. I have seen your posts on solar setups and would like to tinker and thought this would be something to experiment with to get feet wet. Thanks
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257. Posted: 8 Sep 2015 09:29 - Off-Grid Living / New low power computer for off grid
I love PC gaming and the ability to continue doing this is a priority with designing my solar setup. Those with the ability or tenacity to build your own computer have an option for a low power computer and not being skint with a dead weight laptop further s...
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258. Posted: 11 Aug 2015 13:27 - Off-Grid Living / Electronic Doohickey (inverter thingy) Questions
...upplied are anemic and could stand to go up in size. 60 watt incandescent bulbs are not efficient, you can do better with fluorescent or LED bulbs on either 12 Vdc or 120 volts ac. Note that the HF solar controller may be internally fused for 5 amps for its DC outputs, so do the math before plugging in much to it. The HF controller is very low end. A better controller will cycle a l...
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259. Posted: 11 Aug 2015 12:58 - Off-Grid Living / Mixing dissimilar Solar Panels
Hey Al, I'm glad to see you on the forum. I recently had a conversation with a solar installer person about this very setup, as I am thinking of doing something similar. The answer I got was that the smaller, less effecient panel would 'dumb dow...
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260. Posted: 4 Aug 2015 22:05 - Member's Projects and Photos / Just made the move to off grid life.
... also in BC - about 2 hours south of you. This is God's country indeed! Congratulations!!! I will keep it updated as best I can....as of friday I will be down to cellular service until I get my solar and satellite internet setup.
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261. Posted: 4 Aug 2015 01:34 - Member's Projects and Photos / Just made the move to off grid life.
Just picked this unit up tonight...8kw generator for prime power until my solar setup arrives, and backup for the solar once it's up and running. Japanese built Kubota with a Stamfield generator....great combo and a good cr...
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262. Posted: 30 Jul 2015 06:59 - Off-Grid Living / Solar Station
Just briefly looked at this website for Solar Station. (intentionally left out the link in case it's against our posting rules) The concept is a prefab kit that incorporates solar collector and storage she...
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263. Posted: 25 Jul 2015 11:22 - Off-Grid Living / Canadian Off Grid Energy Provider
... everything up to our place... Long Day but well worth it ! (sorry Creekster, Time was an issue so we could not meet up as my other truck was in the shop which put a time issue on us) I got all my solar panels, batteries, cables & more from these folks. They are certainly worth looking into. The only thing I did not get from here was my 3kw/24v Inverter / Charger which came...
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264. Posted: 20 Jul 2015 16:12 - Off-Grid Living / Run CPAP
We have a small solar setup at our cabin and run what you have listed plus an occasional DVD on the TV. Plenty of info here and on other sites regarding a small solar ...
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265. Posted: 19 Jul 2015 14:34 - Off-Grid Living / Zodi camp water heaters?
...rs you fill -- it allows you to "budget" your water and/or see how much you're using for the shower and dishes. I wonder if you could use the Fire Coil in the summer with some sort of solar setup? That would be magic, to use it with the woodstove in the winter and solar in the summer!
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266. Posted: 6 Jul 2015 21:42 - Off-Grid Living / off grid cold / hot water ... rainwater only
...mple. I see that your first paragraph is similar to the suggestion by ColdFlame / Youtube video link though. I am wondering about how efficient (are there calculators?) it is to try and use passive solar (black painted water containers in a solar cooker type of setup), particularly in the winter months. It will certainly be an interesting experiment...
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267. Posted: 3 Jul 2015 22:56 - Off-Grid Living / off grid cold / hot water ... rainwater only
...course, there may be some "real world" testing that adjusts that estimate upwards (maybe I'll just make my wife and 2 daughters cut their hair really short, heheh). If I have lukewarm solarized water and/or room temperature water, I can mix that with maybe a gallon of boiling water and have enough heat content... I'll try and remember to upload pics when I get it ...
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268. Posted: 30 Jun 2015 00:29 - Off-Grid Living / off grid cold / hot water ... rainwater only
...cupant build a cabin on site. It is 24 x 24 ft. The back 1/3 has a loft area that is suitable for up to 2 of my kids to sleep in. There is a centrally located wood burning stove. There is a basic solar setup (I was told around 150 W and about 500 Ah of batteries ... I've done some basic battery maintenance / water top up, but haven't climbed up the pole t...
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269. Posted: 10 Jun 2015 13:42 - General Forum / tri star ts-mppt-60 controller
My solar panels((3)230w) are now in place and all components are connected. I bought a decent 8x16' enclosed trailer have all components stored inside, panels are roof attached. I love t...
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270. Posted: 5 Jun 2015 07:57 - Member's Projects and Photos / Starting over again, does a small cottage count?
Those tiny little dormers sure are cute! Best of luck to you on Phase 2 of your life adventure. When you decide on your solar setup, please do share. I'm looking for something very small like that as well.
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