Despite my nickname I don't really have a "Planta full"
I have been in Santo Domingo for a few months without planta or inverter and while it has been okay, now the electric has been getting worse. I'm looking into getting a 1.5 Trace with 4 batts directly from the Trace shop, however I would like some opinions on my biggest worry: The increase in electric costs upon running the inverter. I do have electric bills around 1200 to 1800 Pesos/month running computer and TV almost all day and an bedroom AC at night (not on freeze mode, just 78 degrees).
What kind of extra power does the Inverter waste when charging. I mean what is the ratio of charging compared to what the batteries deliver once the power is out. So far I can only guess from my neighbors' electric bills, some of which have inverters but don't even run TVs and computers all day as I do but still have electric bills in the 3000 to 4000 range. Is it that bad?
Best would be experience from someone who has gone from no inverter to inverter without changing his habits. How much do the bills really increase?
I have been in Santo Domingo for a few months without planta or inverter and while it has been okay, now the electric has been getting worse. I'm looking into getting a 1.5 Trace with 4 batts directly from the Trace shop, however I would like some opinions on my biggest worry: The increase in electric costs upon running the inverter. I do have electric bills around 1200 to 1800 Pesos/month running computer and TV almost all day and an bedroom AC at night (not on freeze mode, just 78 degrees).
What kind of extra power does the Inverter waste when charging. I mean what is the ratio of charging compared to what the batteries deliver once the power is out. So far I can only guess from my neighbors' electric bills, some of which have inverters but don't even run TVs and computers all day as I do but still have electric bills in the 3000 to 4000 range. Is it that bad?
Best would be experience from someone who has gone from no inverter to inverter without changing his habits. How much do the bills really increase?