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Charging at -4f is either a typo, or a marketing gimmick.... The actual cells need to be above 32f to charge. Defiantly sounds "better" to somebody who doesn't know any better if they say the -4f and then hope that the heating function can get it above freezing. The manual says the battery...

Greentech Renewables has a location in Madison. Go to their website, see what they have in stock and request a quote. I’ve done that in Burlington Vermont and they were happy to take my credit card and sell me as an individual four panels. Some have reported that certain locations are not as...

I'm no expert, but does your code reference just deal with wiring for DC conductors and not AC? 8 AWG 90 degree wire is rated for 55 amps. If you have 4 current carrying conductors you multiply that by 80% giving you an ampacity of 44 amps. Since you are using 12 AWG Enphase cabling, you need...

Black/White/Green 🤔 That is a 480 Three phase connection without a ground? I'm pretty sure that is correct..... At least that is correct for at least one motor circuit where I work.....

I bought those cables and isolated adapter.... And I bought a Raspberry Pi to run the software on. AMAZING is all I have to say. Just burn the SD card for the Pi and then plug everything in. Connect to the pi from the Victron phone app and associate it to your account and IT JUST WORKS.

What are you talking about??? we have GREAT solar production here in Vermont in the winter 🤣 Was I supposed to get more than 20 watt hours of production in a day from a 360 watt panel a few weeks back?

Check your numbers in the MPPT Calculator. I just put in the REC panels I have with a 40.8 Voc and -0.26% temp coefficient and a low temp of -30c and I'm coming up with 93.3 V with 2S and 139.9 V with 3S

-EDIT- Found the video I was thinking of. Turns out it wasn't an issue with using ferrules, but instead was not having enough insulation stripped off of the wires. (my original comments below) I seem to recall a video regarding this and a failure associated with using a ferrule, but I can't...

How many kWh/day do you think you'll be using? And how much of that can you generate from solar vs having to feed it the 800 feet from the grid? My thought on the subject if you absolutely need to have a way to charge from the grid would be to install an EG4 Chargeverter. Figure out how many...

Did the seller for the NESolar panels indicate anything regards to them possibly being out of business? Here is what the altEstore is saying about NESolar: "These panels are an excellent deal- the best we've ever seen, however it's come to our attention that the manufacturer's website is down...

On the Vermont income tax form Line 21 is where you report use tax for taxable items where no sales tax was collected. Including items purchased online where no use tax was collected So yeah, you have to pay I still on items that should have had tax collected. How many people actually self...

3% of 120 volts is 3.6 volts 3% of 240 volts is 7.2 volts The higher the voltage, the greater the voltage drop can be even at the same percentage. You get an additional benefit if you are trying to move the same wattage. 55 amps at 120 volts is 6,600 watts. Now if you are trying for 6,600...

https://tax.vermont.gov/business/sales-and-use-tax/exemptions#forestry

State should have a form to fill out to report sales tax paid which ends up being exempt so you can get a refund. Tax laws are COMPLICATED. Here in Vermont at work, paint to paint machinery is exempt from sales tax while paint to paint the building is taxable….. (at least when the secretary...

My quick calculation would be that if you had two in series, you would hit 100 volts open circuit at a temperature of 48 degrees. Kind of hard to just unplug them any time it gets to that temp. You would have them unplugged most of the year. Running panels in parallel isn't the best option...