natbarre
Member
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2019
- Messages
- 12
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Mama Jama
- Vessel Make
- Kha Shing Spindrift 40
Hello all!
I keep my vessel here in San Diego on a mooring ball and have too many solar panels! I have 900W installed and my batteries are nearly always topped off. I'd like to divert the excess wattage to my water heater.
I currently have an old water heater that has a heat exchanger input connected to my port volvo diesel and am open to replacing it with a new unit or at at least shoving a 12v heating element in it (though ideally I'd preserve my 110v heating capability)
I found this guy's method with a 12v silicone heating pad, but he has a complicated load diverter setup and I'd love something a bit simpler. Perhaps something utilizing an ACR? Perhaps a simple programmable switch?
https://youtu.be/_u0URusLxnk
Does anyone have any experience with this?
I keep my vessel here in San Diego on a mooring ball and have too many solar panels! I have 900W installed and my batteries are nearly always topped off. I'd like to divert the excess wattage to my water heater.
I currently have an old water heater that has a heat exchanger input connected to my port volvo diesel and am open to replacing it with a new unit or at at least shoving a 12v heating element in it (though ideally I'd preserve my 110v heating capability)
I found this guy's method with a 12v silicone heating pad, but he has a complicated load diverter setup and I'd love something a bit simpler. Perhaps something utilizing an ACR? Perhaps a simple programmable switch?
https://youtu.be/_u0URusLxnk
Does anyone have any experience with this?