Solar help

[cwconnertx]

My wife was supposed to hook it to the smaller one today, will ask her when I talk to her.

Get a 24 or 48 hour period, this should be the worst case time for an outdoor freezer, and it will surely draw more during the day than night. If you can't do an exact time period then a longer time is better than shorter.

Freezers are one of my most important items as I but meat by the case (Costco, USDA PRIME sirlion, under $7 a pound, less than half the cost of the USDA choice shit they sell at the grocery store) and get venison and sometimes other grass fed beef from a client also.

[helomech]

Okay, here are the numbers off of just the smaller older freezer. It has been running for 462 hours. 40.43KWH, 94.5W, 144VA. Those are all the numbers off the meter.

[cwconnertx]

Okay, here are the numbers off of just the smaller older freezer. It has been running for 462 hours. 40.43KWH, 94.5W, 144VA. Those are all the numbers off the meter.

That is more than double the normal usage from a new full size freezer!

That is about 2.1 kw-hr per day or 760+ kw-hr per year, most new models would be labeled for 300-400 kw-hr per year.

Check the new one next, it is possible that there is just a large heat load where they are. It might just benefit from a good cleaning of the coils, checking the gaskets, etc. That stuff can really reduce the load and size of solar system needed.

[helomech]

They are in a really hot shed.

Will hook up the other by itself now.

[bacpacker]

Be sure and check the gaskets and coils. I hadn't gave that any thought, but they will most certainly add to the power usage. Either or both could be a big deal.

[Sniper-T]

There is some good information in this thread