Prefersdirt
Solar Enthusiast
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- Sep 28, 2019
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We finally have a place to move to! We are redoing the electric in the house. Currently we have 100A service. We have to update the breaker box as we cannot expand with the additional breakers we need. So will most likely upgrade to 200A service.
I have talked with an electrician and he says with the low loads we have in the house, we don’t need a critical load box. Freezers, fridge, well, and gas furnace are the biggest issues. I can throw the breaker for the stove/oven if we are totally on solar. AC could be an option to run with the new soft start attachment Engineer 775 showed recently. Do you think I need a critical loads panel – it would have freezers, fridge, gas furnace, and the well on it?
What I don’t know is What hardware setup do I need to be able to run solar into the box? What do I need to have the electrician do for me?
I am still deciding between a grid assist setup or strictly off grid (separate) that I connect through a lockout for power outage situations. Honestly, may start with the grid assist and have the ability to plug a genny into the system through a lockout until I can get the $$$ for the entire off-grid setup. Then replace the grid assist with standard inverters and go primarily solar. We are designing the system now – so many interconnected projects my head hurts (solar, greenhouse, barn, etc) – but the house just needs to be able to be tied in.
Hoping this makes sense.
Thanks
David
I have talked with an electrician and he says with the low loads we have in the house, we don’t need a critical load box. Freezers, fridge, well, and gas furnace are the biggest issues. I can throw the breaker for the stove/oven if we are totally on solar. AC could be an option to run with the new soft start attachment Engineer 775 showed recently. Do you think I need a critical loads panel – it would have freezers, fridge, gas furnace, and the well on it?
What I don’t know is What hardware setup do I need to be able to run solar into the box? What do I need to have the electrician do for me?
I am still deciding between a grid assist setup or strictly off grid (separate) that I connect through a lockout for power outage situations. Honestly, may start with the grid assist and have the ability to plug a genny into the system through a lockout until I can get the $$$ for the entire off-grid setup. Then replace the grid assist with standard inverters and go primarily solar. We are designing the system now – so many interconnected projects my head hurts (solar, greenhouse, barn, etc) – but the house just needs to be able to be tied in.
Hoping this makes sense.
Thanks
David