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I understand the solar panels are the source, but I’m used to wiring houses, not solar panels. Since the solar panels have both input and output wires, do the output wires from the PV become the “Live” (+) wire on the Inverter input and the “Neutral” wire (-) from the Inverter goes to the...

I'm used to wiring houses with Pos, Neg, & Ground. All wires need to be looped back to source sticking with said Pos, Neg, & Grd. With Solar, the panels are the source. Question: Is the wire going from the Inverter/Charger to the first panel connected to the Pos (+) or Neg (-) post on the...

I currently have 12 - 250W Canadian Solar panels that (at optimum which never happens) could produce 3kW / 448.8V / 8A in series. Is this system big enough to support 2 - LiFePO4 48V 100Ah batteries, or would the 2nd be a waste of money? (I need to know before the Cyber Monday sales go...

The local permit agent thinks I need a "grid tie relay" between the EG4 all-in-one unit and the house panel which will govern particular appliances and not general appliances. He's of the mind that the unit cannot govern when the grid is used for appliances and when the solar or battery is used...

3 Noob questions. I’m in North Florida and considering buying the following: 12 – 250W Used Canadian Solar solar panels 1 – MPP Solar LV2424 8 – CALB 230ah, 3.2v LiFePO4 Cells to create 24V battery Question 1: I’m thinking about splitting the panels 6 on the East side of the house...