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    Man cave solar set up

    Hi all after some info please if possible, I have just take a Samsung ess all in one inverter and battery off of my main set up and replaced with growatt inverter and two batteries. I was going to sell the Samsung but wondered if I could put it down in my man cave? I have a proper power feed...
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    Swimming pool pump

    Hi all i am after some help please, I have a 30v 280w solar panel I also have a 24v 30w adjustable dc pump the pump is run on a 240v transformer which I have removed. I have connected the panel to the pump in sunny conditions the lights on the control of the pump light up but the pump does not...
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    Growatt Gbli 6532 batteries

    Hi thanks for the reply, do I have to ground the batteries
  4. J

    Growatt Gbli 6532 batteries

    Hi how many growatt gbli 6532 batteries can I have on a growatt sph 6000 inverter, the information on the web is confusing some say 2 some say 4
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    I use a lot of electricity with very large koi pond a marine fish tank, I do not expect to send much back to the grid
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Another silly question when it say 550v max that is per string yes
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    It is my junction boxes that are 450v
  8. J

    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Sorry that is my breaker isn’t it
  9. J

    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    thank you so much for this you are a amazing chap to spend your time helping people out like this I really really appreciate it. My breakers are rated at 450v do you think I should change them before I fire it up
  10. J

    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Hi again I bit the bullet and climbed up on the roof was not as bad as I thought but not nice for the wife. I now have 2 strings wired up in series at 5 o’clock one pumping out 433v the other 435v measured at the inverter I have not turned It all back on yet was just wondering if everything will...
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Hi thanks for the reply I do have circuit breakers on each string
  12. J

    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    My inverter says I am only producing 181v which seems low and producing 2.8kw
  13. J

    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Is it these I would need to get
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    That is the data sheet on the growatt. So by the sounds of it I can get a y connector for the set on the main roof to bring both the strings together at the inverter and basically wire up the new set the same way, meaning I do not have to climb up on the main roof
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Hi thanks for the reply the new set of panels are on the flat roof below the main roof on same angle as main roof you can just work them out in the picture of my house above the spec on the new panels is in pic above
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    This is the spec in the new panels
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Hi thanks for the reply it is a grid tied setup and has a battery, I am currently running a Samsung ess all in one please see pic attached, this will be going soon and replaced with a growatt sph6000 and 2 growatt batteries, solar panels spec is in the second pic
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Hi thanks for the replies I am still a bit unclear as to what I can do, if you look at the picture of my house the original working panels are wired up in series on two strings in the second picture they go in to my inverter can I unplug these and get a adapter to make one string then wire up my...
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    Newbie to the forum please be gentle

    Hi guys and girls, I am new to the forum and after some help please and when I actually get my head around solar I might be able to help others one day. I have 12 panels on my main roof wired up in series on 2 strings and I have just set up another 12 panels on my flat roof extension, my...
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