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Going off the grid - practicalities
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<blockquote data-quote="XL1000" data-source="post: 1143229" data-attributes="member: 14393"><p>I hope to afford another two batteries soon. That will take me to 30kW reserve. At the current 20kW 4 X 5.2KW Revov, we are down to 35% SOC on a bad day by morning and 45% SOC on a good day. Typically we have charged our batteries by 11h00 and the pool pump (1.1kW), the washing machine, and the dishwasher all run and the maid does ironing at 11h00. The pool pump runs for 4 Hrs a day. I heat the water in the geyser from around 09h00 to 55 Deg and the EV Tubes do the rest. We are not using any Eskom now for two weeks unless we have a rainy day.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking of later adding a 5KW Sunsynk and splitting my two DBs. The second DB would run the pool, washing machine, and ironing as well as the one lounge and a few outside floodlights. I could leave the existing setup with four batteries and the 8kW with the 16 panels and then put the 2 new batteries with the 5KW and then add panels as and when I can.</p><p>I believe this will take me off the grid totally. Our pre-paid meter should be installed this month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="XL1000, post: 1143229, member: 14393"] I hope to afford another two batteries soon. That will take me to 30kW reserve. At the current 20kW 4 X 5.2KW Revov, we are down to 35% SOC on a bad day by morning and 45% SOC on a good day. Typically we have charged our batteries by 11h00 and the pool pump (1.1kW), the washing machine, and the dishwasher all run and the maid does ironing at 11h00. The pool pump runs for 4 Hrs a day. I heat the water in the geyser from around 09h00 to 55 Deg and the EV Tubes do the rest. We are not using any Eskom now for two weeks unless we have a rainy day. I was thinking of later adding a 5KW Sunsynk and splitting my two DBs. The second DB would run the pool, washing machine, and ironing as well as the one lounge and a few outside floodlights. I could leave the existing setup with four batteries and the 8kW with the 16 panels and then put the 2 new batteries with the 5KW and then add panels as and when I can. I believe this will take me off the grid totally. Our pre-paid meter should be installed this month. [/QUOTE]
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