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If you are going to be grid-tied, have you contacted your power company for their requirements? My power company says I'm required to have an AC disconnect switch outside my house, next to my power meter. This has to be a blade switch, lockable handle, with visible gap, and has to be wired in so...

Thank you for posting this! It helped me to not make the same mistake.

Hey Sanwizard did your research help you any? I also have 3 Aims DC disconnect switches, which my local power company says is required to be mounted outside, preferably near my power meter, for access by firemen. I'm thinking take the conduit into a wall-mounted box and drill 3 holes big enough...

Here in USA, in state of Indiana, my power company doesn't care what my inverter is "supposed" to do, or how smart it is, or if it's UL listed and tested to show it shuts down with loss of grid. They still require an AC cutoff switch between my inverter and meter, and this switch must have a...

I have three of those that came with my kit for my house. While waiting on my last few components to arrive, I'm struggling to design how I'll mount these outside my home. Was your application for mobile RV, or a home? I'm thinking of building a custom box to mount all three in... I'd...

Hmmm, from the spec sheet, that switch appears to be an AC cutoff. From my limited understanding, I believe DC disconnects for the PV system need a super-fast (usually 5ms) switching apparatus to prevent DC arcing. I'm ok with the 3 AIMS DC1200V32A switches I've already received, but I have...

I'm in a similar situation... I'm building grid-tied system and need to submit a Single-Line drawing to my power company before I can get Permission To Operate (PTO). I've been looking on youtube, forums, etc. I dont' see any real help from your original post, did you actually find any...