So if I'm understanding the Limited to Home mode correctly, the Sol-Ark will use PV (and battery under time of use settings) to power the home panel while using the grid to fill in when needed. This would be ideal for me since I do not want to deal with a grid-sell contract.
My question is what happens under an acute load (or multiple heavy loads), say an instant hot water heater and jet pump being turned on simultaneously? Does the sol-ark still provide power from pv/battery while the grid fills in the rest of the load, or does the Sol-Ark direct the grid to completely power that particular load because it's too big for the sol-ark to handle alone?
If I'm in the limited to home mode, do I need a critical loads panel or can the sol-ark just power the main home panel and I can manage loads under a grid down situation?
Also, my main panel is about 100 feet from the Sol-Ark, what limiter sensor wires should I run. In the manual it says 23 awg cat-6, but elsewhere it says 20 awg. I'm a bit confused here.
My question is what happens under an acute load (or multiple heavy loads), say an instant hot water heater and jet pump being turned on simultaneously? Does the sol-ark still provide power from pv/battery while the grid fills in the rest of the load, or does the Sol-Ark direct the grid to completely power that particular load because it's too big for the sol-ark to handle alone?
If I'm in the limited to home mode, do I need a critical loads panel or can the sol-ark just power the main home panel and I can manage loads under a grid down situation?
Also, my main panel is about 100 feet from the Sol-Ark, what limiter sensor wires should I run. In the manual it says 23 awg cat-6, but elsewhere it says 20 awg. I'm a bit confused here.