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    Adding New Solar String to old system ?

    Thanks for the expertise (without paying a solar company to have a site visit and charge us). Since we are only a "little" bit savvy, in lemans terms: Can we just add 3 - 370w LG panels (1110w) to the 2nd inverter? Current: 1st inverter: 17 x 345w panels 5865w + 3 x 225w panels = 6535W 2nd...
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    Adding New Solar String to old system ?

    Hi Hedges, tx, Here is the link to the Sunny Boy 6000 inverters: https://ressupply.com/documents/sma/3000-7700TL-US-22_Installation_Manual.pdf The Sunpower panel data sheet: https://us.sunpower.com/sites/default/files/media-library/data-sheets/ds-x21-series-335-345-residential-solar-panels.pdf...
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    Adding New Solar String to old system ?

    I appreciate the help. We do have outlets hooked up to each inverter (we never use them, prob gonna remove them - see pic) and I did shut off the 20a breaker and the sunpower monitoring box shut off (see pic). The Enphase combiner does have its own set of breakers. Maybe I could just add the...
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    Adding New Solar String to old system ?

    Hey, thanks for your answer. I'm a rookie here. I took some pictures, I'm thinking I could just get another breaker and install it on the A/C disconnect? (btw we have a whole house generator, so we wont need batteries). We have a 15wk system, but I checked our last bill and wondering why we are...
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    Adding New Solar String to old system ?

    We have 2 Sunny Boy 6000 String inverters and want to add a new separate string of 5 Solar panels with Enphase IQ8 micro inverters tied to a new Enphase IQ combiner. Can I connect the output of the combiner to the output of one of the Sunny Boy inverters?
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    Sunny Boy SB 6000TL inverter (7yrs old) need to know what is the max panels we can have.

    We have 2 Sunny Boy Inverters SB 6000TL-US22 (grid tied, no battery backup, as a we have a whole house generator). The system was installed Nov. 2015 and designed as 15.1Kw per yr. Seven+ yrs later, Our current bill indicates we are now using 16.9Kw. I have contacted the reseller that has sold...
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