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oh wow. I thought there was a limit per hour.

what software are you using to connect to the PowMr AIO? Also, how do you 'turn on' the setting that uses PV to charge the battery and powers things in the house at the same time?

I intended to use this breaker switch as a means to be a turn off switch for output power from my AIO (and to connect it to the system). It is technically not the correct switch kind and I just realized that now. how big of an issue would it be to just connect it to the panel anyways? I feel...

Yeah. I live in an area where the utility is somewhat more hostile towards rooftop solar - i understand their reasoning but it doesn't specifically help me lol. Of course that only really matters if I put solar back out onto the grid, which is what I want to avoid. This information is helpful.

what type of posts are those in the ground and making the T on top? Is it 6" diameter galvanized steel in ground and 4" on top?

I think my battery just died somehow

ok. yeah. Thanks. Is that license lifetime and for multiple installs? I probably should read their terms

i'm not sure what the reluctance would be on that - if there is any. I talk to people in other forums who are far more tech savvy than me and they make it sound like its not complicated to make things like this work with open source software in general. I don't know.

ok. cool. I have heard that Ironridge makes a really solid roof mount. I didn't know they had something like this.

My battery died last night and its not clear if my solar array is even generating anything. 😓 Well. I know what I will be doing in a few hours when i get home from work. I remember checking the panels before and finding voltage from each of them. I am not sure is going on. there is no way the...

yes. like new. 4 year warranty.

There really wasn't much I could do in this space. its really narrow and there is a wire directly above where the cut in the drywall is where the subpanel is. I certainly could have done a better job though. the existing wire may have more slack somewhere in my house though. Ok. So I am seeing...

I can continue playing with settings to see if I can make that hybrid mode occur. I will be careful about back feeding. I may have to use a different AC source to truly prevent that. my system is not plugged into the standard meter full time though.

ok. won't use then. error on my part then. all the other ones I have are correct though. it was hard finding an appropriate 30 amp breaker anyways.

https://powmr.com/products/all-in-one-inverter-charger-3000w-110vac-24vdc?_pos=1&_fid=f9e9b6ced&_ss=c @Mattb4 How do you monitor the PowMR? The user manual for the linked one says that it has an RS485 communication port, which i think is modbus. I actually thought that the solar assistant...

oh wow. I was wondering what would happen if I didn't ground the solar panels and this tells me. thank you for learning this lesson for me. lol. now i just have to figure out how to ground them.... I have about a thousand questions i need to ask before i do my main system. lol

@Mattb4 how is your AC output from your AIO tied into your breaker panel?

https://powmr.com/products/3000watt-220vac-24vdc-all-in-one-inverter-charger Is this hybrid inverter only capable of putting out 230V AC? Just looking at their product line up, it seems like the hybrid inverters that are cheaper are the ones that can only output 230 V AC. Why is that? is it...

please let us know when you turn it off. lol.

yeah. I will have to figure it out. I get friday afternoons off so I can actually see the panels during the day and see if its doing anything. I was thinking the battery was charging while i was at work and I would come back when no loads were currently being drawn. I will be adding another load...

I am curious on how to have a system completely islanded from the grid as well. My utility has a smart meter on my house and I do not want to see what kind mess I would have to deal with if they detect a single watt of power back flowing onto the grid. I heard that could be not fun. It seems...

Oh yeah. I had realized that after I posted it and forgot to edit. I am getting the correct one directly from source. Still debating what to do with batteries though. I could go for the two $700 for 12v 200ah battle born battery deal. 1.4k for a test system though. I mean I could use them with...

I checked the battery to the AIO voltage and it checks out. the string voltage is 182v. I think i figured out the problem. The AIO came with some MC4 connectors and I think they were either super cheap or I installed them incorrectly

Thanks for all the advice! I have confirmed that all the solar is working now. I have everything turned off right now until I finish wiring up the ground. I may want (or need) to re evaluate how I have some of my wiring going to ensure that its like sorta to code. It wouldn't be a waste to do...

what would happen if you did this? I have seen those solar products on places like amazon that look like it has an extension cord that you just plug in a regular wall outlet and it is somehow supposed to just be like a grid tied solar system. I do not trust any of them at all, of course. Like...

yeah. that's a good point. maybe an EG4 person could shed light on that at some point. I think the next stage of development would be to have more DC appliances available. As more DC appliances become available, the need for a large inverter decreases. Honestly would be worth our while to start...

it has to tie back to the inverter? what if I just stick it in the actual ground? oops. I just saw this part lol. maybe i should create another thread. there are so many posts here that it takes forever just to search if something has been discussed before

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Bad idea? I would only do it to get the proper voltage from the charge controller.

oh ok. good to know. that would mean I would have to either get a battery that is rated to receive 24 volts or wire up dumb batteries with an external BMS right?