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ewarnerusa
Nomad
Feb 05, 2023

Feedback on 12V water heater element as solar diversion load

My solar charge controller has a diversion load feature where excess current can be diverted to a load once batteries are full. The manual discusses using a water heater element and this sounds like ...
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Tom_M1
Explorer
Feb 06, 2023
Bobbo wrote:
What I don't understand is why you feel the need "to do something with excess solar harvest that would otherwise be wasted." It's not as if you would have to go out and buy new "solar harvest" if you waste it. It seems to me that this is a solution in search of a problem.
It means that you would use less propane. Once your battery is fully charged you would then heat your water with the excess electricity. Seems like a great idea to me.

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