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Old 06-02-2021, 03:16 AM   #1
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Solar kit needed!

Hi guy!

So,I’m coming up to the electrical part of my build soon and was wondering about solar system kits.
The appliances that I want to run is.

1. A mini 3.1 Cubic Feet fridge
2. A induction cooktop
3. A water pump and tankless water heater
4. A blender ever so often
5. Thinking about a max fan
6. A diffuser

And of course charging my phone and lights

What size inverter/ batteries system is recommended for these appliances. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Looking into Acopower system kit 400W Solar Kit+3000W Inverter+400ah Batteries. Which I’m currently saving to buy

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A 400W solar kit will generate about 2kWh a day, during the summer, when the sun is shining. If you have a good solar charge controller.

That fridge will consume about 1kWh a day. Laptops, lights, internet, phones, fans: about another kWh more or less with a bit of margin. So that is all you got the power budget for. Pump and blender are not an issue due to their intermittent use.

You will be short on cloudy days.

We had 400W on our van last summer. Same type of dorm fridge. 2kWh per day is our long term average usage. During the summer.

An induction cooktop is out of question unless you are the world's fastest cook. We occasionally used a small microwave and a kettle for coffee for minutes per day at most.

A water heater is COMPLETELY out of question.
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