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Is It Possible To Run an A/C and Other Appliances Solely on Solar Power  

Updated 06/06/2022 | Published 06/03/2022



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WILL THIS SYSTEM RUN THE AIRCONDITIONER ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE? WE HAVE A 36 FOOT 2014 FITH WHEEL WHICH WE WILL HAVE TILL WE CANT MOVE ANYMORE, IT HAS NOTHING FANCY JUST THE NORMAL RV FRIGE, MICROWAVE THREE TVS TWO INSIDE ONE OUTSIDE WHICH THEY ARE NEVER ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME. PARDON THE CAPITAL LETTERS MAKES EASIER TO READ THANK YOU.

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I HAVE AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION FOR YOU, BUT THE Go Power Solar AE-4 All Electric System with MPPT Solar Controller # 342-75010 IS NOT GOING TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU ARE NEEDING. RUNNING YOUR A/C SOLELY OFF OF SOLAR AND BATTERY POWER IS NOT RECOMMENDED. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF POWER DRAWN BY THE A/C, IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO RUN WITH JUST SOLAR AND BATTERY POWER. AT MINIMUM WE RECOMMEND A BATTERY BANK WITH AT LEAST 700 AMP HOURS. YOU'LL NEED A SOLAR PANEL KIT LIKE THE Go Power Solar AE-6 All Electric System with 3 MPPT Solar Controllers # 342-75011 OR LARGER TO RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES. YOU'LL ALSO NEED AN INVERTER LIKE THE Go Power Industrial Pure Sine Wave Inverter Charger # 34275013. EVEN WITH THIS LARGE OF A SET-UP (IF YOU HAVE THE ROOF SPACE FOR ALL OF THE PANELS) THE SYSTEM WOULD STILL MOST LIKELY FALL SHORT OF KEEPING UP WITH THE A/C.

A MORE EFFECTIVE OPTION WOULD BE TO USE A SMALLER SOLAR SET-UP LIKE THE Go Power Solar Extreme Charging System # 34282185 (INCLUDES INVERTER CHARGER) WITH A BATTERY BANK BETWEEN 250-300 AMP HOURS TO RUN THE FRIDGE AND OTHER ITMES. YOU CAN THEN USE A GENERATOR LIKE THE 4,500-Watt Portable RV Generator # 333-0005 TO RUN THE A/C.

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