Hi,, I am trying to help a friend who lives out in the outskirts of La Romana.. where they get electricity 3 hours in the morning and 8 hours at night.
They have 6 light bulbs, one fridge with a freezer inside, one TV, one DVD player, one fan... and.. in the future, they hope,, a computer..
They are trying to figure out how much of an invertor they are going to need... and how much it should cost them... It is a concrete building with a zinc roof and evidently hotter than hades...
I have been going through the forums but this size is so wildly different than the needs of most of us expats that I could not extrapolate.
Thanks for any help..
Also.. What is the expected life of a battery? I am assuming that it is better to buy the inverter new with the guarantee and have the guy install it.. also buy the batteries from the same place? Does the brand of invertor and battery make a huge difference? Are there tricks to keeping consumption low.. such as.. can you unplug the fridge and plug in the fan? *where is yanandu when you need him?
Also... a bit unrelated... what is the best cheapest way to prevent a burn out on the fridge when the power surges?
They have 6 light bulbs, one fridge with a freezer inside, one TV, one DVD player, one fan... and.. in the future, they hope,, a computer..
They are trying to figure out how much of an invertor they are going to need... and how much it should cost them... It is a concrete building with a zinc roof and evidently hotter than hades...
I have been going through the forums but this size is so wildly different than the needs of most of us expats that I could not extrapolate.
Thanks for any help..
Also.. What is the expected life of a battery? I am assuming that it is better to buy the inverter new with the guarantee and have the guy install it.. also buy the batteries from the same place? Does the brand of invertor and battery make a huge difference? Are there tricks to keeping consumption low.. such as.. can you unplug the fridge and plug in the fan? *where is yanandu when you need him?
Also... a bit unrelated... what is the best cheapest way to prevent a burn out on the fridge when the power surges?