Erik,
Do you have a blog going on your build?
I'd be very interested in your solar and battery setup for your off-grid
home.
You must have a substantial setup to be able to run your AC off your
battery bank.
What do you do for domestic water? A deep well?
Dave
On 5/9/2019 5:17 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote:
Down under, the last dam/waterhole on the farm has dried up after a dry
autumn on top of the driest year in the 55 years we've been there. (245
mm rain last year, and many times that in evaporation rate.) Don't know
what the kangaroos and wombats are drinking.
But cloudless blue skies are OK for a retiree, so the off-grid build
proceeds - slowly. The slab is in. Waiting on carpenter availability and
pre-made wall frames & trusses. Our tax office has a nifty scheme where
old folk can raid up to $300k from their superannuation for a home
down-size, then put it back when the old home is sold. And being architect,
owner-builder, and lender keeps everything on a cooperative footing.
(Just watch the paperwork, though.)
Still had to get building surveyor approval when I redrew the roof to
take a west-facing solar array to power the aircon in the afternoon,
after the sun has slid off the north-facing array. Kinda essential on a
43°C day, when you're off-grid. (It's too late to recharge the battery
for the night after you've hammered it hard for late afternoon aircon.)
Erik
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