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The local electrical inspector required I put ground rods at each one of my ground mounts. It was the only electrical inspection I have ever failed. I also didn’t have the electrical conduit secured every three feet.

Did they single you out for having solar, or did they just raise the fees for everyone? I don’t think it is called net metering if you’re not get paid full retail for the power you send to the grid.

My understanding In Minnesota is anyone with an electrical engineering degree can sit for the master electrician exam without any hours worked, or doing the journeyman test first. My father has an electrical engineering degree and had done a lot of electrical work in high school and college as...

Homeowners can do their own electrical work in Minnesota. The previous electrical inspector here would not allow DIY solar. I talked to the state and they confirmed I could do my own solar PV installation. I found someone who is licensed and does solar work on the side cheap. I didn’t want...

My electric bill before solar was under $70 a month, and I don’t really skimp on using electricity. I currently have a credit of $400 after 11 months. I’ll get the utility to send me a check in March, and start over on the credits adding up. I did solar more to use less fossil fuels than to...

How much money do you really think you could make just selling screws for trusses? Simpson Strong Tie makes hundreds of different products so they aren't just selling only one product. I have no idea how they patented a screw, but they certainly have patent people on staff. The hardest parts...

Because at least one poster here is accusing me of scamming Current Connected out of a battery.

I am not the one who had a lightning strike take out my SOK batteries. I don't appreciate posters who accuse me of scamming Current Connected out of a battery when I have a legitimate warranty issue. I have asked @HighTechLab not to send me a replacement battery.

I had an issue with an SOK 48V100 battery and SOK not responding to my warranty request. Dexter at Current Connected responded and asked me to check a few things on the battery. It ended up that Dexter said he would send me a replacement 48V100 battery. I was happy enough with his response...

Why? The truth remains that SOK did not provide any warranty help. If I waited for assistance from SOK the warranty would be over and I never would have received any assistance from them. I have yet to find anything that says to contact Current Connected for SOK 48V100 battery warranty even...

Dexter had me check the voltage of all the cells and one of them is only at one volt. The other cells are all above three volts and pretty well balanced. I am not sure that explains why the BMS is doing crazy things and not reporting any pack voltage, cell voltage, or cell temperatures.

I was able to get VRM working with my Cerbo GX today. VRM has data going back to September when I first configured WI-FI on the Cerbo GX. The issue is the only things in the logs are loss of incoming AC voltage events. Nothing logged for the times the inverter went into fault status.

I am far from rich. My income is under six figures. I had to dig deep into my savings and postpone some other planned expenses from 2024 to 2025 to buy a new inverter and battery for my motorhome. I get so upset when basics in my motorhome like electricity don't work that it affects my mental...

I did not know that Current Connected was the proper warranty and support contact for SOK batteries sold in the USA when I started this thread. There is a big SOK logo on the battery so naturally I assumed I should contact SOK for warranty. The website sokbattery.com lists a USA phone number...

What I meant is the generator charges the batteries through the inverter.

I have to wait until Thursday to be able to get the information needed to get this taken care of. The batteries are heavy for one person to pull out.

What should I have done? Waited a couple of years hoping SOK might actually respond to my email and help me? I emailed back and forth a couple of times with SOK and then nothing from them. I emailed them again after four weeks had passed, and then I posted here after two more weeks had passed...

Again, my issue is with SOK, not Current Connected. SOK never told me that 48V100 support goes through Current Connected. They implied they would help me, and then never got back to me. I have been in touch with someone from Current Connected since I started this thread, and they are helping...

I can't guarantee my phone is always going to be close enough to the Cerbo to provide a constant Internet connection to feed data to VRM. I already have three Unifi U6 Pro access points at home. One of them is in my detached garage maybe 15 feet from the Cerbo in the motorhome. I didn't...

I spent the money for replacement gear for my sanity and my mental health. It ruins my vacation when I am agitated the whole time about power issues. I spent a third of my awake time on my last trip trying to figure out why I was having power issues with the inverter. I spent weeks and...

I contacted SOK battery directly, not Current Connected. I figured since the batteries have a big SOK logo on them that the warranty would be through SOK. I have no issue with Current Connected.

It looks like I will have to buy the Victron LTE modem and then get a data plan for it so I can get data from my Victron equipment.

It seems silly the only way to get detailed logging from a Victron inverter is to use the cloud based VRM. I can connect my Cerbo GX to my WI-FI, but I am not sure it actually works. I tried to use the WI-FI to have the Cerbo download firmware from the Internet and it consistently failed to...

A warranty part. What happens out of warranty, or if I did something stupid to blow up the BMS and it wasn't covered under warranty?

Yes, it has a separate AGM battery for starting the generator. A Duracell 34M AGM battery if it matters.

No, just overkill. A 10KW would be enough, but the price difference was pretty small to go to 12.5KW. At any one time I could be running three 15K BTU roof airs, a 16 CF refrigerator, a 15 CF chest freezer, a coffee pot, a microwave, one or two 1200 watt food warmers, and more. Of course, not...

I can assure you there is a separate battery and no connections to the coach system at all. The generator has a Kubota diesel engine and has a small alternator that charges the battery. I debated using the coach starting batteries for the generator, but I went with a separate battery in case...

I replaced the generator with a brand new one in May 2021, No more low voltage issues.

It is pretty hard to charge LifePO4 batteries when it is five degrees F outside.

No connection at all. Generator has a separate start battery.

The batteries are labeled as user serviceable. What good is a user serviceable battery that you can't get any parts for?

I tried to BUY, as in give them money, a replacement BMS for my 48V100 from Current Connected a few weeks ago. The gentleman on the phone said they cannot sell any parts for the batteries. I had hit a dead end on possibly getting a warranty replacement so I decided to try buying a replacement...

Direct from the Victron Energy website: "For technical support, warranty claims and repairs, check our support pages or contact the local dealer where you purchased the product." How I am I supposed to contact Victron technical support? Try to call their number in the Netherlands? Send them...

No alternator connection at all. The inverter sits less than two feet from the batteries and are connected with new 1/0 cables professionally made.

What gasoline generator? I have a Wrico International water cooled 12.5 KW generator with a Mecc Alte generator head. It was installed in 2021. A gentleman who has installed hundreds of these did most of the installation with some help from me. The inverter charges the batteries. The...