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phemens
Explorer
Aug 17, 2020

Moving to 24v system, requires step down for house DC?

I am considering replacing my existing Samlex EVO-3012 inverter charger with a 24v unit (to repurpose the Samlex for another application. This would work well with my battery bank, I could rewire the...
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time2roll
Nomad
Aug 18, 2020
2oldman wrote:
phemens wrote:
I run a fair number of high wattage devices off the batteries, including residential fridge (lower but constant), microwave, hot water heater..
Water heater on inverter..that's unusual.
That would be a great accessory to have a heat pump water heater similar to what is available for a home. Would remove heat from the living space to have hot water. At least 2x efficiency of resistance heating the water + cooling for the living space. win-win.

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