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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I'll take a stab at that answer, because we are doing the same.
Cooling unit in ours went out. $2k for a new one. By all reports the new ones wont last as long as our old one.
A 10 cu ft electric refrigerator can be had for less than $300. Home Depot has the Magic Chef for $298. I tested several and they all pretty much were ~ 500w startup, < 100w running. In 24hrs it was less than 1 kilowatt.
A true sinewave inverter to run it if you don't have one is $150 at camping world (Xantrex PROWatt SW 600). Adding a 130w Kyocera solar panel to boost battery time ~ $400.
So for less money than a flaky refrigerator that does not do that good of job you can go electric. To me this was a no brainer.
For me it made even more sense. I already had a solar system in place and a 2k sinewave inverter.
Cooling unit in ours went out. $2k for a new one. By all reports the new ones wont last as long as our old one.
A 10 cu ft electric refrigerator can be had for less than $300. Home Depot has the Magic Chef for $298. I tested several and they all pretty much were ~ 500w startup, < 100w running. In 24hrs it was less than 1 kilowatt.
A true sinewave inverter to run it if you don't have one is $150 at camping world (Xantrex PROWatt SW 600). Adding a 130w Kyocera solar panel to boost battery time ~ $400.
So for less money than a flaky refrigerator that does not do that good of job you can go electric. To me this was a no brainer.
For me it made even more sense. I already had a solar system in place and a 2k sinewave inverter.
