Diana Greer

Plugged in my Killowat thing.  I'm currently running the swamp cooler , TV, dvd player and charging my tablet. Once the sun starts to go down I'll see a significant drop.

These seem similar but have drastically different prices. I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest but often more expensive doesn't always mean better.

I am getting the feeling I definitely need to invest in better batteries!

Here are some photos. Everything is going on 5 years old. When I first set this system up it ran a small dorm sized refrigerator and even my swamp cooler but eventually I started losing power over night and then it wouldn't sustain the fridge anymore even during the day. I am guessing I overloaded it and damaged the inverter maybe? I am going to look into upgrading the batteries. I think i may need to replace the inverter as well. How long will a propane refrigerator run on a 20lb tank? The part i like about the solar is not having to refill somerthing.

PS.yes, those are my adorable children in the photo and no they don't live with me

What do you mean by full size unit with a charger built in? I'll take a picture of my set up when I get home.  I really appreciate the input.  😁

I'm using 4 deep cycle marine batteries 12v. I don't know about the T or the L . I will look when I get home.  I'm pretty sure the inverter is a sine wave.  I'm not fully  understanding the charger part.  I use 20lb propane tanks . I'd be concerned about how often I'd have to refill them. Not to mention propane refrigerators are expensive.  

My house is only 128 sq ft. I have one light . It's a desk lamp. I'm just wondering what I'd need for a dedicated set up for the refrigerator.  I'm building a new house.  Slightly bigger. I'd have room for a full size fridge but don't really need the capacity.  My current system serves all my other needs .

What are the basics one would need to run a small fridge 24/7? How many panels/batteries/what size inverter? I currently have 4 100 watt panels,four deep cycle batteries and 2000 watt inverter.  This runs pretty much everything,TV, Laptop, Lights, even a portable swamp cooler but not a fridge or the small AC ( i have a generator for the AC. I live in the AZ desert so lots of sunshine here. My system needs to upgrading. Been running it for almost 5 years. Building a new tiny house and would like to have a small fridge again . I have heard that full size units are actually more energy effiecient.