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Our first Solar Powered Tiny House

21/3/2014

 

Unfortunately the good old British weather held up this project but I hope you will agree it was worth the wait. Now we have some clear sky’s we can now test out our fully off grid Tiny House powered by a 2.4kw Antaris solar kit. 3 panels sitting snugly on the roof will charge the 6 batteries throughout the day. When fully charged, holds enough power to boil a kettle for an hour continuously. The lighting inside the Tiny House is a mix of 2watt and 10watt LED’s which will hardly touch the battery storage if used when needed.


The shower is powered by two Duracell Batteries and a bottle of gas much like a BBQ. A small boat pump can feed the burners that will heat the water very fast. A thermostat is recommended to tone the heat down as it can achieve Temperatures too hot to handle. The system can also be connected to a garden hose which will eliminate the need for the pump and mains pressure turns the unit into a power shower, better than a Triton electric shower unit.

Also in the shower/wet room is a composting toilet. With plenty of off grid WC’s on the market, the eco-toilet is by far the best I have seen. A small fan is fitted which removes all odors and helps to dry out the solids. Two options are available, 12v and 24v depending on the tiny house electrical set up.

The Tiny House will be rolling out of our workshop in the next few days and will be towed to Hastings when it will be rented out for short breaks on a farm.

I will update you all when it has been furnished and the kitchen installed.

For information about the Solar Kit or any other product, please email me at: mark@tinyhouseeurope.com
Lisa
24/3/2014 03:02:59 pm

Hi
I'd be very interested in staying in the house on the farm to try it out? Can you let me know the details? I'm really keen to buy a Tiny House but need to try first.
Thanks Lisa

Tom
24/3/2014 07:09:32 pm

Mark,
Could you explain in some detail how you mounted the solar panels "flush" the way you did.
I'm curious how you mounted them, roofing material, and waterproofed the roof.
Thanks,
Tom

Mark Burton
25/3/2014 09:42:21 am

Hi Lisa,
When the Tiny House is delivered the owner is installing a small kitchen area and furniture. I will update my Facebook and Twitter accounts when they are taking bookings. (approx a week).
Like: facebook.com/tinyhouseuk Follow: Twitter.com/tinyhouseuk.

Mark

Jane Thompson
25/3/2014 10:09:18 am

Congratulations on an excellent design and build! I'd live there in a heartbeat.
I'm particularly intrigued by your shower set-up. Sounds very interesting.

Mark Burton
25/3/2014 02:37:18 pm

Sorry Tom, trade secret, it's my own design as the panels don't come with any mounts! It's a fantastic kit apart from no mounts or fixings. However....
All mounting units and instructions come with the solar kits I sell.

Barbara Tipson
25/3/2014 05:53:56 pm

Can you please send details of the solar panel kit? I am converting a barge


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