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Update. Been running the unit just over a month now. I now have 8 255w panels and am saving about $2 a day. Will take approx. 1 year to pay off initial investment. Been humming along nicely. In the 2nd chart below, you can clearly see what day I went from 4 panels to 8 ;)

100% agree

This may be a bit on the objectionable side- most of the stuff I do with batteries usually is haha- but I've found most balancing functions to be verryy slow and have occasionally "helped" the balancing along by hooking a 12v automotive bulb to the highest cell to drain it down some. Just...

Update 5/1/2022 All panels are sold. I may order more in future as it was a positive experience, and a great service for local folks who don't necessarily want to order a full pallet and/or wait a month for delivery. Cheers!

Update 4/29/2022 There's two left. Price lowered to $100 ea.

Keep in mind that most typical pool pumps have the option to be switched to run on either 220v or 110v. Also interested to hear the simplest way to achieve this. Maybe add larger or more capacitors to aid in startup? Hmm...

Used Canadian Solar CS6P-250PX 250 watt panels. $115 ea. (46 cents per watt). 20 Available as of 4/12/22. These are 'Refurbished' from GoGreenman Solar. I asked over the phone what exactly that meant and the rep said they pass a 5 pt. inspection and are also tested for functionality. I've been...

Fantastic. No issues whatsoever in my area.

Hi all, Been lurking and learning and finally set up my first system! I chose to go grid tied due to my small budget. I currently have 4x260w 30.6v panels in series for 122.4v DC. Connected into a Growatt MIC3000TL-X inverter. While reading and reading and reading and searching the web for...