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@barthold, This is a very well organized, and super clean installation. This year I plan to add another array to my grid connected set up, as well as replacing the 11 year old, 48v 256ah Concorde battery bank. Have not yet decided upon which Lithium batteries to replace them with, but like the...

I looked at it again, and forgot to remove another load. It pulls right at 2K watts, and that includes the air handler blower - like most geo units, everything is in one 'box' inside the house. And yes, I have the desuperheater running, providing hot water support to a separate pre tank for my...

What @Brucey said above.

Maybe start with a new split phase, more efficient heat pump? That would ditch your 3 phase service & would probably make installing a residential solar system a bit easier. That 3 phase service may cause more problems than it's worth. Disclaimer: I am not an electrician

Thanks @n2aws for your information & the Schneider enhanced GSV publication. I have an older XW and used the enhanced GSV on my original Concorde AGM's for eleven years. They were beginning to show their age, and I recently replaced them with two 230ah Trophy lithiums, when I added another PV...

Thanks @AlyGreen, that is a very comprehensive write up on your new Geo system. The costs do blow me away, but you are in PA, and you had it professionally done. The information given will undoubtedly help many folks. Twelve years ago I did a renovation on a 22 year old lake house camp. We...

Hello Anthony, my best suggestion would be to spend many hours reading this forum, and focus on those manufacturers that you DON'T see mentioned very often, meaning they do not have as many problems. Don't cheap out on buying components for a solar system. This system will be powered up...

@Horsefly, agree with you on the Victron stuff. A couple years ago I installed an all Victron component system in my Sprinter, including 2 of their 200ah batteries. Although I have not used the van extensively, all has performed very well.

Hey Zapper, I am not an astronomer by any means, just going by what the local media folks were saying. I believe they said the next one was 2046 - probably referring to the next one visible in our area.

I am hoping to get 20 years out of my newly purchased Trophy batteries. I am still running my 11 year old Concorde Lifeline AGM batteries, but they are showing signs of age. I am grid tied and don't abuse the batteries. Hoping to get my new batteries installed soon - have some remodeling to...

You might call Dan (the owner), at the phone number given on the site. You'll most likely get a quicker response by calling, rather than an email. I have found him to be easy to reach, knowledable and helpful, with suggestions on setting up my inverter to work well with his batteries. I...

Go for it! It will keep you busy and motivated, for a least a while. I 'retired' 23 years ago, and never had a boring/unproductive day.

It seems this was the OP's last post on this forum, in 2022.

@kennyb, thanks for the info above. I have an older XW6048, and had never heard that it could be updated to a 6848. I looked up your link above, and while the main info page says it is possible, under the referenced tech bulletin, they say: 'We do not support upgrading Conext XW firmware to...

Thanks dude, yep, I think you just told me what I needed to know! There is no way that my old XW would take a current firmware update to fit the newer SCC.

Both, I was hoping it would charge as a 3rd SCC into the inverter, and share that info with the SCP. That way my record of production, by array, would continue to be accurate.

So the termination plug, and then where did you plug in the other Xanbus cable, from the 100-600v CC to where?

Don't have that on my setup. I do have the SCP, would you perhaps have one as well?

Here in north Louisiana, we don't don't have time of use rate variations. But, that may very well show up later. And, we still have 1 to 1 net metering, and originally had no, or very little minimum rates on monthly bills. Now, we have approx. a $12 minimum monthly rate, fuel charge based on...

I am right there with you too @sancsam . Thinking between 53 and 53.3 for GSV. Brought it down to 53v last night and am watching the system today. So far, one of my batteries has dropped to 79%, and the other one to 86%. This is from 99% last night. I imagine they will even out later today...

I have the original Schneider XW6048, and it is working great, but I am considering buying a newer XW6848 for a spare, as it is getting a bit old and don't want to be hung up waiting on a replacement. My question is will it fit in the same space, and are all of the connections located in the...

My Victron MPPT (30A) also gets really hot, as do my Victron Orions (30A each, DC - DC chargers). To help dissipate the heat, I have all three vertically mounted to an aluminum plate spaced off the back wall of my power box. Two switchable fans help keep them cooler. The Victron Community...

I will be adding another array to my 11 year old Schneider XW6048, and would like to use the newer Schneider 600v MPPT controller, as I will have several hundred feet to the new array. I currently have 2 of the older, smaller Schneider 60/150 solar controllers. I have talked to Schneider, and...

Finally got the 3rd array up and working. I have had some health issues and getting all this together has taken much longer than originally planned. And as you can see from the pics, still looking for a stone mason to put the stone around the building. With the two existing 2.8kw SE & SW...

My older XW has two screens located on the bottom of the inverter - one on each side. I had a problem getting to mine as I had originally installed a Midnite Solar E-Panel directly to the bottom which made it difficult to get acces. Mine is also wall mounted, and I did not remove anything...

I have an older XW6048 inverter, and recently changed out my 11 year old Concorde 256ah AGM's to 2 Trophy 230ah lithiums. It all works fine, except for one little quirk - the inverter grid sell display and transformer will not turn off with the end of solar charging each day. I don't like the...

Uh....not likely covered. But, if you had your installer originally include the cost of tree trimming in his install quote, then I guess you would not have had any issue claiming a credit for that - as long as the trimming was not listed as a separate item on the invoice. And no system...

Yeah, that's what I thought!

Not sure if this is your problem, but I recently had an exact experience - on a newly installed array, I got the correct array voltage, but no power (current) at all. Finally traced it down to totally loose fuse bus bar screws. I had purchased a Midnite solar combiner/disconnect & specified...

va3atr, I don't know how, but I completely missed your mobile application when I sent the post above regarding my experience with Schneider/Xantrex. As many others have said, Victron is the way to go mobile, in my opinion. They have a lot of experience in marine and van applications. I built...