atrain0007
New Member
Hey all, first post here, after reading a fair bit. Was looking for feedback on my build on things I may have overlooked or things I'm doing wrong.
Im in San Diego County and looking at trying to run a 2br 1100 sq ft weekend place on all electric. Big loads include a well pump, heat pump water heater, mini split, washer/dryer, stove/oven, fridge, and then the usual lights and stuff and some security cameras, and starlink service. Im thinking:
11,000 watts of solar through 24 - 460 watt BluSun bifacial panels on a solar carport with 3-8 panel strings producing 406 volts and 11.8 amps, running two of those paralleled into the
1 - eg4 18kpv inverter
1- eg4 powerpro
The carport is about 110' away from the inverter and planned to run the 12AWG from the one string and 10AWG for the paralleled strings through conduit from the panels with a ground back to the house/inverter.
I have a 12500 watt generator I'd like to wire up as a backup, but havent dug to deep into that yet. My goal would be when we are there for the weekends, or maybe some longer trips, we arent relying on the generator much.
I appreciate any feedback you guys see fit. One concern is whether the appliances might draw more than the 12k watts the inverter can put out? Also, when the inverter is wired to the load panel, do you run it into the main 200 amp service lugs, or is it supposed to go through a smaller breaker on the panel? if so what size to allow it to use all its available current?
Thanks,
Adam
Im in San Diego County and looking at trying to run a 2br 1100 sq ft weekend place on all electric. Big loads include a well pump, heat pump water heater, mini split, washer/dryer, stove/oven, fridge, and then the usual lights and stuff and some security cameras, and starlink service. Im thinking:
11,000 watts of solar through 24 - 460 watt BluSun bifacial panels on a solar carport with 3-8 panel strings producing 406 volts and 11.8 amps, running two of those paralleled into the
1 - eg4 18kpv inverter
1- eg4 powerpro
The carport is about 110' away from the inverter and planned to run the 12AWG from the one string and 10AWG for the paralleled strings through conduit from the panels with a ground back to the house/inverter.
I have a 12500 watt generator I'd like to wire up as a backup, but havent dug to deep into that yet. My goal would be when we are there for the weekends, or maybe some longer trips, we arent relying on the generator much.
I appreciate any feedback you guys see fit. One concern is whether the appliances might draw more than the 12k watts the inverter can put out? Also, when the inverter is wired to the load panel, do you run it into the main 200 amp service lugs, or is it supposed to go through a smaller breaker on the panel? if so what size to allow it to use all its available current?
Thanks,
Adam