Recent content by HARG Hunter

We did indeed. We now have about a 120 degree opening. Would love more, but it still gives us a solid 4 hours of unblocked sunlight.

Upgraded our system! *New Battery: CHINS 12v 200ah Lithium with built-in heater *Giandel 1500w Pure Sine Wave Inverter Issue now is I am under-paneled and also will need to upgrade from the Rover Elite 20. Advice on the best panel/charge controller upgrade? I've already ordered another 100w...

I ended up choosing the CHINS 12v 200ah LiFePO4 with built-in heater. I now need to add another panel, as my (3) 100w Renogy panels aren't enough to get this battery up to a full charge. Most likely going to go 2S2P with these, sending 24v to my Renogy Rover Elite.

Finally made the decision to upgrade to lithium for our off grid cabin. The AGM's we have are now 3 years old. Still working great, but we decided to increase our capacity and switch to heated lithium (Off Grid cabin in Wisconsin. Get's below freezing during hunting season and when we want to...

Any photos? Looking to do the same for my house. Need to #1 get them off the house a little to let them breath and #2 need to build in an angle for optimum panel angle.

Looking to build something very similar to this for my house roof. Doing 1 roof that already is good angle, but another roof is a little flat, so I will build in an angle. Any info on how to create stand-offs to get them a few inches away from the roof?

I purchased and designed my system for 48v, but the MPP 3048 has been on a boat off of California forever. I think I'm going to have to go with the 24v system. I have (4) CHINS 12v 100ah batteries that I was going to make a 48v bank with, but I can just go 2s2p to make a 24v system instead. Got...

CHINS batteries have arrived - CHECK PANELS have arrived from SanTan - CHECK Now I've been waiting forever for the MPP Solar all-In-One to show up. Can't wait anymore. Seems like everyone's opinions have changed constantly on Growatt, PowMr, etc... Anyone have any opinions as of late? Looking...

Cabin's system has been up and running for over a year. Much smaller system than this, but it gives us enough to survive off grid. This system I'm building is for a back-up system at home.

Thanks as always for the tips. Much appreciated!

Just ordered these. Thanks for the reference. I have heat-shrink to cover between terminals. Are those plastic covers you have over them as well?

OK...Getting ready to order the rest of my components. I've decided to switch from the PowMr to the MMP Solar 3048. I've attached the latest and greatest updated schematic. Questions: * Do I need a combiner box to connect the 2 strings of panels? If so, any recommendations? * Recommendations...

We do not have the shower operational, and this is a seasonal cabin, so our usage will probably not be of help to you. For washing dishes etc, we didn't even use half of a 20lb last summer.

This set-up looks very similar to mine. Probably the same DC water pump as well. I added a 5 gallon pressure tank to keep the pump from running every time I open the faucet.

Thanks. It is indeed a smart charger as well, so it will shut off. I'll have to see what the settings are. It's a Viking 2/8/15a charger.