When we lived on the grid, we used to conserve energy by switching off the lights in the rooms we weren't occupying. Now we have lights on all over the house and farm all night long. Energy hog off-gridders? No way, masha'Allah!
We bought four 12 packs of outdoor solar lights ($9.97, Walmart) and two packs of screw-in hooks and light up our home from dusk to dawn. We have placed them throughout the house, so if anyone gets up at night they can see to walk around. It is soft lighting, so a couple in each bedroom serve as non-invasive night lights. To light up our whole home cost about $45 in solar lights and hooks. We simply put out the lights to charge each morning and bring them in before sunset.
We also have solar lights positioned on the main out buildings on the farm, along the driveway from the gate to the house, and other key locations. We even bought some solar motion detector alarms for the corners of our garden area that are still going strong over 4 years later masha'Allah.
We have a few solar charged LED lightbulbs that we use for bright light in the kitchen, living room, and bathroom. What happens if we have a couple of very cloudy days and they don't charge well? We have a couple of standing lamps which we plug into our inverter (running from the solar charged battery bank) for bright light.
No lighting bills, no continual expense for candles or oil for lamps, just light from the light Allah sends. Al hamdulillah!
We bought four 12 packs of outdoor solar lights ($9.97, Walmart) and two packs of screw-in hooks and light up our home from dusk to dawn. We have placed them throughout the house, so if anyone gets up at night they can see to walk around. It is soft lighting, so a couple in each bedroom serve as non-invasive night lights. To light up our whole home cost about $45 in solar lights and hooks. We simply put out the lights to charge each morning and bring them in before sunset.
We also have solar lights positioned on the main out buildings on the farm, along the driveway from the gate to the house, and other key locations. We even bought some solar motion detector alarms for the corners of our garden area that are still going strong over 4 years later masha'Allah.
We have a few solar charged LED lightbulbs that we use for bright light in the kitchen, living room, and bathroom. What happens if we have a couple of very cloudy days and they don't charge well? We have a couple of standing lamps which we plug into our inverter (running from the solar charged battery bank) for bright light.
No lighting bills, no continual expense for candles or oil for lamps, just light from the light Allah sends. Al hamdulillah!
Off-Grid Lighting
Reviewed by vivien
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November 09, 2017
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Reviewed by vivien
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November 09, 2017
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