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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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3_tons
Explorer III
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.


X2, while doable, resistance water heating is not very efficient without tons of solar. Typically a greater wattage draw than many air conditioners...

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