Where to buy solar products?

[dieselrealtor]

Been trying to learn how some of this works with loads, etc. Looking for a small'ish (panels, batteries & inverter/charger) system to run 240v well pump & other necessities. Possibly to be moved to offgrid cabin in the future. Hoping for something that can be added onto if need be in the future.

I have been looking at;

santansolar.com
shopsolar.com

Any other recommendations?

thanks in advance.

 

[tsm]

Been trying to learn how some of this works with loads, etc. Looking for a small'ish (panels, batteries & inverter/charger) system to run 240v well pump & other necessities. Possibly to be moved to offgrid cabin in the future. Hoping for something that can be added onto if need be in the future.

I have been looking at;

santansolar.com
shopsolar.com

Any other recommendations?

thanks in advance.

I’ve bought some items from bluettipower.com. Ranges from relatively small capacity to over 5kw.

 

[Scott58]

I got everything from Amazon. 2160 watts of solar and 600 ah of batteries, charge controllers, inverters wire and everything else.

 

[miguel]

Is the Harbor Freight stuff too crappy to use? I have zero experience with solar other than a sunburn.

 

[Scott58]

Is the Harbor Freight stuff too crappy to use? I have zero experience with solar other than a sunburn.

Not sure. Never messed with Harbor Freight stuff. Depend on the panel warranty. Mine have a 25 year warranty. My system will be 10 years old next year. Only thing I've had to replace was the batteries 2 years ago.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Ive actually heard the Harbor Frieght panels are a decent value.

 

[dieselrealtor]

Looking at my original post, I didn't put correct/enough info.

I was thinking about something like this, along with around 5kw-8kw of panels;

EG4 6000XP w/ EG4 LL-S 10.24KW Battery Kit | SanTan Solar

IN STOCK NOW! Welcome to the future of off-grid energy solutions, where independence, reliability, and affordability converge.

www.santansolar.com

Something to run most household stuff (managed load), except AC.

 

[miguel]

Ive actually heard the Harbor Frieght panels are a decent value.

I was thinking about starting with a basic set up...something just to charge phones and batteries or maybe run a computer or TV.

 

[Scott58]

I used a P3 kill a watt meter when I first started. It will tell you the power consumption of what ever you plug in to it. You'll need those numbers to decide how many panels you want to start with.

 

[patience0830]

Been trying to learn how some of this works with loads, etc. Looking for a small'ish (panels, batteries & inverter/charger) system to run 240v well pump & other necessities. Possibly to be moved to offgrid cabin in the future. Hoping for something that can be added onto if need be in the future.

I have been looking at;

santansolar.com
shopsolar.com

Any other recommendations?

thanks in advance.

Jeephammer is deep into this and has a wealth of knowledge. Think he still has part of a semi load of panels too if you're willing to go to him. May have a couple inverters left too. PM me if you need his contact info.

 

[patience0830]

Thomas Massie bought a wrecked Tesla for his battery bank since Tesla wouldn't sell him a power wall w/o being hooked to the grid.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Found what I thought was a decent 60w foldable array on Amazon. Its on its way back. it had multiple USB outputs plus 12vdc out and seemed to deliver a decent amount of energy.

the 12v output was literally that. Only 12v exactly. So it didnt have enough voltage to trigger any chargers to charge batteries. I could only operate 12v devices while the sun was out. Even the solar charger stared at me and blinked and refused to deliver any current to the charge port. I could charge USB battery banks, but not my 12v lipo.

It would charge my USB battery banks, but thats it.


*Kicks rocks*

 

[indyjohn]

Looking at my original post, I didn't put correct/enough info.

I was thinking about something like this, along with around 5kw-8kw of panels;

EG4 6000XP w/ EG4 LL-S 10.24KW Battery Kit | SanTan Solar

IN STOCK NOW! Welcome to the future of off-grid energy solutions, where independence, reliability, and affordability converge.

www.santansolar.com

Something to run most household stuff (managed load), except AC.

I like the inverter/battery kit; especially the LiFePo batteries. Reading through the specs it does the basic things, including split phase for 240V.

I can burn through 200AHs overnight running my small refrigerator and the mini split on air conditioner mode. You'll want to add at least 400 more Amp Hours. If you can afford 8kw of panels, then get them.

I've dealt with aimscorp.net, inverterservicecenter.com, invertersupply.com, shopsolarkits.com, solar-electric.com, wholesalesolar.com, and I've gotten some great deals on solar panels on homedepot.com.

Hope this helps.