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DIY QUESTION, All in One Off Grid research

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Brief info to help discern my hurdles all is DIY. I'm American living in the Philippines. Researching best options for expandable options, grid tie option preferable but not required.
Current consumption is varies from 800 to 1500 Kilowatts monthly with anticipation of it doubling within a year or two, so easily expandable is important.
Currently looking at Ark-Sol and EG4 but interested in anything a novice can handle with YouTube or internet guidance. I appreciate any guidance, tips, suggestions, links or anything to help me do this myself.
Additionally best options is preferably buying the unit stateside and panels and batteries in the Philippines is my opinion but shared that for debate as well.
I have no previous solar experience, so appreciate any direction on options or alternatives as I'm trying to figure out any cost effective route.
Or directions to anything similar shared in choosing a similar setup to meet the above goals is appreciated as I'm just trying to figure out the best set up for my first DIY solar.
I appreciate any input 🙏
 
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I would recommend the EG4 6000xp, it's very capable to handle your current power needs and more in case you decide to scale your system in the future, its at a great price, and there is plenty of content on youtube on how to install it yourself.

If you have any questions about that unit, its compatibly or anything else of that matter, I'd be happy to help you out!
 
Why do you want to use US rebadged equipment? Skip the middleman and go for the original Chinese brand names, finding a Philippines forum to get the translation to local brands if needed.

If you were to import a solark from the U.S. you pay a lot of extra shipping, in exchange for overpaying for irrelevant America only safety certifications. It’s a couple layers of irrational.

EG4 is luxpower
SolArk is Deye
SRNE/Growatt is another common one on this forum
Maybe Victron if you want a good international brand
 
I would recommend the EG4 6000xp, it's very capable to handle your current power needs and more in case you decide to scale your system in the future, its at a great price, and there is plenty of content on youtube on how to install it yourself.

If you have any questions about that unit, its compatibly or anything else of that matter, I'd be happy to help you out!
Thank You, I very much appreciate it. I just discovered ShopSolar doesn't ship to the Philippines. So that's my first hurdle, now.
 
Why do you want to use US rebadged equipment? Skip the middleman and go for the original Chinese brand names, finding a Philippines forum to get the translation to local brands if needed.

If you were to import a solark from the U.S. you pay a lot of extra shipping, in exchange for overpaying for irrelevant America only safety certifications. It’s a couple layers of irrational.

EG4 is luxpower
SolArk is Deye
SRNE/Growatt is another common one on this forum
Maybe Victron if you want a good international brand
I'm not set on U.S. branded but the local solar is all Chinese, that I've seen. I know most come from China anyway, so I'm not against Chinese but the problem is knowing which one is the good one's as a lot of the Chinese is garbage as well.
I guess price is the best indicator....lol funny but true
 
According to this, Phillippines uses some USA sockets, but at 220V!

This is a 220V/60 Hz country, no US 120V inverters are going to work there!
And don’t plug in anything from the US that can’t take 220V like light bulbs.
 
In mexico most the electronics for sale everywhere - even big box stores like wal mart and home depot and costco - sell chinese electronics we don't see in the USA. I imagine Phillipines is the same.
 

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