popularRed_Liz | Staff posted Jul 21, 2025 02:30 PM
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popularRed_Liz | Staff posted Jul 21, 2025 02:30 PM
ECO-WORTHY 1170W Solar Kit (6 Panels, 3000W Inverter, 2 x 24V 100Ah LP Battery) $1700 + Free Shipping
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If you you need to draw more than 2500W, you should consider a 48V system. You'll save a lot on wiring and it'll be easier to replace parts or upgrade.
If you run 12VDC appliances, like a 12VDC fridge, lighting, USB charging panels, or most things designed for autos, you'll need to get a DC-DC converter.
So if I trade and go to a 24v system is the 24v inverter to 120ac good for normal appliances? I run my ac unit off of it. Along with tv when not in summer months. Do I need anything else or does the inverter do all the changes from 24v to 12v?
Let's say $3k for a 10kwh system, 2500W of mounted panels, 5000-Watt 48V inverter/charge controller. If you could generate and use 10kwh per day and you pay $0.10/kwh, it would take you ~9 years to break even.
Of course, you'd have a nice system that could power your house during an extended outage.
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So if I trade and go to a 24v system is the 24v inverter to 120ac good for normal appliances? I run my ac unit off of it. Along with tv when not in summer months. Do I need anything else or does the inverter do all the changes from 24v to 12v?
I don't think many 12V inverters can handle the surge required to run a window AC, especially an AC that has a high start up load. You'd really want to find an inverter that could handle at least 3000W, which is most likely a 24V or 48V one.
I don't think many 12V inverters can handle the surge required to run a window AC, especially an AC that has a high start up load. You'd really want to find an inverter that could handle at least 3000W, which is most likely a 24V or 48V one.
So for me I currently run 2x 100ah batts on a 3k inverter. My ac runs at 1kw-1.1kw continuous. Startup is 3k-5k for a second.
I run it for about 5hrs per day.
But yes I use 1/0 cable for the 2 batteries and to the inverter.
I run it for about 5hrs per day.
But yes I use 1/0 cable for the 2 batteries and to the inverter.
I don't think upgrading to a 24V system is going to make a huge difference if your goal is just to run the AC better. You'll have slightly better efficiency from a 24V inverter and your losses in the wires will be slightly less (they are proportional to the current squared time the resistance in the wire).
With two 24V 100ah batteries, you'll probably have a bit more than twice the runtime vs your existing two 12v 100ah setup.
I don't think upgrading to a 24V system is going to make a huge difference if your goal is just to run the AC better. You'll have slightly better efficiency from a 24V inverter and your losses in the wires will be slightly less (they are proportional to the current squared time the resistance in the wire).
With two 24V 100ah batteries, you'll probably have a bit more than twice the runtime vs your existing two 12v 100ah setup.
I bought the ac a like 2023 I think. It's a portable 1 on wheels.
Idi if it's soft start or not but I would assume yes because sometimes it starts and goes to like 100 then to 3-400 then to run at 783 for a bit and slowly go up and never surge. But it's like 50/50 if it'll surge or not.
I would like to go to 24v if I can for the solar input. My charger controller stops at 860 but I have 3 375w panels but it maxes out.
If I go to 24v I can use my 4 375w panels to 1500w max.
Meaning I could run my ac even longer maybe 10/11am-7/9pm?
My thing i I thought you would need to buy a 24v inverter and then buy a modulator thing to go down to 12v but if 12v-120ac is the same as 24v-120ac then I should be good right? With just buying a new inverter and good to go like a normal plug? My charge controller is 12/24 so that's good.
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