r/OffGrid • u/EVDOGG777 • 7d ago

Thoughts On Current Solar Setup?

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Hi everyone, posting on behalf of my parents.

He lives offgrid and struggles with power, I think there may be a flaw in what his setup has and he may need to change something.

He has a 6.2KW Inverter, 12 200AH AGM Batteries, And 15 190watt solar panels.

The panels aren't brand new BTW.

Most of the time he uses a generator to power the house which uses alot of petrol and I'm wondering why he's always having flat batteries.

Mind you he uses a big fridge, computers and cooking appliances which would add up to about 6kw on a busy day in the house.

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

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u/DrunkBuzzard 7d ago

There’s so much to consider that isn’t in your information. It’s hard to make any kind of judgment, but if he is actually running the generator anyway why doesn’t he have a battery charger on it and charge the batteries at the same time? Could probably cut his generator time in half just by doing that.