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I've watched a ton of videos on the Sun grid tie inverter, it's the one that feeds power back into your home by plugging it into a dedicated wall outlet. Some of the videos mention that there are 2 different kind of grid tie inverters, ones that plug into a wall outlet and ones that connect...

Hey thanks for the detailed response. The 500 something therms is for my entire house (gas stove, water heater, heat inside the house AND the pool & Jacuzzi heat. The usage is always this high in the winter- my home is an airbnb, the pool is heated to 90 degrees, the jacuzzi to 102 the majority...

Sorry about the lack of context. My home is an airbnb in Palm SPrings, CA. Guests heat the pool up to 90 degrees and the jacuzzi to 102 in the winter. Before gas prices skyrocked here a normal bill with this usage would be about $900. Anyway, the bill is directly correlated to the pool and...

@Bluedog225 I was under the impression that solar water panels can't get the pool that hot. I have to maintain a 90 degree pool temp in the winter, and 102 for the jacuzzi. My house is an airbnb, this is what I have to supply. My goal is to supplement the gas heat w/ electric during the day. For...

Thanks for your reply. My gas bill for January 2023 was $2700. My house is an airbnb. In the winter guests heat the pool to 90 degrees for day use and use the spa day and night. Our $50 additional pool/spa heat fee has always covered our gas bills, but not anymore! My goal is to supplement the...

I'm in a part of the country where gas is super expensive- Palm SPrings, CA. My gas bill for January 2023 was $2700. YEs, you read that right. My house is an airbnb. In the winter guests heat the pool to 90 degrees for day use and use the spa day and night. Our $50 additional pool/spa heat fee...

Well then I would like to find out why. When I don't understand something, I ask a lot of questions, it's really the only way to learn.

Well there you have it! I would only have learned this if I researched solar. Thanks, looking up my pool size today.

Hi. Thanks for your reply. I don’t know the answers to your questions. I need to learn about it more, what my options are, which electric heaters are the fastest, how many panels it will take for certain heaters, etc, that’s why I said I have to start at the very beginning. The only thing I know...

I can't believe I haven't been able to find any info on youtube about running an electric pool heater, w/ a separate solar system to power it (off grid). The only thing I have found is how to run a "heat pump" w/ solar. A heat pump is a different kind of heating technology. Anyway, anybody...

Hi. Thanks for your reply. The plan is to put a Midnite Solar "DC" breaker between my panels and my inverter and then wire the inverter to it a new 30amp breaker in the panel. What is KWP specification, what does 1000w/m² mean and what does 1400w/m² mean? The house is in Palm Springs CA, not...

YEs, I am aware of this.

I have spent the last year or so doing an on & off deep dives on solar, and have had a few different companies come out to my house to give me estimates on installation, ranging from 18k to 55k. After absorbing as much info as I could, I'm beginning to think the whole solar installation...

Thanks. That sounds like right up my alley. I will have my electrician friend help me with install n stuff. I know this can be dangerous. I have seen video of people going from the inverter to their electric panel, which in turn send energy to their home grid and also see videos of people...

Ah good idea, but I can't. I already have a split unit in my work studio.

As far as if I am planning on going DIY, I was hoping to buy an All-In-One Solar Systems. I found these made by MPP (https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/all-in-one-122448v-packages.html). Could I get the 30kWh a day from any of these systems? I attached a screen shot, bit for me details you can...

Thanks so much for your reply and breaking it down how you did. My house is very well insulated. Always a good reminder though to make sure to unplug things. As far as budget goes, I would spend a few thousand on it...I really have no idea how much these things cost. I do want something that...

Hi. Thanks for the quick reply! Your answer sounds promising! Being a newbie I reallu don't know what 0 injection means. I do't know what an inverter and a batter are though! I attached my bill, it says my average use per day this year is 62 kWh.

I literally put my split unit in last August so...

That sounds like a good idea. I do have a mini split, it's connected to my grid. See my recent post about All-In-Ones. YOu might have an answer for me.

CALIFORNIA, BABY! Yeah...looking to remedy this w/ some solar!

Hi friends, Can I use one of these All-In-One-Solar Power Systems as an additional source of electricity along side my utility grid electricity? I'm really not interested in energy storage or delivery back to the grid. I am just after supplementing the current supply I get from the grid with a...

I have seen those, it was a few years ago though! I forgot about them and I'm so pissed because We put a split unit in our work studio. SHould have gone w/ something like this.

Hi Matt. Thank for all oft he details. I know the very very basics. I know that solar produces DC and needs to be converted to AC power, hence the inverter. I'm having my electrician friend install whatever DIY rig we go with. I'm not looking to power my whole house! Just looking for the best...

My average Kwh usage a day this year is 62

Looking for a DIY solution. Flat foam roof so I can face panels south. I'm looking for additional source of electricity. I am not interested in energy storage / delivery back to the grid, I am just after supplementing my current supply with a bit from the sun. MAke sense?

Lost Girl...lol, you are so right! You are literally speaking Chinese to me.

HI Heges, you are not talking to me like a child :cool: . I have absolutely NO idea what "11000W / 200W per m^2 = 55 m^2" means, and what your last paragraph means either. Literal newbie.

I used 2006 kWh in the month of July. I'm just looking lower my bill a little. I saw this vid: I was wondering if I might need more panels? I don't want send back to the grid, I don't want to have get permits.

I used 2006 kWh in July. I'm in Palm Springs, CA. Tons of sun. I don't want to send energy back to the grid. Just looking to reduce the bill a little. Do you need any more info from my bill? Thanks for your help! oh.... I saw this vid I was thinking something like this but are there enough...

Cool, thanks so much. Will check the vids out for sure. I saw this video I'm just looking to do something like this but thought maybe i needed more panels. I used 2006 kWh for the month of July.

Believe it or not, it's too humid in the summer in Palm Springs, CA. Because of the monsoon flow our dew point is up around 55 degrees, and sometimes as high as 70!

I used a toal of 2,006 kWh in July. That's because of AC. I'm in Palm Springs, CA. I don't want to send energy back to the grid because I don't want to deal with getting permits n stuff. Just looking for a little help against the man!