EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

42OhmsPA said:

How will it handle surge while loaded? Example - I'm running my electric dryer and washing machine at the same time, the washer is agitating which causes small surges when my well pump kicks on and pulls 37a / leg for under a second. These are the tests I want to see.

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Not seen any tests like this yet. Waiting. This is the real test. Everything else for me is pretty irrelevant.

I watched @Gavin Stone s video of this unit and asked when he would be putting it thru some real tests (not just running a laptop or charging an electric car). @Will Prowse has also told me in the past about other inverters that he does not have any large inductive loads for testing like this. But it is the large inductive load tests that really matter I would think. Waiting. I got someone who is really interested, but not until we see what this EG4 can really do. Has anyone really put this unit thru an inductive load test? Chop Saws, Well Pumps? 50% loaded and then turn on a well pump?

Outside of the initial showing, including @Will Prowse, hasn’t been much detail. Would expect that for an inverter so active on this forum pre-launch there would be more info.

The attention has seemed to dwindle.

Haven't made any videos because the unit is working well. Already have a megawatt hour through the PV input and the AC output. I do not have a dryer wired to my system, and I am currently buying land right now to build a bigger shop where I can do larger load tests. What I have currently is too small.

I wish someone could just buy one and hook it up to their offgrid house and show us a well pump/ dryer test. Post a video. I would love to see it.

Signature solar has ran some massive loads with their units, in parallel and on their own. I haven't seen anyone have issues yet. Considering how many they sold, I would expect some complaints here on the forum by now. Current connected has one as well, haven't heard any complaints. We are trying to find something to complain about, but so far it has almost been too good. Just seems to work.

I have been doing max output tests with the grid for 5+ hours and the fan noise is loud. That is about it. Still not as bad as LV6548 though.

Hi guys
I believe we can select several product testing ambassadors (maybe 1-2 to begin) from those who are actively following this thread. They will be offered a special price, and I will discuss the details with James (team) and ask for their permission.

If the applicant can let us know which items he plans to test for specific tests that haven't been done by Will or others, and if he can complete the tests within a specified timeframe and share a video of the process, it would be great.
We are open to any feedback or suggestions based on real testing. The product-improving job never has an end, and we value the input of these explorers.

So, if you are interested in joining this program, please feel free to DM me here.

Thank you.

I hope that you don't have any plans for the next few days. You're going to be busy answering dm's. lol

timselectric said:

I hope that you don't have any plans for the next few days. You're going to be busy answering dm's. lol

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lol. thx for the advice. But I mentioned only 1-2 to begin with, and I believe James will agree with that. We ever talked a bit about this too.

There’s lots to test, so someone’s gonna be busy!

I'd do it. I YouTube content create already. I'd try to blow it up with a 3 ton heat pump and a well pump while running a 5000w dryer ?

Eddie_Lux said:

lol. thx for the advice. But I mentioned only 1-2 to begin with, and I believe James will agree with that. We ever talked a bit about this too.

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PM sent. I forgot to mention I also have a 240v 1 ton minisplit to go along with the dryer, range, 1hp deep well pump, and/or 1hp air compressor.

I would. But I'm not really set up for testing at the moment.

I’m broke…???

I got my unit up and running this morning after taking down my 2xEG4 6500s and also cleaning up the wiring mess to look better.
I have it running similar to my "off grid" setup with a critical loads panel with all of my 120v plus a few 240v breakers and all of my large 240v (electric dryer, HVAC, stove, Hot water) left in my main panel.
It has been running all day with no issues handling my house loads. It has back-fed the main panel with PV power to run the HVAC, dryer, well pump, and hot water heater while also powering the critical load panel. I have it set for zero export with the CTs between the main panel breaker and the meter (I'm still verifying how accurate the zero export is.)

Since I'm hooked to the grid, the grid does seem to assist when a large load first starts up but that might be just my setup as I'm still trying to figure out why it is not pulling from my batteries instead (but I might have a setting wrong).

For the time I've had it running today, I've running 20kwh thru it and the solar covered 99% of that consumption. This was my reason for upgrading. I wanted to be able to cover my entire daytime loads and utilize battery for the critical loads overnight as well as in an emergency outage.

I can help with some of the testing stuff once I know I have everything setup correctly but I'm also limited on what I can test due to my setup.

MrM1 said:

I'd do it. I YouTube content create already. I'd try to blow it up with a 3 ton heat pump and a well pump while running a 5000w dryer ?

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How many subscribers do you have?

regarding the motor loads:

Will Prowse said:

How many subscribers do you have?

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I thinks 2, maybe 7 ?

Let's not spoil my chances with technicalities

I have an all electric house in Florida and can certainly beat the crap out of these things if you want me to. Currently using one Solark 12K for the whole house except the two SP6548 that run AC compressor, HWT and dryer. I can move those back to the main panel in short order.
Edit to add I have some terrible cheap and nasty LED bulbs on dimmers that would be a brutal test too LOL

Will Prowse said:

How many subscribers do you have?

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Major load test video coming this week
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Sneak peek, pretty bad-ass