Tig
Elite Member
Thanks for the advice Dave. I would go with UL/CSA approved components.
During the ice storm we went 10 days heating the house with a single bag propane lantern. We powered the well pump once a day with a generator and filled the bathtub. We then used a pail to flush.
In the new house we have a wood heat option. The DSL modem, ThinkPad and ip phone are the only essential electronics.
Currently I get by with a 300 W inverter and a deep cycle (trolling motor) battery. If on solar, I'm thinking about a 2KW inverter and minimal batteries with the intent of riding out a one day outage with nonessential equipment turned off at the breaker panel. In a longer outage I wouldn't mind if I had to fire up the generator for an hour a day to pump water, cool the freezer or run the furnace blower to move air.
During the ice storm we went 10 days heating the house with a single bag propane lantern. We powered the well pump once a day with a generator and filled the bathtub. We then used a pail to flush.
In the new house we have a wood heat option. The DSL modem, ThinkPad and ip phone are the only essential electronics.
Currently I get by with a 300 W inverter and a deep cycle (trolling motor) battery. If on solar, I'm thinking about a 2KW inverter and minimal batteries with the intent of riding out a one day outage with nonessential equipment turned off at the breaker panel. In a longer outage I wouldn't mind if I had to fire up the generator for an hour a day to pump water, cool the freezer or run the furnace blower to move air.