Making Use of New Power

Today was another day of work getting our trailer ready for full time living again.

With all of the power from the sun filling up our batteries we needed a way to make it useful for the appliances that need 110 AC. We decided on a true sine 1000 Watt inverter for our main supply power. We would have liked to get something in the 1500 or 2000 Watt range, but this was the largest true sine inverter we could find in Quartzsite.

I am very impressed with the new inverter. It is completely silent 90% of the time and only has a computer fan level noise when running at full power (which usually happens only when vacuuming or running the microwave - which are both much louder than the inverter itself)

I installed a remote control switch/monitor for the inverter just under the charge controller. We can now monitor our incoming power and battery level as well as the amount of power we are using through the inverter with just a quick glance.

I can't explain in words how wonderful it feels to be 100% free of the power company again. Here we sit miles away from where even the longest extension cords can reach and I am typing away on the computer, lights are on, the refrigerator is quietly humming and I can hear the DVD player in the kids room playing one of their favorite movies. All courtesy of the sun...