Solar Solution Adequate?

deadticket8 wrote:
Huge consumers are anything electric that produces heat or cold. (not your frig on propane)Probably want to run fans or if its really hot you always have your generator. Hair dryers, those useless heaters they put in the roof a/c, toasters all hungry for power.

If you're referring to the Heat Pump / A/C unit, yeah, I've noted they don't really heat as well as I'd expected, but the gas furnace sure works well!

I found a page on the manuf. website that notes the wattage for everything in my particular model, so that's a big help in managing the power usage... I just have to keep reminding myself how the formula works!

Have seen a few recommendations that I add a voltmeter/ammeter as a monitoring system. I do have a meter - two, actually, if you consider the solar controller - which shows voltage for the batteries... do I really need something more, or would an ammeter be helpful/sufficient/advised?