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  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    2 Arrays 12 panels each Array Voltage is aprox 128v, house needs 240v 16 batteries in series
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    I had the water tested, you can drink it but just had to be really filtered, for someone reason since im on top of a slate mountain there is very high manganese level and the turbidity levels are extremely high as well. Im sure if I had the well dug deeper I could fix that issue, but an...
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    Yes lol this much I am aware of! I did learn that! but lost everywhere else!! 220v 240v is something im still wrapping my head around, I know my growatt inverters supply 120v and can be run in parallel and the specs say 6000w parallel, the onlything i have thats 220v is my well pump and the...
  • Post in thread: WTB!!! Varicore 3.2v 200ah LiFePO4 Battery

    all set! thank you! Please delete!
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    Hello everyone! So I have an off-grid home in New York and I'm looking at installing my own solar system on my house! So hear is my shot at this! 250w Trina Solar Panel, 12 panels, 4 sets of 3 series runs, 48v 3000w array, one array on south east roof and another on south roof 2 combiner...
  • Post in thread: WTB!!! Varicore 3.2v 200ah LiFePO4 Battery

    Help! My batteries sat to long in storage when I was away. I lost one of my batteries and I'm hoping someone can help me out, or maybe help me find an exact replacement or least a suitable replacement for it! Thanks in Advance!
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    Growatt is a single string PV but I have a 4 string combiner box with fuses and circuit breaker Im not 100% sure about the well pump but it is being replaced this year along with wiring, my well is only 34 feet deep. So im thinking only a 3/4hp well pump and I am adding a grey water tank...
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    The panels are just something I had aquired for basically 25 panels for $500, Ive tested all the panels on approx high sun during the summer and there is about a 3% degrade in all the panels. As far as my panel direction, these are the only faces I have on my roof and putting them on the...
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    Yes I plan on in the future using better panels but Im trying to keep this low budget as best as I can since the house itself needs a lot of work, we have been running off a generator for 20 plus years and tired of the noise! lol As soon as its realistic i will be upgrading panels and growatt...
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    Thats something I have not done yet, hard to estimate when you only have to power lights and a tv, fridge is propane right now, water heater is propane, stove is propane, really the only things I will really have to figure out is split duct usage and fridge usage along with power used by...
  • Post in thread: Off Grid build, Need opinions and suggestions!

    Well technically the entire water system is grey, we dont drink the well water. Our drinking water gets filtered with the 5micron then to a 3micron then runs through an RO Filter system
  • Post in thread: DC Circuit Breaker

    Im running a 48v 200ah battery system and I want to put a 2P Circuit Breaker after the batterys, my Max amp input on my MPPT controller is 48v 71amps. Do I need a 200amp circuit breaker or can I use an 80amp circuit breaker Thanks!
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