Recent content by yadaninetyone

Any thoughts on xantrex vs viktron?

Found a fatal flaw I hadn't thought about. Growatt needs battery to turn on. It won't run on 120v input alone. We don't have solar yet. For some reason, growatt stopped charging batteries and when they ran dead we now have a houseboat with zero power. Generator and shore power are useless as...

I'm posting my model number as FYI. My growatt does NOT have internal NG bonding. Does NOT bond neutral in to out. Sig solar is NOT helpful and Growatt didn't respond. Can't say I blame sig solar as they were given the same info as we have. Thanks again to filterguy for all your help!

I am pretty sure mine is not NG bonding internally. I will verify tomorrow. Can I buy that magic bonding screw from you since you won't be using it? :) I think the lesson is to verify everything on the bench before installation and try not to let the smoke out.

@FilterGuy, your contribution has been extremely helpful! I will be working on this tomorrow and will update with my findings, model number, etc. Curious to see if the model numbers do correlate with what they have told you. Thanks again!

To add confusion, I am installing a Growatt 3k LVM 48p on a houseboat. I also had issues with reverse polarity light coming on when inverting and discovered 59vac between neutral and ground. This unit was shipped to me in May 2022. I called Signature Solar 2 weeks ago and they reassured me...