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SunBallast.com sparked my interest, and yes I'm located in FL . So a low ground mount ballast system worked for me. This couldn't be any simpler of an install, by myself I installed 2 rows of 12 in one day. Was a bit of a pain to get through permits, but company was very helpful with engineering...

This project is moving along nicely! Honestly, so far easier than I expected. PE stamped design for electrical and structural almost complete (Green Lancer). Will be submitted to Pasco next week. Changed the design a bit with the ground mount as the price of steel is outrageous....honestly was...

Not sure if this will help anyone, but here is my experience with the install. I personally had issues with the modularity of the system components installation procedures. My thoughts were: "what if I need to exchange the Powerpro battery....then I have to disassemble the entire install?" So...

I priced ground mounts exclusively before permitting, found the ballasted mounts very favorable in price vs the price of galvanized metal these days. Not to mention the difference in labor is a huge difference. My recent install:

I think if clamping screws of ground mount are piercing (IronRidge) then panels are bonded together and then you simply drive ground rod and bond with clamp at one end. My ground mount uses piercing shims under the camps to bond each panel, then I drove a 8' ground rod at one end with clamp to...

I honestly did not dig that deep into the math. My turning point was pricing the iron ridge system. Once I locally was able to price the 2" galvanized pipe for completion of project.....I was left shocked with the price of just materials. SunBallast system cut my mount cost down by more than...

Ground mount ballast arrived today, brand is SunBallast founded in Italy. They just opened a store here in Clearwater, FL. Honestly...couldn't be any simpler for a ground mount or flat roof array. This is not final as I need to find true "solar south" etc. But just wanted to play with set up...

Final inspection today: structural........ PASS, Foundation.......PASS, Electrical Underground........PASS, Electrical Rough......PASS, and Electrical Final.......PASS! Now onward to Duke for interconnection request.

Check out SunBallast...I live near Tampa and had to install with similar wind zone requirements. And if you confine PV wire under mounts with chicken wire or mesh you won't need a perimeter fence

Currently getting quotes at around $45 per month. Have some more coming in soon. We shall see.

Whelp....how about I just post..... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/260054973668365?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A0fd6c154-7452-4793-a7fd-e4730d74ca22 Easier for me to just post where I found them. We installed 3 arrays with 12 panels...

Couldn't of been any easier and cost effective. I installed that entire system by myself. The ground mounts were 1/3 of the cost of going with IronRidge type system. Permitting was a pain as the engineers haven't seen this system yet from SunBallast much here in the states. But the local...

Mechanical drawings for my permitting are fairly easy and supplied by IronRidge stamped. How did you go about getting electrical self permitted?

So forgive me if this has been presented before, I've searched....... Currently running Canadian Solar 400 watt solar panels in 2 arrays of 12 for total of 9.6kW system, thereby calculated as a Tier I system not requiring the 1m liability policy and interconnect Tier II contract. Let's say I...

Small BTC miner and it generates heat...win/win

Ok, finally getting ready to submit permits to Pasco County, FL....just waiting on one item that determines if we go with a ballast type ground mount system, or IronRidge with ground screws. Both of which I will install myself. Now for what may seem like a stupid question for the experienced...

Need advice please: EG4 18KPV has 3 MPPT inputs. Input #1 is system defined parallel. I currently have installed 2 strings of Canadian Solar CS6R-400MS-HL 400 watt panels in 12 panels per string. So my math is 12.99A at 441.6V (36.8 x 12). If I put both strings into MPPT #1 that will put the...

Thank you, appreciate the help. Wasn't sure if running them on MPPT #1 in parallel made any significant difference. All panels facing same direction and no shading.

Beginning to answer my own question for this inverter.

Just to be clear. I made zero modifications to the battery housing. My side panels still install and remove as usual. I only removed the thumb screws that fasten down through the top for the side panels. The 4 screws that hold these on the side are still inserted after battery setup. If there...

Our main panel is 200amp main, so I don't need to split out critical loads to sub-panel from the load circuit of 18kpv? So I'd have to run load circuit of 18kpv to a manual switch?

Another question: anyone know if I can run PVC SCH 40 through my garage attic for my PV runs to inverter? My approved plans state this is my install, however after reading some NEC rules, it states that PV runs through garage/attic need to be in metallic conduit.

Finally...a near perfect day with no clouds. Commissioned the system with PTO on Feb 8th....already wanting to expand. Phase 2 soon....

When I viewed the install on youtube, my initial thought was the most likely component that would need servicing would be the battery....on the bottom. So you'd have to disconnect the entire inverter and wiring in order to remove. This was just a solution that worked for my situation. I've sure...

I'm in Land O Lakes, message me for info if you wish.

Going to bite the bullet and add on the PL Policy and Tier II interconnect agreement.....then add the batteries with critical load panel. Even when I expand system to 14.4 we are still under yearly overall usage. Thinking I should of just designed the system this way in the beginning. Live and...

Hopefully this isn't a redundant post. But looking for opinions, experience, and or suggestions before I pull the trigger on this system from Signature Solar. So the design is EG4 18kPV All-In-One Hybrid Inverter, 24@ 400 watt Canadian Solar panels for 9.6kW (trying to stay under the 10kW Duke...

P.S. anyone in central FL in need of the conduit box that SS sent with my order, give me a shout.

Charging 2 teslas at night, trying to reduce my overhead with intent of going net zero. Plenty of land to utilize....just have to take baby steps with investment.

The whole home backup diagram makes no sense...why would I have to install a manual transfer switch in the event that power goes out? So I'd have to walk out to garage and flip the switch? I would think that this would be automatic in the event of a power outage? Or am I just being a total...