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OK. I am wrong. Taking the word of the local electrical inspector is bad form. Checked with my son the E2. Not illegal, just bad practice as someone already pointed out. Sorry.

National electric code prohibits it. You can mix in a box if you have a non-conducting shield between them. Maybe put the inverter outdoors and run the AC in the conduit? I can't put batteries outdoors because of winter....

I ended up getting it. It does have a 12V socket. The company says Yes, I can jump start without an issue.

I respectfully disagree with the hundreds of amps. I have been using a small Duracell Powercell for years to jumpstart. I think my starter has a 30A fuse....

Something doesn't sound right. You should get a Sense monitor. Very reasonable. VERY informative. You can see what you are using, what you are making, and what devices are using the most power.

The other lesson I learned in CT is that I pay a delivery charge and a generation charge. I can never have a zero bill. That was disappointing...

I never thought of it before, but being grid-tied is a bit like socialism. Somebody else is getting the benefit of our investment, and we are not adequately compensated or possibly taxed? the Outback Skybox can give me the best of both worlds, but it's a little pricey. Battery and Grid, no...

I have two GT Inverters. One has a 3KW string, and the other a 5KW string. I am getting tired of having to buy at night and rainy days. If I convert the 3KW system to batteries, can I have the best of both worlds? I want to use all I make to run the house and charge the batteries. At night...

Of course I still want the grid to be my big battery....:)

Do you think that the 1300 can jump start a car? Would I just plug into the 12V port?

It's more than $40 a month that you save correct? That's just what you sell. in my case I consume everything that I make, so my savings is that consumption as well. The that factors into my lifetime cost of the system

I have been thinking about this for a while. I don't need them, but there is some primal force that has me constantly thinking about batteries. My existing setup uses a whole house generator to solve the "no grid" situation. But I am dependent on the propane truck getting to me before my...