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Hey MTRPE, I ended up installing all of my solar system by myself (other than hiring an electrician to connect the grid to my inverter). I installed 12 bifacial panels on my back deck pergola and 12 panels on the roof of my house. Currently, I'm getting about 54 kWh per day from the...

I have android and I do see notifications for both low battery and grid loss. 1. Click on the circle with the person icon 2. there should be a notifications option

So I'm pretty good about monitoring my system daily to make sure my system is working properly. I installed everything last November and it's been rock-solid since I installed. Inverter was on firmware fAAB-1717. I have 6 EG4 LifePower batteries and 24 panels split into 3 strings. Usually...

I agree! My 18Kpv has been super stable since I installed it last November, I'm 100% satisfied with it.

I see #2 and #3 with my system that uses the 18kpv as well. If you hit refresh on the page, it'll usually switch to only pulling from batteries / panels within 30 seconds or so, but I agree...it's annoying.

You can find the most recent docs here: https://eg4electronics.com/resources/downloads

I need to wait a month to see how my avg kwh changes, but here's some rough #'s Old system used about 660 kwh per month Estimated new system should be about 32.4kwh per month and most of that will be the circulation pump, not the actual heating part

I built a pergola a while back to hold 12 panels. I did concrete my 4x4's into the ground tho about 3 ft. I went out there during a storm recently (60-70mph winds) and the thing was barely moving. After that, I'm not too worried about wind on my pergola. As to your issue, they do sell metal...

Ok, I completed my hot tub project this week! I ended up buying a wifi controlled smart switch that has a temp sensor: Inkbird 308 wifi It connects to the tankless water heater and turns off when it senses the temperature at 98 degrees. I put the circulation on a basic smart plug that...

Something similar happened to me, I have 18kpv + Lifepower4. One of my batteries got so low, it shut down and the rest went on charging happily. It ended up being out of balance badly enough to slowly get lower and lower voltage. The solution was to separate out the one battery and get it to...

I installed an O3 creator in my tub a year ago and it reduced the amt of chemicals I use in my tub dramatically. Sooo! I started my install last week. Some parts went well, others, not so much... As to the actual tankless..that worked out well and installed properly: I haven't installed...

I think that is a great idea! The only issue I see is if you want to get in the tub during a period where it's over heated, that might be uncomfortable. I live in Houston where it gets really hot during the summer. My hot tub rarely needs to heat even overnight during that time. Also, I...

I probably could enclose the tub, but I'd loose the sunset every night.....

Ha! I love it :) inspiration fuel...

if you lower the kw of the heater, wouldn't it have to run more often to keep the temp of the water high?

I just read that a heat pump is a bad idea since hot tubs usually sit around 98 degrees and in the cold winter, there's no way it can pull enough heat out of the air.

I live in Houston and we don't get a lot of heavy freezes. I'm hoping that since this runs every 2 hours or so, it won't freeze maybe? Also, I'll insulate the hoses as well as keep the NG tankless heater in a waterproof enclosure

The NG heater turns on when it senses water flow which is already controlled by the hot tub. I'm hoping I won't need to add an external thermostat or timer.

That's an interesting idea! I have a very old hot tub with a large area where the filters are located. There is plenty of room to add a heating element here. I'd have to be able to control it so it doesn't overheat the tub tho.

Ooooh yeah, I LOOOOVE my hot tub. My family and I get in it several times a week. There is no way I'd decide to remove it.

Yeah, I totally agree. Also, my hot tub cover is very old that came with it when I bought it. I'm planning on purchasing a new one next year.

I'm really bummed since the next 2 weekends I'll be traveling for Holiday / family stuff. My plan is to add this the week after Christmas. One more thing I'll have to do is create a waterproof box around the NG heater since this will be outside. I'm going to be attaching it to one of the...

I have a thick cover, but not a floating one. I added a lot of insulation between the fiberglass and the wall of the hot tub. Just went to Home Depot and picked up some rolled up home insulation.

Here is the plumbing I bought to do this: You can see the bypass valve I added to control the flow/temp and also the cold water temp sensor to measure the incoming water temp.

I have 2 concerns with this. 1. Will the circulation pump put too much pressure through the NG water heater 2. Will the current hot tub controller freak out since the water will be heated more than the existing 5.5kw heater To prevent this, I added a bypass valve between the hot and cold hoses...

So here is my plan: I'm going to add a section of plumbing that inserts the NG heater into the hot tub existing plumbing.

So a few years ago, I bought an old broken down hot tub for $300 and restored it to working order. This took me about 2 months since all the frame wood was rotten and all of the jets were leaking. I re-sealed everything, rebuilt the 2 main motors and added an additional circulation pump for...

I used facebook marketplace and found 75 ft of 3/0 for $200. Also found 2 500ft spools of 10g for $75 each. I thought it'd be useful in the future when I add more panels.

I built the deck myself about 3 years ago, no sealers or paint. I'll look into the sodium percarbonate. Thanks.

I'm fairly confident in applying my own stain, but what would you do to the prep the deck?

No, I just finished installing them in late October! I am planning on adding another 12 panels on the roof of my house, but I wanted to make sure I knew what I was doing before I committed. I'd appreciate a link of course! I live in Houston Tx, and the humidity here is pretty high. I don't...

I'm running all 12 of my bifacials in series. On a sunny day, I pull about 5000W or 22kW per day

Can someone please tell me how to find the "Fast Zero Export" setting? Is that something that was removed in the newer firmware?