GameboyRavioli
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Hi everyone,
I'm very new to solar. I'm going to be replacing my shed soon and thought it'd be a great opportunity to get some power to it. I was thinking about setting up a basic solar system for it. Essentially I'd be looking to power:
I'm very new to solar. I'm going to be replacing my shed soon and thought it'd be a great opportunity to get some power to it. I was thinking about setting up a basic solar system for it. Essentially I'd be looking to power:
- a stereo receiver (listed at 200w peak), a subwoofer (listed at 100w peak) for maybe 1-2 hours at a time a few days a week.
- occasionally run a table saw or less power-hungry tools
- a lightbulb or two
- maybe a security camera (ie ring, wyze cam, etc)
- maybe a garage door opener if we build a small garage rather than a shed
- maybe a space heater, but probably not given the draw
- Location: Pennsylvania-US
- Two of these panels (or similar)
- Ecoflow Delta Pro (no additional batteries)
- Is it safe to leave the Delta Pro plugged in 24/7?
- Ecoflow told me: "It is not recommended to use our power station 24/7, you can use it as the emergency back-up."
- I understand batteries only have so many charges before degradation occurs. If they're 8500 to 80% (or whatever that number is) is true, that's a-ok by me as that's years.
- Given that I'm in PA and this would be outdoors in an unheated shed (will eventually add insulation, but not immediately), how bad is that for the Delta Pro?
- Can it be left in the shed year round even though I'd guess the winter can get to -15F (-26C)?
- I believe it's in WIll's video I linked above where he talked about a rack mount battery essentially sensing the temperature and changing charge habits accordingly for safety. Does the Delta Pro do this do we know?
- Would I need to / Should I have a grounding rod in the earth for this setup?
- Would it be possible to safely wire output from a delta pro to a sub-panel / breaker box so I could wire the shed like it's on the grid? If not, that'd be ok. Just trying to avoid running cords all through the shed if possible. Ideally, I don't want to strip an extension cord.
- I found this thread which talks about doing what I want. Still not an ideal solution, but sounds like it could work. To be safe, I'd probably consult a local electrician to be on the safe side if I decide to do this.
- The 48V system could kill me and that'd be luck!
- Note: Not saying the Delta Pro couldn't, but at least I don't have as many connections to fiddle with and wires to run. It's basically plug in the MC4 connector and you're done...I think.
- The power goes out at my house more than I'd like. Usually not for more than 6-8 hours, so I don't think I need a whole house backup. But I love that I could disconnect the panels from the Delta Pro and move it inside to power our fridge, freezer, and blower on our fireplace in an outage.
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