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Your Questions About Solar Powered Appliances For The Home
Helen asks…
Henry Dover answers:
Sure, look for an RV dealer, and they will have leads into used vehicles, some of which may have solar kits installed. Note that the solar does not move the vehicle down the road, it merely helps power the appliances inside.
Carol asks…
I was watching a television program about a couple who lived off the grid, powering their home with solar energy. The program mentioned that they couldn’t use a toaster, microwave, or hair dryer but didn’t explain why that was the case. Can you explain this to me? I want to convert to all solar eventually but I can’t imagine not being able to use the microwave.
Henry Dover answers:
You can power any appliance with solar power, but their setup may not have been able to do so.
At a guess, the people who you saw on TV had a setup which provided DC (direct current) and were using dedicated appliances and were simply unable to buy a DC microwave.
Hairdryers are very energy hungry (they use around 2kW – or enough to power round 75 energy efficient lightbulbs) so it may just not be practical to use a hairdryer.
If you get around to going solar, you can get a system which will run on AC (like most of your existing appliances use), but you will probably end up paying more for it.
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