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    EG4 LLS rack with EG4-WallMount Indoor

    If using a SolArk 15k - would it be better to connect the six pack to one battery lug and a pair of indoor wallmounts to the other lug (600 and 560ah) -OR- Continue to use a y busbar for combining both battery lugs on the SolArk and connect both battery packs to a single distribution block...
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    EG4 LLS rack with EG4-WallMount Indoor

    So if I'm now reading posts correctly - you need (3) LLS to buffer/level out with each Wallmount. Is there a way to possibly connect a pair to an existing 6-rack? Or am I looking at removing and cutting the bus bar on the 6 pack to create (2) 3 battery sets? Could there be a software solution...
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    Optimistic solar breakeven calculation

    I'm tied to my current home for at least the next 15 years - so that was my initial payback period. Everything is a hedge against the future and increasing my own homes resiliency. My electric use will never go down. More devices always coming in AND we now has an EV. Electric cost will never...
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    EG4 Indoor 280Ah 48v WallMount Battery

    Can these be controlled/monitored through the EG4 Comms Hub? For those of us with a rack already in place - this would be an easy way to continue to add storage in a smaller footprint, but I don't want to have to replace those I already have.
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    EG4LL Charging But Will Not Discharging (to SolArk) in normal operation

    This is what I did at the time of use alteration too.
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    EG4LL Charging But Will Not Discharging (to SolArk) in normal operation

    I failed to turn on Time of Use. checked it and all started discharging.
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    EG4LL Charging But Will Not Discharging (to SolArk) in normal operation

    Got everything turned on officially today. SolArk 15k with a 6pack of EG4LL batteries. Charged up during the afternoon and now as the sun fades; the batteries are NOT discharging to satisfy the loads, but rather pulling power from the grid. What did I do wrong? All the batteries are now at...
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    Signature Solar EG4 Battery Rack Delays

    Ordered a 6pack, rack, and the comms hub on July 6th. Received 6 pack and comms hub in 13 days from order. Received the rack in 54 days from order. Yes the rack took nearly 2 months to show up and 6 full weeks after the rest of the order. The delay held me off from completing my install...
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    What solar panels do you have & why did you choose them?

    (46) REC NP2 365w Black panels. Chose them as they were the best middle ground of: 1. W/in^2 when I laid them out on my roof [different sized panels hit different edges/obstructions] 2. Purchased through a dealer to obtain the longer warranty period and degradation warranty 3. Maxed out the...
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    Sol-Ark, EG4 Communications Hub/LifePower4 - Solar Assistant configuration

    Got it. We have a pi out in a cg1500 in the middle of the yard for christmas lights in this case: Argon One and we haven't had a failure in years now. Oh and the pins are exposed as we use them for an external fan mounted to the box. Not worried too much about this one, as like yours, it'll...
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    Sol-Ark, EG4 Communications Hub/LifePower4 - Solar Assistant configuration

    Are you using a single RPi or (2) separate hardware pieces [one for HA and one for SA]. I've spent too much time in IoT and my home is hilariously dumb because of this. I just want to be able to locally connect and control everything. Just trying to keep the hardware/vampire loads to a minimum.
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    Poll: How was your experience with signature solar?

    8/15 and still 'two weeks' away. We've crossed a month and they're sending emails over to write a review on the transaction that happened 40+ days ago.
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    Sol-Ark, EG4 Communications Hub/LifePower4 - Solar Assistant configuration

    I'll be back here next week. Hung the 15K on Monday. Panels and more wiring today. I've got (6) EG4LL [still waiting on the over a month late/backordered rack] and the hub. Plus I've got a few spare 8gb Pi4s laying around [my son builds LED Christmas displays] so Solar Assistant was something...
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    Signature Solar slow to ship.

    This is disheartening. I ordered a (6) battery rack/kit over the 4th sale. No notification other than when my ordered 'changed status' and, yup, the rack was listed as backordered. About 2 weeks later the batteries all got here - so I emailed to see what the wait on the racks were. Was told two...
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    Poll: How was your experience with signature solar?

    I ordered the full 6 battery package over the 4th of July. Got an email the next day about the rack being backordered. I've received the batteries, but the rack is still backordered with a communication stating it being 2-3 more weeks out. I've got my AHJ inspection on Aug 7th. Gonna be hard...

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