More Solar for "Us"
Ok, I went off.the deep end? Bought 3 used 37watt uni-solar panels and a blue sky 2000e controller for the hefty price of $400, They were being listed as 75w panels, they are not The tested open...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi KendallP,
10 f would be a rise of about 5.6 C
Generally speaking the heavier the fuel the more energy it contains. Propane is much lighter than gasoline--so although it does burn cleaner it produces less energy than gasoline--which produces less energy than diesel.
It is possible to buy "off the road" diesel--but I've not seen "off the road" gasoline.
Yeah, pound for pound, the price of propane vs. gasoline is about the same. I agree.
And after giving it some more thought, I'm thinking that the Wiz is probably a little ahead with his fridge. Generator to converter/charger to inverter to the compressor-based fridge is likely not as efficient as applying propane directly to a cooling unit. But if he uses less energy, on average, throughout the rest of the coach than the PV provides, then the extra PV juice, of course is cooling the fridge "for free."
Without enough solar to keep up throughout most of the year, I think I would prefer the peace of less generator time. A propane fridge runs pretty quiet. And they are extremely reliable (don't tell that to Wiz.)
Trust me. There's never been a better time to have closed-system compressor training. The average compressor lasts about 5 years nowadays. Guess how long the closed-system warranty on a new fridge is?
I just lost my sweet stainless fridge in my home. 5 years and 4 months. Can't afford to fix it. Luckily I had an old spare so now the stainless is sitting in the garage taking up room and gather dust.
But Wiz is happy with his rig and that's # 1.
And we've ganked his poor thread just about enough.
From what I gather, the gang at Wind & Sun seem to agree with Wiz when it comes to full-timers with solar.
