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RJsfishin
Explorer
Feb 02, 2014

Self Sufficient on Solar? Something Not Right !

I'm happy w/ my small 200 watt solar, but it dawned on me the other day that if the sun hangs in here as long as I do (here in QZS) I will have saved a whole $60 of gasoline I usually burn in my Honda...
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MrWizard
Moderator
Feb 03, 2014
RJ
I think many of the DPs have a hydro hot system burning diesel fuel for heat and hot water
A hundred gallons of diesel will go a long time with that system

Out of all the posts about solar "PT" is the only one I remember using electric heat
And his is primarily from shore power

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