WorldwideDave

I think people need to have a clamp meter on a main conductor to show us actual inadvertent export.

A little side track action--- I could not get the PV Charge Priority to work since day 1 and no one at SS or EG4 was able to help or...

I just read this thread in it's entirety. Ignoring all the needless drama, Here are the facts, as I see them: 1) User posts a claim...

How's your mandarin?

Also, as a content creator, I imagine it is difficult to respond to everybody and everything that gets posted on a YouTube video...

I used to heat my house with propane. it was like $1.29 back then. I think I had a 750 gallon tank it was massive. But you would fill it...

.... if your solar is capable of 10000 watts and it's running at 1000 watts because stuff is charged, why wouldn't you run more stuff...

Fuses, breakers, and kill switches. I think I’m a little confused what needs to go where. In some cases, you are supposed to fuse the PV...

Why do you have to do that. I was feeling good about my knowledge. You can’t just throw that out there with that explaining it.

Thank you I feel more informed now.

a "pre heater" for your water heater is a easy dump load that those in cold climates should have anyway.

For solar the simplest is just turn your air conditioning lower / heat higher when everything is charged

I would use my hot water tank as a dump load when the batteries were full and there was still good sunshine hours left in the day...

A place to dump excess PV.. Water heater, car charger, whatever.

What was your question? Dump load is also known as a diversion load. It's necessity is relative to your situation. If your situation...

The term "dump load" is being carried over from the wind and hydro side of power generation. Without a constant load, they will spin...

I think a dump load is something like this: someone has a 10kw PV array. Th solar charge controller can handle that. They also have 10KW...

Looking at adding 1-3 more batteries, same specs, at cost of 1200 more dollars, or about 2000 USD all in for all 4 batteries for 10,240 WH.

I'll summarize it for you @sunshine_eggo - I have a small setup. I need more battery, more panels, better SCC. Load is 1000 watts. Have...

No pressure @sunshine_eggo - at least this thread is under one page? No rush.