Recent content by george57

Missed that. Thanks.

Is he living in tornado alley? That setup up weighs a couple of hundred pounds. A breeze is unlikely to blow them away. Otherwise, he could simply use some 15" drill-in tent stakes and straps to keep his rack on the ground.

We (Los Angeles)are banned from watering the lawn. We have inspectors driving around the city checking for homes that irrigate with sprinklers, usually, lush green lawns give it away. No washing cars. I take Navy showers (trickle valve on shower head), capture water in a bucket in the shower to...

The input watts only refer to the maximum X-Stream Fast AC charge wattage when you plug in the wall charger. You can charge just fine with a lower wattage. Using the Alp will just take more time, just as it would with the solar panels. You can set the charging speed on the Max from 200watts up...

My panels are mounted on tilt brackets. Those panels sit on my flat roof. They are held down with concrete blocks(ballast). These are not permanently mounted to the roof. I can move the blocks, unplug the PV connectors, and move, and carry the panels off of the roof at any time. My system is not...

If you really need to be sure, just drop by Building and Safety and bring a small drawing of your setup. https://dpw.lacounty.gov/building-and-safety/permits/workexempt The installation of temporary wiring for testing or experimental purposes within suitable facilities. Portable generators...

Here is Will Prouse's review of the 200Ah SOK battery. For $160 more, you can get double the capacity, serviceability, low temp cutoff, 10-year warranty, and similar life cycle claims. For a community that prides itself on getting the best quality, best deals/ prices on their system components...

With your batteries in series and SBU, I would suggest setting your low voltage cutoff setting to 24v so UTI takes over charging automatically when the batteries deplete to that voltage. That way your inverter won't shut off if one of the batteries drops below the cutoff voltage. You shouldn't...

You can generally over-panel your Renogy Rover, just keep your voltage under 100v. The controller will only accept the wattage it needs, any more will be clipped off. I finally got rid of my 40-year-old Amana side x side refrigerator. I kept it because it still worked fine and a new refrigerator...

Why do people buy Battle Born for twice the cost of other brands when they use basically the same cells that everyone else does? SOK battery is $300 dollars less and you can even take the box apart to service/replace parts.

With the SLA batteries, you are sort of limited to 50% capacity discharge in order to extend the life of the battery. If you were to go with a Lifepo4 you could generally use far more of the capacity without shortening the life cycles. Buy since the cost is a factor, getting another 12v 200ah...

It would seem strange that they would say that they are two separate entities when they fabricate the Evo products along with BB products in the same facility. . It makes me chuckle when people talk about Evo's 'used' batteries as if that were a bad thing. Whenever a DIYer waxes poetically...

Other than your Air Conditioner, which I would guess is a several-ton unit. What other large electrical appliances do you have? I live in Los Angeles so I don't have to use the AC as much as you would, but it is the most energy-devouring appliance I have. I have placed my 23cuf Samsung...

Big Battery uses 'new' battery cells. Their Battery Evo products are mostly outfitted with 'used' cells, hence lower price point. Some have new cells. My Evo batteries work just fine.

I have one of those smart chargers with the alligator clips. I originally bought it for my car batteries. I have since used it to charge my 12v 100Ah lifepo4 battery and keep it charging through the night with no solar. I have also used them to charge up my 12v 180Ah Battery Evo units as well...