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    Signature Solar refusing to give me support regarding the growatt es5000 and autotransformer.... Is this normal?

    That's a pretty standard response. It's on you to make sure everything is hooked up right.
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    Sol-Ark 12k Problem Voltage spikes and Output Power to Zero

    I've had issues similar to this with my 12k. Issue 1: PV1 and PV2 would read different voltages, amps and watts after a firmware update. I had sol-ark roll back the firmware version and it fixed the problem. Issue 2: In the app, the graph under the plants tab would show something similar to...
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    So sad to see the days getting shorter...

    My production has dropped from 75kwh a day to 70kwh a day but my usage has reduced by about 30% since it's no longer 5000 degrees every day. So, even though I'm producing slightly less, I'm consuming much much less (35% less roughly). On average clear days I'm over producing by 20kwh compared to...
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    SPECULATION: Inflation Reduction Act and Solar, batteries, technology future

    Renewable energy is great. I like the idea but there are a few problems with this bill. 1. American made renewable manufacturing and infrastructure should have been #1 priority in the bill and 50% tariffs minimum on Chinese made imports. In its current form the bill promotes foreign products...
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    Adding Schneider XW Pro

    I saw you already posted in my thread about these AO Smith hybrid water heaters. I would really recommend you try another brand. I have heard good things about the Rheem hybrids from word of mouth.
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    Signature Solar disappointing service

    Have you ever been on Reddit?? It's all the above x3.
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    My experience with hybrid water heaters and a warning to stay away from AO Smith hybrid water heaters

    Probably but I can still tell a difference on power consumption with the HP isn't working. That's the only reason I even realized the first HP wasn't working because our consumption was waay up and I had to figure out what was sucking up so much power. I may have messed up when planning my...
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    My experience with hybrid water heaters and a warning to stay away from AO Smith hybrid water heaters

    Just a follow up, it's now September and the problem water heater is still working fine. (*Knocks on wood)
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    Colorado utility company locks people out of their thermostats

    If you ever see a house all by itself on top of a mountain and solar panels with a big "FU go away" flag on said mountain surrounded by a mote full of sharks with laser beams attached to their head.. it's probably me, for reasons mentioned in this thread.
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    Sol-Ark 12K and EG4LL battery communications

    I can see that. I put mine in an enclosed box just for that reason but I also don't discharge them daily. They're just used as backup power with the occasional discharge about one a month for exercise.
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    Sol-Ark 12K and EG4LL battery communications

    If you just manually program the sol-ark it works fine with eg4 batteries. You really don't NEED coms.
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    Signature Solar disappointing service

    Completely disagree. He has a valid point, unlike your post.
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    Don’t place panels flat on the grass

    Hmmm.... Now planning a fully flat solar system so I never have to cut my grass again..
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