The guy suggests not mounting the panels on the roof. That would be my only option. Then he mentioned hail. Well that would seem to blow it. We get flash hail storms. They’re short enough that in the time it would take me to protect the panels (assuming I'm home) the storm would stop and the damage would be done.
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greengnu@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
Skip the batteries for now, get a few solar panels and an inverter. Skip depending on a fridge until you can get batteries in. But more details about your must haves, want to haves and nice extras would enable more exacting calculations.
Details on basic setup can be found here: anarchosolarpunk.substack.com/p/offgridsolar
ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io 11 months ago
radec@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
I agree. skip the generator and skip batteries for now.
Put some ice blocks on your fridge that will help it stay colder longer and run less often. Also add some rigid foam insulation around the outside of it and the door (don’t cover any cooling coils or fans or anything like that) OR get a small chest freezer and use it as a fridge, you can often find them used for cheap or free. Freezer tend to be better insulated also a top opening chest freezer is less convenient to store/organize stuff in but it holds cold better because it doesn’t dump out the door every time you open it.