we're considering putting in solar power or a wind turbine to power the lights and kettle in the communal shed..has anyone any experience of this,any advice gratefully received :)
I have a small solar panel in mine cost 20 pounds on second hand market couple of years ago, Charges some sealed lead acid batteries that run computer fans ok i have a small 12 volt light i can use at night . thats my
experience if it helps
No personal experience but I would go for solar...................your shed might look like a helicopter flyin' over the lotties with the high winds that we seem to be getting these days ;D ;D
For the kettle you will need 240v. What you can do is convert a car battery to 240v by using an invertor. You then have a solar panel topping up your battery. Cost? Large battery from scrapyard £15 400 watt invertor from maplins £25 28 watt solar panel £40 from maplins. You would'nt want a big wattage kettle i think you can get 150 watt ones. Not sure about wind turbines but if you combined the two it would deffinately keep the battery topped up.
thanks for the advice, I've printed it out to show people, Star, we're on a very windy site so could probably power our house !! ;D
Do not put something up that can be seen, remember you are not always there, thieves will soon have it away.
Invest in a decent thermos flask and a wind up torch.
bit difficult when there's 20 of us for a meeting, ace ;D
also, we have a saw and tools that need electric