Recent content by arthurK

John, I looks like I've solved my own problem. Once I settled on water heating, I didn't even think about air heating. But now, while writing the first post, I mentioned the easiest solution. I will connect a shunt resistor in parallel with a switch that can be flicked when we are going away...

Thank you for your reply, John. I have recycled one of these heaters which had corroded contacts and started to leak: http://solucionesbizkaia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/02-Termo-el%C3%A9ctrico.png The element will be covered at all times, as only the top 5-10 cm of hot water can be...

Hello everyone! I apologize if a thread like this already exists and I have missed it due to wrong wording etc. I have searched whole web and found bits and pieces but no concrete answer or other examples like mine. The background: It is an off grid tiny house where I want to install a wind...