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This really should be an easy fix. Any half way decent A/C guy should be able to square you away. You may even want to just pick up your own Vac pump from H/F or off Amazon. When I did my mini splits, the main outdoor units have the refrigerant. The lines were shipped as just lines with...

There is no reason that you still cannot use those tools and gain a new skill once you get the system installed. Use the damaged line to practice cuts/flares.

I was off on the prices a bit. They have gone up over the last year.

Long lineset will require additional R-410a over what the system is pre charged with. But then again, if he is just trimming the new line to the same length as the existing one and doing a new flare on the end, that should work just fine as well. Looks like 16' mini split line sets are only...

I want to thank you Will, watching your vids over the last year have helped me pull the trigger on the parts I am getting, and I hope to start install within the next 2 months. Your vids have been a very valuable learning tool and I appreciate the large amount of different components you have...

Ok, so taking a look at the photos you submitted, Looks like the low pressure line is what was damaged. I think they are using standard line sets, and the fittings on the very end are some sort of ball valve they put on the line set/pull vacuum on it and this releases when attached to the...

Well, seems the world of solar moves much faster than I did. When I purchased the 6000ex it was the *new kid on the block* so I was thinking it would be serviceable for a while and I would be able to purchase a second/third to add on if needed. Oops. System setup: 1 EG4 6000ex 10 Canadian...

As others have said, being new construction you have some great opportunity to future proof. Insulation will be your best friend. I did not see where you mentioned your major appliances or if you will be on well water. My 6k inverter quickly gets to its limit when my hot water heater kicks on or...

I am in a similar situation to you. I purchased my setup a year and a half ago and it took me forever to get what I needed to mount, wire and do all the little things. That and life happened. I am currently running my entire house off one 6000ex, 2 Lifepower4 batteries *totally insufficient*...

That looks great! I almost wish I would not have gotten the server rack for my 2 batteries and set them up like you did. It would make things a lot less cramped. I also need to go to my local electrical supply store and see what they carry for wireways so I can get everything managed and looking...

From my *research* using the breaker as a disconnect can cause issues with arcing and can catch fire. Mind you, this is all from watching youtube vids when I was getting started in my solar journey. I have my solar disconnect near the right off the panels on my carport that I use to shut off...

I hear you on that. When I lived in Phoenix, my *new construction* house was chicken wire / stucco construction like most of the houses there and I had Light colors with terracotta roof tiles. I paid extra for additional R value wall insulation and additional attic/crawl space blown insulation...

Well damn. I knew if I searched I would find the answer. Sad that it is not what I was hoping. My thought process was.... EG4 6000ex *sucks that it only has ONE MPPT* Adding a Victron smart charge controller and possibly a cerbo GX and smart shunt. Getting Solar assistant to communicate with...

2 week update. I have been bouncing the power order from SUB to SBU due to being storm season and not wanting to have the power go out and have dead batteries. I also do not want to grid charge my batteries at night as that just seems like a waste with the conversion losses. I have learned...

I need to do this as well. I have one set for my IOT's with limited access, and also one that is specifically Solar. I am unable to make any remote changes on my 6000ex via eg4's software or dessmonitor so I have not been toooo concerned, but with the state of the world, I should have my...

I kinda knew this would happen with the way that I am regarding projects I undertake. I have a few questions about Solar Assistant. Looks like one of my questions is a No go after doing some research here on the forum but that post was over a year old so I dunno. My current setup is an EG4...

That was kind of my thought process on a *temp solution*. Using the EG4 app to see what my inverter is doing and using a smart shunt and Victron MPPT's for additional solar capacity, and just monitor the shunt info and battery info via SA. But not having the ability to have all the info in one...

Thank you for clarifying this, I was under the assumption *yep, I know* that these batteries were direction agnostic. I was not thinking about the vent sticker on top if there is an issue. Much appreciated.

First, I want to thank Will for his dedication to testing, reviewing, and making information readily available to us. I have wanted to start a solar setup since buying property in East Texas, but 3 years ago, things were not nearly as refined as they are today, and waiting 4 months for cells...

Sorry if that was confusing, The shop is large and I still have a lot to figure out when expanding. I am starting the main house off as the only solar offset to begin with, and I am going to use the 6000ex split phase to start. The 6000ex from my understanding, can be chained up to 9 units. I...

Thanks for the input! I have not done an energy audit yet for a few reasons. 1, this was a shoot from the hip, to get my toes wet, so I do not procrastinate anymore. 2, I am not looking at going completely off grid right now, just getting started, and offset and have more reliable service. 3...

Always the biggest headache working in the auto industry. And the increasing *Classic* models where they continue selling the OLD body style vehicles along side the NEW body style vehicles. Chevy made things way more difficult than they needed to so they could sell over produced vehicles as...

I wish I did. I bought 10 Canadian Solar 355w panels when I bought my setup from SS. I decided on a 6000ex split phase as it was the *new hotness* and I figured it would be easy to add onto. My inverter can handle 18 of these panels, and SS suggested that I run 9 panels and have 1 as a spare as...

I guess I got pretty lucky. I have 2 *Comfortotal* branded el cheapo 18k 240v units in my house. I bought them to replace window units that were in this house when I bought the land as the central air handler was destroyed. I paid 600.00 for each unit and 200 for install on each one. I could...