Originally posted by Breacher:
All easier said than done.
The fish element is very tricky. It requires fish breeds which will grow to a harvestable size in a relatively small area in the climate where you expect to live.
I was just discussing this with a guy from Lousiana and he is reccomending catfish, but catfish also are in my not so humble opinion, a "trash fish", with very little meat compared to waste. Good news is that all of the waste (fish guts, head, spine ect) can be fed to hogs.
I totally agree. I was thinking tilapia or bluegill. I do appreciate a catfish dinner now and again but could not subject my family nor myself to that more than once a month. If catfish were to be raised it would need to be for profit or trade.
This is the battery bank calculator I used.
It suggests for my needs 2 banks of 8 sams club six volt batteries.
http://www.freesunpower.com/battery_designer.php#startRed This is the wind kit. I am thinking a 48 volt system is the way to go. Notice the charge controller is way more than needed and solar can be tied in... as for the solar part 10 235 watt panels can be had on ebay for around 1700 dollars. I could make the trip to indiana to pick them up and even visit my nieces on the way.
http://www.mwands.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=43_64&products_id=434 For a load dump this is what I have in mind. I also have a microcomputer that can control heating and cooling which would work nicely to prevent the water from getting too hot.
http://www.sespvt.com dc hot water elements
DC LED lighting while hard to find is available and not cost prohibited. 48 volts was decided upon considering running dc through the house.
Something like this would be used for outlets. Each outlet, around one per room would have its own 48-12 volt inverter which would allow a dc powered tv and computer to be connected. Also a swich would be attached to each outlet so the inverter cant rob power when not used... Now we have a powerful computer for each person in a family of five. It will be changed to one power hungry server and 5 raspberry pi's with energy efficiant dc powered tv/monitors
https://www.platt.com/platt-electri...e/Leviton/5821-I/product.aspx?zpid=35217 I agree that retrofitting a home is a challenge but I see it as just a bit more challenging than installing ethernet...
