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Question from Keith: I just finished reading your post about taking your home office off-grid and I found it very encouraging because I’d love to that for just a couple of rooms in my own house.
My question is how do you take just part of a house off-grid while leaving the rest of it connected to the power line? [Read more…]
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A couple of weeks ago I made this short video and wrote this blog post explaining how (and why) I took my home office off-grid and went solar.
To quickly recap, I installed a simple 24VDC to 120VAC solar power generating system to power my computer, laser printer and other essential electronics to prevent my office gear from going offline during power outages.
Overall, I’m very pleased with the way it’s working out. [Read more…]
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If you work from home you know how important it is to have a dependable power source to run your computer, printer, modem, router, lights and other essential work-related gear.
That’s why power interruptions are such a hassle, even when they are relatively short-lived.
Our local power grid isn’t the best so my neck of the woods experiences frequent outages that last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. And every now and then, an outage can literally last for days.
This post explains what I did to avoid that inconvenience and aggravation in the future. [Read more…]
Question from Stanley: My wife and I bought an RV and we’re planning to do some traveling (and of course camping).
Not a lot at first, just an occasional long weekend visit to one of the parks in our area (there are several).
Then after I retire in three years we’re going to hit the road and do some serious travelling (and LOTS of camping).
My question: Which is better for RV camping – solar panels or a generator? [Read more…]
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Question from Sue: I have 16 solar deck lights around the railing of my deck.
These lights are a little over a year old and their cheap AA rechargeable batteries now only last about an hour or so after the sun goes down.
I really like these particular lights so I’d prefer to replace the batteries instead of the lights themselves.
Can I safely replace the old rechargeable batteries in these lights with something like Energizers? [Read more…]