Oldchucky
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Solar has a tough time with 220 V well pumps. It’s weak in the winter. And I don’t like the idea of a 20 battery bank to try and store it. It’s good for supplementing existing electricity service.
Yes I’m on top a mountain that is pretty off the grid. I think that is really my only solution if I want to keep the lights on. An hour or two outage every now and then is just an inconvenience I can deal with. It’s these 21 hr outages that I can’t and won’t deal with anymore.If you're trying to smooth out the outages then I think you're on the right track. You live in a fairly remote area and if you have a 500 gal propane tank my guess is you aren't on the grid. Since you're already using propane to power the house then this is a natural solution to your issue.
I installed a natural gas powered backup generator and with the installation it came to a little over $10k. That included the inverter.
The inverter should have a power conditioner built into it. Make sure they do so that the quality of electricity coming in gets improved also.Yes I’m on top a mountain that is pretty off the grid. I think that is really my only solution if I want to keep the lights on. An hour or two outage every now and then is just an inconvenience I can deal with. It’s these 21 hr outages that I can’t and won’t deal with anymore.
That's a lot of coin to drop on a temporary situation. I'd go with something that will give you barebones power until they get it back on. You'll probably pay half what you're paying for a system like that.I’m gonna look at all options. I was looking at a 48kw that will power everything on a 200 amp panel. Those start at $18k. Don’t know if I’ll be staying here long enough to want to make that kind of investment although it would help with my homes resale value in the future.
That 48kw is overkill. I’m looking at Kohler 20 kw and Generac 22kw. It’s going to be something along those lines.That's a lot of coin to drop on a temporary situation. I'd go with something that will give you barebones power until they get it back on. You'll probably pay half what you're paying for a system like that.
See, there you go.