by Dave | Mar 14, 2016 | Construction, News From The Edge, Solar Power
Today we started making the new solar racks for our existing(new) system. These racks will replace the current racking system – an off the shelf – flat racking system.
The new solar racks will be based on the racks used for our existing(old) solar system. These are hand-made, custom built, adjustable racks that fit nicely on a flat or sloping roof.
by Shionagh | Feb 17, 2016 | News From The Edge, Solar Power
Many people who are looking to make the move off-grid often wonder about the appliances they can run with solar powered battery storage.
This is our experience…..
by Dave | Dec 17, 2015 | News From The Edge, Solar Power
We picked up some new “used” Solar Panels today as part of the upgrading of our current solar system.
We knew we needed more generation power, and were planning on picking up at least another 10 250W panels(2.5kW)…..
by Dave | Nov 17, 2015 | News From The Edge, Solar Power
Our “old” solar system has been in place for 15+ years, and I am still learning new things about it as time goes by. This is not helped by the lack of documentation and information on the system.
It’s seems previous owners just assumed it just worked.
by Dave | Oct 24, 2015 | News From The Edge, Solar Power
In recent days with some cloudy weather, and increasing load on both the old and new solar systems, we have had only a small amount of power left in battery storage in the mornings.
Time to do something about that…
by Dave | Oct 10, 2015 | News From The Edge, Solar Power
We have a second solar panel/battery system we purchased to give us additional power, and it required a new home once we arrived to protect the Switchboard, Inverter, Controller and Batteries.
So we built a box to house it all.
by Dave | Sep 7, 2015 | News From The Edge, Solar Power
One of the major aims of our move to the Scenic Rim, was to be sustainable and self-sufficient. The house we now live in is 100% Solar, with battery storage….
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