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I'm a bit confused and need some feedback. I live off grid in Texas and I'm not a professional electrician. When I bought the cabin it was powered by a generator. I've recently completed the installation of a Sol-Ark 12k with (16) Mission 415 panels and (12) Simpliphi 3.8-M 48 volt batteries. I...

I bought a house off the grid and am in the process of installing a Sol-Ark 12k with (12) Simpliphi 3.8M batteries, and (16) Mission 415 panels on top of pole mounts (8 each x 2). The house was built in '74 and has pretty much been my version of "The Money Pit". I'm getting close to being...

I have a question about grounding my panels. I think I read somewhere that my grounding wire couldn't be layed out too closely to itself. Reference the attached sketch. Can I start close to the pole, run the ground wire along top rail of 2 panels, up to the the bottom rail of the 4 top panels...

After a year of procrastinating I'm about to bite the bullet and place an order. Fuel prices have made it an extremely short payout and a no brainer. I'd appreciate constructive comments concerning my product selection and design thoughts. REQUIREMENTS: 1. I live off the grid in the East Texas...

I'm running my house on generator power and am shopping off grid systems. I've been using a clamp meter to check the draw on all of the fixtures / items in my house. Question. Is it possible to measure whole house draw by simply firing everything up in the house and clamping onto a hot wire of...

Hello all, new to forum. I have a 1250 sf cabin that is off the grid. I've been powering it with a Harbor Freight 7kw generator. We've had the place about 1.5 years. About a year ago we replaced the well pump and last week we fried the replacement. I just put in a new one. I bought a HF 7kw...