Interesting setup, would be curious to know how much to start building something smaller scale and if there's any maintenance needed.
Posted via D.Buzz
Interesting setup, would be curious to know how much to start building something smaller scale and if there's any maintenance needed.
Posted via D.Buzz
Everything requires maintenance at SOME point, but I consider this to be maintenance-free.
Everything you see here is used stuff, so it wasn't terribly expensive, but even used, this stuff isn't exactly cheap. Our total materials cost for this build is around $3000, and will provide enough power that we will never be connected to the grid.
Minimum requirements for a smaller build are a battery, a solar panel, a charge controller, and an inverter. Prices vary widely on these things, depending on what you buy, but you could probably put a basic system together for around $500.
I'm currently working on a series of posts about the builds like this we do. They should start appearing in Off Grid Community this coming weekend.