[Brad Townsend]

Clarke.
I am glad to hear that the installer was interested in making sure you knew how to program the battery monitor. Solar systems can be intimidating but if folks are serious about using them and relying on them it is worth taking the time to grasp the understanding. We comfortably live off grid 6 months a year especially after updating our system of 270 watts and having to run the gene 3 times a day to 735 watts and running the gene every other day for an hour only to heat the hot water for showers. Last fall we had Newell install a new Magnum Pure sine 2800 watt inverter charger. No more troubles with the coffee pot. The older Heart inverter worked nicely but was a modified sine wave and the coffeepot kept needing repair. Gotta have my coffee.
We are currently workamping in the White Mountain National forest in New Hampshire in the woods so hook ups are nice here. Longer showers are greatly appreciated. I hope to come up with a solar hot water heater for the desert some day.