Recent content by Colorado_Al

I am installing a Thermosyphon water heater on my home in Baja. Next month we will be traveling for a month. We're going to shut the water off while we're gone. What's the best way to leave the water heater while we're gone? Should we drain it and leave the expansion valve open? Or leave water...

Lol I didn't think of them that way but now I like them even more! I've had a pair for a few years. No complaints, and no wiring needed. Only time I had to plug them in was initial battery charging. Comes with 6x 18650 batteries. Waterproof, PTZ, HD, good battery capacity. If you're with the...

Here you go mate. I use these and have no problems. Ready to go out of the box. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MP6NS5N/

I've been trying for a while to get a solar setup for my home in CO. My house is pretty electrically efficient so the system is too small for any of the installers in my area to give me the time of day. My energy use over this past year was average of 320kwh/month, with the high being 432kwh in...

Same here. Growatt SOC is always showing 100% but GYLL batteries are showing between 75%-100% depending on time of day. Unit is not connected to battery BMS as my batteries are the older model and not compatible with the Growatt RS485

I have a Honda Inverter Generator already. Thanks!

It's Al and I did get this setup. I ended up choosing UTl as the output source priority (program 01). Since the generator will only run when I manually start it, the system defaults to solar & battery, and then uses the generator as priority when I run it.

Bahia de La Ventana is a gorgeous area. Glad to hear your system is working well too!

The OP has 4 strings.

Why wouldn't you use something like this: https://www.eco-worthy.com/products/4-string-pv-combiner-box-with-lightning-arrester-10a-rated-current-fuse-circuit-breakers-for-on-off-grid-solar-system Or does that not have enough capacity?

Correct. You can use their online sizing tool to get it right for the expected top wind speed. https://ecodesigner.pvsketch.com/ I bought the system from CED Greentech. https://www.cedgreentech.com/ They had all the parts in stock. If they have an outlet near you, you can get it delivered with...

Where are you located? If you can make a quick trip across the border to Mexico, you can bring back a 12cu ft Samsung with digital inverter. Cost about $500USD/$10000MXN pesos

Thanks to everyone here who patiently answered all of my questions and gave advice. I have a 2 story, 1000 sq ft home in Baja California Sur, MX, on the East Cape. My solar setup has been online for 10 days now and is doing well. I have 6 Hanwha Q-Cell G5 315W 120 cell panels that I picked up...

I have some questions about setting up the Growatt system with solar as primary charging and a manual start generator as backup. I have a 1.9kw solar array and it seems to be charging the 2 GYLL 48v LiFePo4 correctly. I have the Growatt set to program 01 (output source priority) SBU priority =...