Looking for Answers about NPower Solar Home Power Kit - 1800 Watt?

This NPower solar home power kit is capable of powering 1500 watts because of the inverter included, by adding solar panels and batteries you will increase the amount of time it will run the 1500 watts and increase the charge rate, it will not increase the power output.

This NPower solar home power kit includes a 12 volt 60 Amp hour battery.

This NPower solar home power kit cannot be connected to the grid.

This NPower solar home power kit cannot be hardwired into your home.

Devices run off of the NPower Solar Home Power Kit would be powered by plugging them into the receptacles on the front of the unit.

This NPower Solar Home Power Kit, can not be used with your wind generator. Northern does offer a Npower Complete 1800 Watt Wind Power Package that would be compatible.

This NPower Solar Home Power Kit has a built in charge controller that can handle up to 130 watts of panels. It comes with 80 watts, and up to 50 more watts can be added by wiring the new panels in line with the existing two.

The battery that comes with the NPower Solar Home Power Kit will be a 60 Amp-Hour(Ah) battery. Ah are specified at a 20 hour rate, meaning this battery could have a 3 amp draw for 20 hours. Performance will go down exponentially as amp draw goes up. For example, a 5.5 amp draw would provide about 10 hours, giving you 55 Ah. At a 36 amp draw for 1 hour, you would use up all 60 Ah. A 1500 watt appliance using 120 volt electricity would draw 12.5 amps(Watts=amps x volts). At a 12.5 amp draw, a fully charged battery would last about 3.5 hours. This solar panel in this kit is 80 watts, which provides the power going into the battery. Depending on how often the heater is used, and amount of good sunlight available, times will vary on how long it will take to charge the battery itself.

This NPower solar home power kit can run 24 hours a day, provided that your not using more power than your battery can supply during the 24 hour time span.

The NPower Solar Home Power Kit comes with mounting hardware and brackets that could be mounted to your roof. The kit includes an 11 foot wire that connects to the panel with a j-style plug and to the battery with alligator clamps. The wire can be spliced and added to, or you would need to purchase an extension with the same plugs at an electrical supply store if a longer length is needed.