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The ve.direct has an option for settings in the inverter. Could be good to check those. Although I have 1200 VA and 375 VA model of...

My shed's roof is white I was excited to add panels to the roof of the shed to see further cooling from the shading. I covered the...

Appears the picture the seller chose as the cover picture has rust on the stud. There’s some other things that make me think it’s not...

There is no practical way to do all what you're asking for. You can come a lot closer to a break even point if you make this a...

Can't say this is to code, but I would put this on a busbar with the 10 AWG on one side and 6 AWG on the other in an enclosed container...

I don't see how you could offer off grid EV charging for an Air BnB customer in any affordable fashion. I would plan on 350 wH per mile...

Cleaned up link... for reference Walmart LION panels

When in stock, these Lion Energy panels are what I use. I have 9 of them. On any portable panel, Glass should fold out. This keeps...

How much extra power do you think will be produced in this area same amount of area?

Not the OP, but mini-splits won’t work to replace central AC ins some circumstances. Just leaves out the smaller rooms where a duct...

You may find stacking lugs on the shunt hard. I found dealing with thick wires with strong batteries much harder to manipulate than the...

I would take the wires in the PWM out and join the new panel in parallel with a “y” cable. These y cables come with MC4. If the PWM...

Best guess is the inverter was overloaded based off what the manual says...

Here is my 2 cents. This is a lot to unwrap. Leveraging your “guesstimate” numbers 3,000 kWh / month equates to 100 kWh / day and 4...

Pictures of the panel will help. I use lion energy suitcase panels and made cables for those for 3S3P. Unlike my lion energy, the...

For planning, I go with $12k for 10 kWh of Battery pack installed, and then $15k per 5 kW of battery installed. I don't recommend...

If you can do the install yourself, a system besides Tesla lets you have more control. To me, I could not do the permitting or climb on...

If it's a standard GFCI receptacle, it can be swapped for a Decora style.

Sounds like you were pushing the limits. The inverter is 1000 watts constant, and seems 1200 watts for a coffee maker could be 5...

Showme: if your pension and other income is less than the standard deduction, then you don't have to file. If above, then you have to...