please advise solar needs for offgrid house in france
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so for about 350-400 with extra cables and fittings you can get lights and computer but you will likely be disapointed in how long you can run your computer daily.
here is what i did when i first moved out here the same can be done with
any vehical if you are doing some daily driving it might be a better choice
for a first system.or even a small generator that you can run for an hour
or 2 each night to charge batteries.
depending on the topography and the flow of the river and any legal
issues you may have hydro may be the best choice for you anyway
you will find water power to be the best by far if you have the right
for your water pumping you’ll need to find out the vertical lift required to move from point a to point be. this will determine the size pump and required power.
pic up led xmas lights on sale after the holidays. the cheepest form of low volt lighting. read each box carefully some strands use about 3.8-4-5 watts(still very low) other strands use 1.5
cheers g
also chowan is right on if you will have any commuting definate add abattery or two to the car. and charge while commuting. spend the extra 60$(us) for isolator and circit breaker to protect you from draining your starter battery.
hello. im hoping someone could give me some advice for my current situation – im english and living in france with patner and 18 month old son, and about to move into a beautiful house in a remote valley. its off grid and we need to get a minimal solar system installed straight away. minimal as we wont have much money left at all after moving at the end of december. we’ll be able to upgrade ina 6-12 months when our agricultural grant comes through.
its a small two room house, 8 by 5 metres on two levels, and will have wood stove heating and gas fridge and cooker. the main things we need to power by electricity are light bulbs and computer and occasional use of microwave and kettle. also ideally a pump to pump water from the spring into a raised tank for heating.
could you advise what amps, wattage, no of battries we’d need as the resarch my partner has done so far has just totally confused him. we are hoping for extremely basic technical advice, ie number of solar panels needed and their power, number of battries and their power and anythind else necessary! please keep it as non technical as possible
we also have access to two rivers and would like to put in some sort of homemade waterwheel to charge battries as well if you have any ideas on that
thanks very much, rebecca
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