BlueMarblePA

Thanks everybody. I monitored everything remotely from work, and dang it, they never shut off the power! I was really excited to test...

Im with @Ampster, im pretty sure once the grid goes down, the values are ignored and it will allow 100%. The inverter is always trying...

I don't believe you will have to change anything for an outage. I think the 1kW is only applicable when grid is up. Depending how long...

My utility company is planning an outage to do service this morning. I understand that the solark 15k will not send voltage back to...

Microair is easy. I initially put it on with Self-Taps, but swapped it out to rivet nuts about 2 weeks after taking this pic since the...

Wow. I am amazed by the knowledge on this forum. It is below freezing here outside Philadelphia today, but I am going to start on the...

I contacted Honeywell, and this is what they said, "Unfortunately we dont have devices that communicate with each other, we only have...

For your setup, installing Microair soft starts is a great idea to prevent all three AC units from kicking in simultaneously. As for...

Excellent idea. I have to do this anyway, because I have to buy the MicroAir soft starts and get ready to install them. Of course, we...

Why has nobody asked what the LRA, RLA, and MCA of the compressor units are? With a proper soft start (Micro-air), the LRA can be...

This is midlevel home automation. I don't think you'll find thermostats that, ON THEIR OWN, will talk to each other and figure this out...

Wow. This is an amazing discussion and above my head. I spent a lot of time learning solar and batteries! Not I have to do the same for...

Just get programmable thermostats and schedule so that only one can run at a time. Like 1 on per hour every 3 hours. Hard to...

If you do that for my GSHP (Waterfurnace series 5), it goes through a 2 minute boot up process to be sure the compressor wasn't just on...

If one calls for power, it disconnects the others until there is enough power for them. it waits for one to call for power.

Just don't synchronize the time schedules. Start is like 2 seconds max so little chance of two starting together let alone all three.

How will that prevent simultaneous starting of two HVACs units? How will that allow all three to operate but not at the same time? How...

Look up "load controller".

Assuming you have standard 24 VAC discrete thermostat controls (not RS-485 communicating ones), then: Divide your units into #1, #2...

These are great questions. I only installed the solark 15k in December, and so I never thought to measure inrush and current during the...