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Ordered from Ark-USA last week and received my panels today! The pallet was picked up yesterday from Baltimore warehouse and delivered in RI. Excellent prices, great customer service and quick delivery.

I thought this was interesting when browsing Signature Solar's website this morning. I'm curious to see who would trade/upgrade to the EG4 18K from the Sol-Ark. Maybe for the new Gridboss/Flexboss or whatever it's called? Program Details: Eligibility: Customers who have purchased Sol-Ark 15K...

Just make sure you buy the correct region one. I’d hate for it to be shutdown because you’re in the wrong AOR.

The way I read it is you get the 18K for $1,000. If you do not send your 15K within 6 weeks then you are charged the full amount.

To be honest I haven’t had a chance to look at the inside of the pallet. I spoke with ARK-USA prior to delivery and he said to note any visible damage. He said if the outside looked good then most likely all panels should be good. No fork lifts through the side here. Did I take a gamble by not...

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If you sign in you’ll see the pre tariff pricing, but yea…Maybe they split the brackets between CC and SS 🫠

“It depends” I am going through zoning now for my ground mount. They consider a ground mount array as an accessory structure so I have to meet certain criteria for approvals. I also have to have a 50’ setback, but I’m requesting a variance to build within 18’ of the side property line due to...

It definitely makes sense! Pricing out here in New England just seems ridiculous. I'm all for everyone making money, but I'm also not opting to pay $70-100K for a 11kw ground array system with 18kWh of storage...

Thanks for your reply. You’re right. I know the best way to save energy is conservation; however, it’s less likely to happen with our normal way of life (first world problems I know). In our last house we had a similar square footage but milder winters. I had a server rack running 24/7, but no...

Go check out @HighTechLab latest post on the availability.

One system I've been considering instead of ground screws is a system by Osprey. One of the solar installers quoted me with this over IronRidge system and it piqued my interest. It's something that the installers used in my area (rocky ground) without the need of heavy equipment. Definitely...

You may be able to use something like this https://www.currentconnected.com/product/sok-12-slot-outdoor-battery-rack/ near your PV array and have the Inverter mounted on the outside of the battery rack; then just use a critical loads panel in the house with MTS/ATS to switch from the grid to PV...

I’m fairly certain the heat detector would just tie into your current smoke alarm network (assuming you have hardwired detectors).

Oof. That’s not comforting. Did you use SDS or post driver?

Did Signature Solar ever get the battery UL approved? I think that’s the hold up for many of us. I know SOK was in the process and was due sometime around September 22.

Could you explain this as I'm looking to do something similar? I thought subpanels (which a critical load panel is) requires N and G (but not tied together).

Along with a 1099....

I’d like to think so, but the electrician said he’s seen many in our area that only had conduit at the sweeps (meter and house); nothing in between ?. Line to house is aluminum 4/0. Conduit in panel is 2” so should be 2” all the way through. I really hope there is a pipe all the way. If push...

I don’t have the house ground at the pedestal. Ground is at main panel with two ground bars just outside underneath the deck (near the drawn red line in photo). They made it sound line the neutral ground bond would now have to be at the pedestal vice main panel as it is now in order to install...

That's good to hear. I'm currently in the process of getting one of these as part of my solar install. Looking forward to having it installed.

I’m just South of your family (RI) and am currently working with a smaller solar team and have had a great experience so far. PM me if you’d like the name of the company. Also have other coworkers that used another company with great reputation.

Guess I didn't understand the statement of "The N from the main panel to critical loads panel should not be there as one example even with the N-G bond in the inverters disabled". The way I read this is that only the two hots should be connected to the panel, which would not be correct from my...

Maybe I’m missing it, but when I check out the spec sheet for the Rich solar panels, it states to refer to the product warranty for details yet I can’t find the warranty sheet in the product page. Maybe add another tab/link next to the other links for the product warranty being referenced in the...

I bought my pallet from here: https://ark-usa.io/product-category/solar-panel-pallets/ Great prices and fast shipping from their NJ warehouse (regional based I’m believe).

That’s the only way I can see installing solar at this point to be honest. I did install a critical loads panel a few weeks ago. On this panel it holds: well pump, fridge (2), freezer, all three air handlers, one ac condenser (1.5 ton), master bedroom and living room lights, network rack and...

Mines being shipped and I don’t even own batteries or solar right now. FOMO got me since I didn’t want to pay the new price. I should’ve bought the 120v cord too.

https://www.troublefreepool.com/forums/ - Is the site you're looking for. It's like the DIY Solar Forum site, but for pools. I learned it's not about water cycles, it's more of how much time you need to generate Chlorine (I use SWG) in order to keep your Chlorine levels high enough to combat...

Where did you order it from?

Yea it almost looked like you could rent it. Maybe schedule it for the week and ship back to them with the loading results? Seemed reasonable.

Agree. If the quote includes the loading device it seems like a pretty good deal. My issue with the screws or Dino tubes is digging 7’ holes and sourcing 21’ Sch 40 pipe.

I think alte charges around $350 for a permit package. May be worth checking out too.

Definitely not an expert here, but I would reach out to several roofing companies and have them install the panels. Most installers up in NE sub it out to roofers if they don't have a roofing company on the side.

That's fair...I'd just put a caveat in that not all professional solar installers are professional roofers. There's a lot of solar installers up here in NE that have caused leaks in people's homes due to missing the rafters and/or not sealing the holes.

Interesting. I see pallets available but maybe depends on the warehouse?

Link? I know they’re using UL prismatic cells but the whole battery itself wasn’t UL approved. I can’t find anything on their we’ve only that regards.

I've been browsing the forums for the last few months and watching/following multiple YouTubers. We moved into a house with some acreage last fall and have been interested in installing a ground array to help offset some of our energy costs. It first sparked when we got our first true Winter...

Man I always wondered how these faired in the real world. I saw them go Beta and then disappeared and always wondered how they did in the real world. Some people were excited for the new production units, but then most were expecting it to end up like their mFi... Good luck with sale though!

You should be able to claim 30% of that $10K for tax credit. *Not a CPA

Will that allow me to connect to main panel (line side taps) to charge up batteries in case of low light or multiple low light days? Basically I see what you’re saying. Do complete install but without net metering agreement and limit to no export. What happens if batteries are all charged and...

Could your cheap microwave be built for 50hz instead of 60hz? More likely the inverter frequency is not correct, but figured I’d ask.

Interesting reading through the comments on the LV6548 topic. I believe Will stated he thought the Sol-Ark had a ground-neutral relay, so perhaps this is a bit different than was is proposed above. Looking at Sol-Arks simplified wiring diagram, it looks like neutral/ground is connected at all...

I think it depends on the state. The state of Rhode Island (sigh...I know, I know) doesn't charge sales tax on Solar equipment/installs etc.. "all renewable energy products such as solar panels, inverters, batteries, and installation costs are not subject to sales tax." However, I'm all for...

Nice. My installer says no deliveries so now it looks like I need to fire them and do self install.

Thanks! I was originally looking at the EG4-LL battery for the UL listing. Your email helped identify it for the LifePower version and I was able to find the certificate on the website. Thanks again!