38FL Solar Thoughts

[38FLCamper]

We are thinking of adding solar to the roof of the rig (38FL) .. Residential Fridge so there is no fridge vent to run the wires... Thoughts?

I am thinking it needs to go down through the front cabinets in the entertainment center. Maybe run an electrical conduit from the roof down through that cabinet into the basement near the batteries. ???

[Duckogram]

Take a look at Zamp Solar out of OR. Their dealers do installation. It might be worth the cost due to complexity & warranty. Just a thought.

[Campingnut]

I ran my wires in my 34RLSA down through the plumbing vent stack and it was easy.

[38FLCamper]

The problem with using the vent with the front Living Room is the bathroom is in the back and the batteries are up front... This would double or triple the length of the wires from the panels to the controller...

[Campingnut]

Was not sure with yours as I can access mine in the basement storage so it was close. How much solar are you thinking?

[38FLCamper]

In the 300W range, but I have only just started planning and need to measure loads on the batteries (after it warms up and snow melts) to determine actual loads before I commit. We have the residential fridge and we dry camp at least 2x year for a full week each time and would like to reduce the amount of time I need to run the generator. (or in some days eliminate the need)

Not looking to run large loads, maybe the 12v TV with dish, few lights at night, normal phantom loads, and the 2000W inverter on the fridge.

[Campingnut]

Just from my own experience 300w might be a little on the low side to not use the generator. I dry camp with mine more then 90% of the time.

[wire1946]

hi try to run them from the spot where the satellite dish should be