This may sound like a really off the wall question.So much so I’m betting no one knows the answer!
I was reminded of this today when I got my hydro bill. Not one kilowatt more than usual, in fact I’m pretty consistent in my useage.The bill however jacked up another $40 due to changes in billing by the ontario government. The “delivery charges” especially.
I made a comment under my breath that it was well past time to go off grid. You see sometime hopefully in the next year I will recieve a small inheritance. My plan was to buy a little piece of land to live on for retirement. Being a “clean and green” kind of individual I plan on my rather modest electricity to be supplied by wind or solar or both.
Now a few years ago the hydro bills got so bad I had to cut it off for about 6 months as I couldnt afford to pay it. We spent the summer using a combination of an inverter, and a gas honda generator .BTW, I LOVED that honda generator, one of the most reliable devices I ever owned.I’d buy another honda in a second.
When using the inverter, I noted some electronics really didnt like it.Clocks would run at double speed for example. The finer the electronics, the more trouble I had.If I recall correctly the generator was sine wave, but the inverter wasnt.
This lead me to think for a minute.What about my electrolysis machine? It’s basically a computerized unit.I’m betting it really would not like an off grid power source. And having a probe in my face would be a REALLY bad way to find out! I know it’s unlikely, but has anyone tried their electrolysis machine on anything except mains power?
Seana