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I’ve been off for about six months now in a community in Mexico. I have a solark 15k 17,500 W of production, and 60 kW of storage. so far, I’ve been living a normal life. I have all the same things I had in the states except that the power only goes out when I flip the switch or potentially when...

I wanted to share with the community how I was able to get Solar Assistant "SA" to read all my inverter data from my Sol-Ark 15K, AND also read all the individual battery data from my EG4 LifePower4 batteries so I get the best of both worlds, thorough data from "each" of my 12 batteries and all...

I don't want anyone to get upset or in trouble, but I got this quote/purchase simply by picking up the phone and calling Greentech. Maybe they were having a sale, or maybe they have better buying power, I dunno, but they were the best price and as I said less than an EG4 18K. From my...

Thank you everyone for the assistance. I went back in the daytime and noticed there was no neutral. Hooked up the neutral and it’s working perfect.

I love SolarAssistant (SA), if I had one complaint it's that they don't yet allow you to monitor multiple battery types. You can add multiple inverters, but you can't monitor multiple batteries. For example, what I'm looking for is a way to read the EG4 battery data directly, and then at the...

I’ll give you the standard answer buying things from companies that don’t have a track record and you don’t commonly see here in the forums comes with a lot of inherent risks you’re better to stop pinching pennies and just buy something that works. Let someone else be the guinea pig on...

I am thankful I didn't use EG4 inverters, and I couldn't be happier with my Sol-Ark. (y) I did finally get an answer to this from Sol-Ark, basically, the CTs measure the current via a magnetic field and will never be as accurate as a shunt that measures the current traversing a physical...

While I've had some minor service issues with Signature Solar, and others have had varying degrees of challenges. I would encourage you not to get too hung up on the little details. They're a business trying to satisfy customers, they don't always get it right and they never will, however, they...

IMO Solar Assistant is essential, the PV Pro can't give me estimated run time, charge percentages per-hour, details on each battery, and it's only updated every 10 or 15 minutes. It is way too slow to closely monitor things when you need to see spikes in near real-time to only pull data every...

I see what you're saying, honestly, I glanced at the diagram and didn't notice the neutral connected back through the main panel. Looks like what you have will work but for confirmation of NEC and local code you might want to have an electrician check your diagram, sometimes there are things...

This is another plausible explanation. However, suggesting that variations in sampling periods and inverters provide nonsensical data implies there is no need to seek a definitive answer. These inverters should be able to demonstrate their claimed specifications, much like how a vehicle must...

Voltage does drop over distance, and if you're concerned, you can use a voltage drop calculator to determine the exact loss. However, running over 200 DC volts for short distances, such as under 33 meters, to connect your panels to your inverter/charge controller won't result in significant...

I saw one of your gauges has smoother colors while the others are the standard (green, yellow, red). If found this little tool and it's so freaking amazing, I've got beautiful full smooth colors for all my gauges and I can easily set the ranges etc with this...

I’m not aware of a good thread in the forum regarding shunts, but if you’re gonna run those standard EG4 batteries that cannot communicate their state of charge to the Sol-Ark you might want a shunt. Also it’s not Sol-Ark, it’s EG4 who chose to leave the communication out of the regular EG4...

@Watts Happening I believe you'll need the hub even for a single battery unless they're the EG4_LL batteries that have Sol-Ark speak built in. FYI, I read your 18K post, so glad I determined the product wasn't mature and simply went with Sol-Ark to start, my 15K is so awesome, and best of all...

You really need the manufacturers load specifications to be certain. I presume someone that engineer that trailer can tell you what the maximum roof weight could be.

One thing I noticed in your drawing, is that you only have one pair of +/- wires coming from your batteries. The Sol-Ark 15k has two sets of DC breakers each 200a. If you want to get the full power from your batteries, you will need to merge the two wires from your batteries at some point...

I'm seeing what looks like 5 minute increments to the energy meter, not sure why the template is once an hour. I'll try it with something that updates more frequently and see what happens.

Signature Solar’s service has been improving. Now that their older EG4 inverters have been mostly replaced by the LuxPower EG4 inverters, which are better in every way, the need for constant support has resided. The 18k has been out around a year now and MANY bugs have been fixed through...

Update your YAML with this, it will cause the template sensor to update every minute. - sensor: - name: "Solar Production 123" icon: mdi:battery-charging-100 unit_of_measurement: "kWh" state: "{{ states('sensor.daily_production_kWh') }}" attributes...

Awesome!! I just got the updater and used it last night, works excellent, much easier than using the computer and it seems to be better at fixing an interrupted update.

I concur I didn't purchase mine from Amazon, it's just easy to link to. You can use www.currentconnected.com or as you mentioned any solar supply store.

I know this is an old post, but I can confirm I just hooked up a Kohler generator to an 18K for a client and you have your choice of using state of charge or voltage for the level at what you want to trigger the generator to start with the two wire. I can’t find a way to manually trigger it...

@Markus_SignatureSolar Question, now that the issue has been reported and confirmed, what is the expectation for a solution? Are we talking about a few weeks or a few months? I've not had any experience with reporting issues with EG4 equipment and I'm just trying to get a feel for what urgency...

That tool/site looks at the distance which many amp rating charts do not. Having oversized conductors isn't a bad thing, it might cost a little more, and in some cases is preference. Thicker wire will run a little cooler even at short distances with constant amperage flowing. If you want some...

I haven't personally seen the size of the breaker lugs but having (2x) 2/0 AWG wire in there probably won't fit, so however, your run your jumper, unless you use smaller wire it probably won't fit under the lugs on the jumper source. It's also my understanding that if the jumpers extend the...

@Watts Happening there is some sort of data type initialization going on with your entity. For your entity, does it have a value? On my system I don't have any PV hooked up, but initially when I tried to add the gauge card with the "sensor.deye_sunsynk_sol_ark_pv_energy" I got the same...

I had a brain fart and just now realized what the Polaris connectors are, you could use those in front of the Sol-Ark to double up the connections. Sorta like the image blow.

Over the weekend I conducted a test to confirm how this is behaving on my 12 EG4 LifePo4 Batteries (60 kWh or 61.44 kWh) with a 15K Sol-Ark and the EG4 Comm Hub in a closed loop with the Sol-Akr. On Sunday the 27th at 09:25 state of charge was reported by the EG4 Comm Hub at 93%, the same value...

Page 43 for this suggestion https://eg4electronics.com/backend/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/EG4_6.5_Manual.pdf

The right to repair is about ensuring that manufacturers do not intentionally design systems or implement methods that prevent individuals with the appropriate tools and expertise from repairing their products. It's not about making repairs so simple that anyone can do them, but rather about...

This is what I use. Been super cool!! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072J49BX7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

FYI, reading this thread, and I know it's a different product, but it seems to imply this amp draw under 2.3 amps is configurable in the BMS. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/daly-smart-bms-not-registering-small-loads.25256/ I've looked through the testing tool and I don't see a value to...

Just gonna ask since it's not clarified. Why not just stack the inverters in the main building and run the wires from wherever the new panels are to the main building? Then, connect the sub-panel in your outbuilding to your main building.

Really, then where do all the used Amazon warehouse deals come from? I'm perfectly happy to purchase something someone tried and didn't like/understand for less money.

When I received my EG4 battery racks, there was no need to flip the bus bars, both the top and bottom of each +/- bar has double connectors for main feed wires.

I have been watching Signature Solar closely since April of this year. They have the typical retailer/etailer sales, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Fall, and probably a Winter and Spring sale. The 18K is a new product and they're trying to get it out. They have had sales here/there on it...

@50ShadesOfDirt , I really appreciate your post. I often have the opposite opinion when I see recent installs using LFs, AIMS, or Outback inverters. They typically miss simple homeowner needs like connecting a generator with multiple parameters, setting a charge profile for LifePo4, and...

Any Sol-Ark inverter, aka AIO (All In One).

It's possible they may have a slightly bigger sale towards the end of the year, but from what I've seen the Sale price is typically always the same. They have a floor for the discounted price and they never really seem to go below that. Sometimes they'll switch it up as marketing teams do and...

I used the San Diego location. As far the Sol-Ark warranty, you get the same warranty if you self install or have someone do it. There is a card/checklist if things they have you do to verify proper installation and then a registration for to activate/validate the warranty. With basic...

Quick Update. As of a few days with the Shunt installed, the EG4 Comm hub says the batteries are at 97% and the Shunt says 90.1%. I can tell each day the delta is drifting wider.

So for just the panels, to help visually illustrate, this would be ideal. I know this doesn't address the other concerns, but one piece at time is usually easier to digest for me anyways.

You’ll want to update your firmware on your batteries if they’re not the latest. Afterward, to connect SA you need to make sure your first battery is set to 2 according to the documentation, but in my experience that’s only if you’re connecting SA on the first battery...

Double thumbs up for your participation, you've been very patient. (y) (y) ;)

Spoke with Sol-Ark Technical Support and two different techs said even though the calculator is showing red the (Isc) is still under the 30 amp maximum and will operate safely.

What they should do differently is break it into two orders, one for the batteries and one for the cases, charging the card when each order ships. The single order makes it difficult to see which part of the order didn't ship when you use Signature's site for order history.

To shut it down, Turn off the solar, Turn off the inverter (if equipped) turn off any switch/disconnect/breaker between the battery and the inverter/bus bar Turn off the batteries, one at a time To start it up, (if equipped) - turn on any switches/disconnects/breakers between the battery...

Hi @JaxLax , you are correct that you need Solar Assistant "SA" and Home Assistant "HA" to make changes based on automation. I've got it working right now, basically, SA becomes mostly an interface between the inverter/batteries and MQTT messages. HA then gets configured as the role of MQTT...

I just tried to download the SD card image and it's the same date, I believe that's just the baseline image that gets installed, then it should update afterwards. What version do you have installed?