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Here is what I posted a while back, still works great, completely off grid.::

Do it yourself, I did

Magnum ms4024pae 24 volt 4000 Watt/240 volt pure sine inverter $2000

6 175 watt 24 volt Solar Panels, Craigs List $175 each

8 Trojan T105 Batteries $100 each

miscellaneous wire,boxes,breakers... $500

Runs my Well, any lights and TV I want, refrigerator....as is will provide basics plus a little extra. All is needed is to add panels and batteries and will run a modest home,(in progress) add another inverter and more panels and batteries and will run an average size home.

Almost forgot
Xantrex C60 Charge controller $100

This is a pretty basic and small system that with upgrades is a real powerhouse for those times in need. total cost about $6000. no credits,incentives, all out of pocket and nobody but you and your family know about your preparedness, especially your Power company which by the way has RIGHTS to your SOLAR ELECTRICITY if you pursue Government Incentives to offset costs, which also doubles initial out of pocket costs.

Purchase the items I listed and you will be pretty well off to start. The guy on craigs list has an endless supply of panels but he is in Long Beach, Ca.

If you plan on running any kind of electronics, you better get a “Pure Sine” inverter. Inverter is The MOST IMPORTANT part of your System, this one is a Grid Tie or Stand Alone, Have Generator back up also, 105 amp built in charger fully charges batteries in 2 hours with 6000 watt generator, also with control module add-on and generator auto start option, it will start generator for those times needed. Also I needed 220 to run my Well Pump. I did a lot of research and searching to put together a system for about half the price of a 1000 watt system, and this system will run 2 computers FOREVER, All the Water I want as well as TV,lights,basic cheap fridge(nothing fancy) FOREVER, limited use coffee maker, microwave, ,... Am going to add 8 more Batteries and 4 more Panels next week, then I won’t need generator very often. Microwaves and coffee makers use the most power,as does the Well Pump, but the rest is NEGLIGIBLE.

all from this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2927279/posts

Magnum ms4024pae 24 volt 4000 Watt/240 volt pure sine inverter $2000

Your setup is similar to mine, but I built mine over 12 years ago with stacked DR2024 modified Trace inverters. I just recently replaced my 8-L16 Trojan batteries. I am currently getting ready to upgrade to true sine for the reasons you mentioned.

Will the Magnum MS4024pae provide surge power of up to 10KW? I have a deep water well with a 3/4hp motor rated at 10KW (G) inrush. This was the reason I originally went with the stacked inverters and used the generator for charging rather than starting/running the pump. Thanks.