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How long do you think aluminum radiators last in cars?

Land requirements vary considerably depending on the type of heat source. A vertical well needs almost none. I am doing my research now and I intend to have something started by summer. I want to go geothermal but if I cannot get there ($$$$$), I will go with air that I believe sucks. I have yet...

Friggen smoke is killing my solar production. These are the months I looked forward to after putting up with winter's shorter days

Yes, I understand the hard wire suggestions. It will be a BPITA getting Ethernet cable of which I have plenty, from my router to the combiner box I will give more thought to a direct connection. I have a bunch of connectors along with the needed tool so that is the easy part.

Sorry for the above screwup. Back to my extender. I have already been there as far as its placement. I have moved the thing over 5 places trying to get the max signal to the Combiner box. It is not a placement issue. As far as connecting my 28 inverters hardwired to my router........... with...

The interruptions started soon after the system became operational when the WIFI was directly provided from my Verizon router. To ensure there was enough signal strength, I purchased an extender with the same results. I thought possibly the extender might not be doing its job so I next purchased...

Before I tell about my issues, I want to be very clear about my Enphase opinion. My system was installed last September, activated in October and consists of 28 400W Canadian panels mated with Enphase's IQ8A inverters. So far I am very pleased with this match and have seen 350-360W of AC power...

I have general comments on micro inverters. They are mounted UNDER panels so replacing a failed unit will be a BPITA! Enphase of course maps the inverters via serial numbers so a failed unit can be identified and replaced after removing the panel. BIG JOB and this is located on a roof to make...

I have a general comment for those considering microinverters.......which I believe is the only way to go. Yes, I understand many prefer DC installations and I have no argument about that approach...it works! I highly (make that strongly) recommend to those doing AC setups to pay extra for...

You might! It depends on the circuit's inductance and the flowing current. When a dc circuit is interrupted it can generate a very large voltage that can result in a continuous arc. The basic equation for the voltage is V = L* di/dt where di is the instantaneous current flowing and T is the...

I can live with that--

There were a couple of times when I quoted in error and replied to the wrong post. I FOR ONE BELIEVE CONTRIBUTORS SHOULD HAVE THE MEANS TO DELETE Just my humble thoughts

There are numerous ways to get power into a unit. One common way is via circuit breakers located as part of the meter panel assembly outside. Because (if I remember code correctly) there has to be a main disconnect at a distance no greater than 10' from the meter. From there SER cable is run to...

GEES, I never though that way. But nobody is perfect even my PITA neighbor

All about neighbor's concerns. Very relevant

Batteries store energy even equivalent to 33KWH. Why are you comparing it to a Generac that a 1KW job can produce 33KWH?

My neighbor does not give a damn how HER trees upset my solar nor will she allow me to have them removed. So I in return do not give a damn about her

I have net metering

No dispute here other than cost. 33KWH battery at $0.50/watt is $15K and that is just for the battery! How much additional cost for the electronics?

Weeeell---------I got my answer! Just a couple more comments. Yes, diesel fuel does have an expected time life but I have a 500 gallon home heating oil tank in my basement that will not sour. Annual expected power outage history should be considered when making a battery decision. As to my...

Massachusetts has a great deal (I understand) for installing a battery with solar installations. I question why anybody would even consider adding one when for the cost of a battery plus the electronics you could have a damned good diesel generator installed. Those who enjoy gas for heating and...

I used a different time chart https://www.generalblue.com/sunrise-sunset-in-boston-massachusetts-usa It might be that the length of daylight is not broken down into seconds

Here in Massachusetts (Bosten area) the shortest day is around December 16th at 9H 4M and stays that way until December 27th where we gain another minute 9H 5M. I also used to believe winter Solstice was the shortest day

9.37KWH today here in Ashland MA. Today was very cloudy and I have neighbor behind me that refuses to allow me to cut her blocking trees. I have 28 400W Canadian panels with IQ8A inverters. I keep a spread sheet to record my system's performance which was activated on the 20th of October...

I thought the company installed a 50A breaker, just visited my load center to see what was actually installed. The installed solar breaker is 60A, not 50A. I took a picture of it but am clueless about posting pictures. Originally my contract called for Enphase IQ8Plus inverters. As the months...

Yeah.......... head ache, end stages of the flu, skip-a-dee quick typing fingers faster than brain farts and that ends is a basic scewup! Gees, embarrassment here, of course 120% of 225A is 270. What is true though, I have a 50A breaker installed for my solar. EDIT-- I should have copied my...

General comment on the 120% rule and 200 amp main breakers. For example, I have a Square D load center that I installed into my home when I built it years ago leading me to believe I could only have a 40 amp breaker (after deratings) to connect the solar to the panel. Later I paid greater...

WOW! That IMHO is a great deal of unnecessary work.

THANK YOU-------- I will devote more time to this!!!

You able to monitor individual inverter status? My Enlighten's Envoy allows displays of the system's real-time status but the IQ8A's arrays only show produced WH not realtime W.

I agree it is best to over panel-----

I deliberately spent extra $ for both inverters and panels. No way do I require 11,400 panel watts with one exception...... TREES! Yeah, trees that are not mine, I already got rid of mine and I am stuck with an unfriendly neighbor. And yes, Wifey was adamantly against my installation but life is...

NO to individual panel's live KW, I can see module individual performance but only for produced power not producing (Wh) power. My system is Enphases so if you are familiar with it you know exactly what one can see. Why is your system shutting down??? That is strange. I am stuck getting the...

Roof angle is 28 degrees. What bothers me most is my neighbor who will not allow me to cut her trees that block the sun starting around 1 in the afternoon beginning at the end of September. My panels went online 20 October and so far have produced 766KWH. During this short period our daylight...