Brakers
LIFE MEMBER
Hi Kiddiewinks
Hope you are all well and rested from last weekends trip in your motorhome.
The question I have today is about Solar Panels and the installation and experience you have of such. I myself have a 100watt solar panel on my motorhome, the current setup is that the ECU can coupe with a single 100watt panel without modification.
I am considering putting two 150watt panels on my motorhome with two or three batteries and and inverter and removing the 100Watt one,
I’m assuming that I could not just add a 150watt panel to the existing one and even if I could the age of the old panel means that the output is likely to have dropped to some extent.
I have been reading up on panels and it seems the mono-crystalline panel tends to get the thumbs up.
The price varies way too much and the specification does not give you any indication why you should buy the dearer one, apart from the fact that they say they are better made etc.
Obviously people will say you get what you pay for, and that is true to a large extent but sometimes you are paying for the name of a company, and you could get a similar product from a reputable supplier cheaper, which would work and last just as well if not better.
I have joined Which on a trial month that does a solar company check on how they produce panels and the quality control etc, but this is mainly dealing with house or business panels and although I searched for panels made by the top rated company, I can’t find any relation to panels for the leisure people, so that was a waste of time that was.
So if you good people could give me your experience on your set up and batteries and usage, also what make of panel and wattage you went for, that would help me no end.
Also any good reputable fitting companies near me in Eastleigh (Nr. Southampton) which you may of used or been recommended by someone.
Many Thanks and Best Wishes Tony
Hope you are all well and rested from last weekends trip in your motorhome.
The question I have today is about Solar Panels and the installation and experience you have of such. I myself have a 100watt solar panel on my motorhome, the current setup is that the ECU can coupe with a single 100watt panel without modification.
I am considering putting two 150watt panels on my motorhome with two or three batteries and and inverter and removing the 100Watt one,
I’m assuming that I could not just add a 150watt panel to the existing one and even if I could the age of the old panel means that the output is likely to have dropped to some extent.
I have been reading up on panels and it seems the mono-crystalline panel tends to get the thumbs up.
The price varies way too much and the specification does not give you any indication why you should buy the dearer one, apart from the fact that they say they are better made etc.
Obviously people will say you get what you pay for, and that is true to a large extent but sometimes you are paying for the name of a company, and you could get a similar product from a reputable supplier cheaper, which would work and last just as well if not better.
I have joined Which on a trial month that does a solar company check on how they produce panels and the quality control etc, but this is mainly dealing with house or business panels and although I searched for panels made by the top rated company, I can’t find any relation to panels for the leisure people, so that was a waste of time that was.
So if you good people could give me your experience on your set up and batteries and usage, also what make of panel and wattage you went for, that would help me no end.
Also any good reputable fitting companies near me in Eastleigh (Nr. Southampton) which you may of used or been recommended by someone.
Many Thanks and Best Wishes Tony