Eco-Worthy 12v solar panels, Now drifting to... mono vs poly
When I search here, the only Ecoworthy results I get are for their controllers. Does anyone have any experience with their 12v panels?
Forum Discussion
PT keeps on about diversion. He likes to heat water all afternoon just because he can, but then what do you do with it that evening before it gets cold overnight?
I shave in the morning and we like a shower and we are not about to change our habits. Since the water is hot from propane for that and there is 10( US) gallons of it, we can shower and wash 24hrs worth of dishes too after breakfast each day. No need for hot water till next morning. turn on the propane heater at wake-up, turn it off once the water is hot and that's it till the next time.
If no showers that day, just heat a pot full to shave with.
But you can still run extra loads "for free" in the afternoon when solar can do more than the batteries want by then. Good time to recharge the laptop or whatever. In our case in the summer when it gets so hot we want to run the big 120v ceiling fan, we can do that off the inverter and it is all done by solar, no effect on battery charging. Nice!
I shave in the morning and we like a shower and we are not about to change our habits. Since the water is hot from propane for that and there is 10( US) gallons of it, we can shower and wash 24hrs worth of dishes too after breakfast each day. No need for hot water till next morning. turn on the propane heater at wake-up, turn it off once the water is hot and that's it till the next time.
If no showers that day, just heat a pot full to shave with.
But you can still run extra loads "for free" in the afternoon when solar can do more than the batteries want by then. Good time to recharge the laptop or whatever. In our case in the summer when it gets so hot we want to run the big 120v ceiling fan, we can do that off the inverter and it is all done by solar, no effect on battery charging. Nice!
