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Offgridforgood, I have had the whole setup up and working for about 2 years with the inverters wall mounted. All wiring is by me and inspected. I was never happy with that as the fans blow down, defeating using convection as it was meant to be used by carrying heat out the top and with them...

Thank you 12v. I ran into a new problem, the lv6048 is 24.5" wide, I can't find a used rack wider than the standard 19 wide other than new/custom. Has anyone seen a rail-only kit? I can use plexi for a door easily, but he verticals may just have to be something like unistrut?

I have 3x6048s and 3x 280ah batteries. I'm looking at the used rack attached. The 4 drawers seem perfect for the batteries (with 1 for expansion), and the 3 lower would generate heat upward to solve my cold weather issue with them in the unheated garage,. The door could open for summer to...

Did you find a solution? I have 3x6048s and 3x 280ah batteries. I'm looking at the used rack attached. The 4 drawers seem perfect for the battery batteries (with 1 for expansion), and the 3 lower would generate heat upward to solve my cold weather issue with them in the unheated garage, the...

Thank you in advance! Float according to the MPP LV6048 screen of 54.6 was netting 3.2 at the cells, seems too low. For a few cloudy days, the inverter shutoff at 48v about 3am. This BMS spec sheet (vendor finally sent one) show balance starting at 3.5v overvolt at 3.75 overdischarge at 2.2v...

Gottcha, thanks for the info. I'm having a ?BMS? Battery imbalance issue, I'll post it separately tomorrow with some specs. Im regretting not checking the BMS was smart to make the battery easier to monitor.. live and learn.

Thank you. I thought 57v and 58v seemed unreasonably high. Maybe the Big Battery units function better bouncing off the limiter or internally defuel the voltage?

Hello. Relatively new to The forum but not necessarily new to solar, just LFP batteries. I've gone through many of Will's YouTube videos, and I found a few disparities on recommended charging profiles and wanted to set the record straight. YouTube MPP inverter video 1: C4 (bulk) 58v Fl4 (float)...

Reporting the audit. Question on block K10, it says voltage input. Should it be 48v for the battery, or 240v split from the inverter?

What voltage should be placed in block K10? Battery voltage of 48, or inverter split phase combined 240? The figures vary wildly with changes. I'll post everything once that's settled.

I'll heed to the experience. It does seem wasteful, but I understand the logic. I was looking at it as needing larger inverter etc, but it's more of a usage levelling/maximization it seems, level overall throughout the day with a smaller inverter and more panels.. if even not all are fully...

I did find a couple of the SIs for what you expected on ebay. I figured the lower price meant they were knock offs. Good to know they may be genuine. Have you had any units fail? I've done a bunch of desktop PC repair in my day. Stocking a spare PCB and swapping one in, I'm fine with. I...

Gottcha to links. Nothing commission based here. Uhhhhhh. Math. More math lol. Ok, now I'll have to go back to the spreadhseet, at least there are no letters in this math.

Helpful, no. But insightful ?. As with all things, just trying to get a feel for 'normal and acceptable' to make every dollar spent within my budget to live it's best life until it goes up in smoke on the way out the door.

I haven't heard of using motorcycle crates as suggested, that would be an awesome setup. Definitely want to build a DIY solar tracker. I know more panels will solve the loss, though using something at 60% contradicts my Ryobi and Harbor Freight mindset.. throttle down lol. I'll need to build...

As titled, I fell in love with paper-specs of the below inverter. Then I saw a post here where multiple users have seen a 155w standby draw. No idea why that's in bold, sorry! Lol My ground array will have 10 acres to play in, so size is of no concern. Would a draw like this realistically...

I left that one. I've watched a bunch of videos by Matt Risinger and living in europe for 8 years, the passivhouse (spelling varies by country), I'm sold on 2x6s, spray foam in cavities and 4" thick exterior foam. My budget absolutely won't cover spray foam, but seeing houses under...

"Hatley has been arrested on 48 occasions since 1971". LOL. That's impressive. In a bad way, but impressive.

I was thinking the same. Definitely worth a check though. At the very least it should be considered a property upgrade to qualify for the 27.5yr spread. Most things are a 1-for-1 replacement, this is more like a new feature and being attached to the dwelling does add value unlike a power pole...

Nevermind! Didn't realize I was on roaming so I didn't see the attachments ?. Tax benefits are high on the research-needed list.

If you're able to post your research this far, not repeating completed works is always appreciated!

Those prices are not sane. You really have to wonder if it would truly be that terrible to the utilities budget if they would reimburse you if someone else joined your transformer instead of slammed the first poor soul to develop on that road.

Start small. The roof is big, she'll never notice a panel ? then brag how the power bill has miraculously dropped month by month.

Exactly. As a rugrat, my grandma saying how the movies and a coke ran a nickel .. Well, they're starting to make sense to me in an adjusted gross income kinda way where I gripe about it being $60 for the same trip

My wife and I have done our share of night shift, sun up work time to sun down tv and couch time would be welcome. Many mandatory AC outrage times in my career. While they were NOT desirable, tent city on generators mandated them for the greater good during unit rotations. I definitely have no...

Whew. Well best of luck to you guys ? At those rates a multi-MW Cummins generator almost looks attractive.

Great info. This will be a mobile home full rebuild before the 'forever home' so that's very good info as the 20 acre lot we truly want to brick build on is likely on the 7 pole distance based on this quote.

Thank you for the heat pump recommendation. I've used mini splits in many deployed sites I've been to, never needed heat though in those spots so I'll drive into that research. The SEER ratings most advertise are amazing.

We own a 10 and a 20 acre parcel in north Nevada. Power line runs right across the front property line. I ballpark budgetted what I thought would be a ridiculously high fee for a power pole, transformer and a 'few feet' of overhead aluminum line and a pinch of 2/0 copper. As the title...

Grammar mocking eh? Well, every forum has it's quirks :). I've always heard to never have a generator indoors even if it's breathing and expelling using outside air so I had not considered heat recovery while different, the concepts are somewhat closely related. Recovery makes sense as it's...

Thanks Snoobler! I've seen and downloaded the audit, tough to guess what is going to be in the home. I'm learning more and more each day on how to cut things I've been used to in the US like 5 ton central HVAC heat pumps in favor of the things I've seen deployed like mini-splits. Tankless...

Hello! As in my signature, looking to retire after 21.5 yrs of active duty (not that I've been counting this last couple years! ?). We purchased 10acres in northern NV, with a pair of older 14x60-ish manufactured homes and rather than initially pay to connect to the grid, I'd much rather stay...