huntingross wrote:If you are dedicated to doing this "mission"
Im dedicated to not shelling out 2 grand plus a year to the utility companies. Going through my list of priorities, sorting out this has risen near to the top.
I have just had a look on auto trader and there are a number of cars for sale that would be suitable. There is one for £99.
I have also seen a box trailer for £200.
What i need now is a machanic to do the above for me. I could have ago, i could even take out the engine, but past experiance tells me it wont work again. So its a case of pricing up the job, preferably a freeman. Whats left of the car can go for scrap which goes towards the machanics price. I will house it on a pallet which can be placed into the box trailer. The batteries can sit on shelves at the back with a solar panel on the roof of the box trailer.
I will then need an electrician to install a switch at the mains/control junction to switch between the mains and my own supply should mine fail. I will run all cables ect so it should only be a couple of hours charge.
The hot water, i will consult a plumber on that and see if he can do it. I dont fancy messing about with the current boiler system, but again, i will run all pipes and then all they need do is the connections.
Next to price up is the batteries and an inverter. Also a solar panel, either off the shelf or the bits to make one.
Add to that the cost of the cables and pipes to the house and this starts to look about the grand mark, which i think is ok given the alternative.
What i could do with is a timer system or something that moniters usage, so heavey usage is switched over to the engine automatically, the rest of the time its off the battery bank. What do i search that under?