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I would say give it at least a good 15 minutes. Of course doing a voltage check would be best.

Depends on your specific equipment. Some RCDs have "Line" and "Load" or "Input" and "Output" markings. If your specific RCD doesn't have such markings, I guess it matters less.

According to my local regulations, we are allowed to put two wires in the same terminal, as long as they are the same guage. If you do go this way, make sure to tighten well, and then pull on each wire separately, to make sure it has a good connection. But this two wires don't necessarily need...

I happen to own an EV, but I'm usually at work during sun hours, so unfortunately it's less relevant. We actually have a "solar" water heater, but it doesn't run on electricity to heat the water but rather a black panel with pipes, catching the heat. But I suppose I'll think of something useful...

OK, so now comes the practical part: I have a hybrid inverter with option to grid feedback. Unfortunately it doesn't support zero export, but I can limit how much power it pushes to the grid. Now I don't really have 1:1 net metering, it was solely just for the sake of the discussion. But, as I...

I also use something like this, but for a special purpose, not exactly as a grid/inverter transfer switch. I have some critical loads on my inverter output. This includes a small A/C unit. But, I want it to be on only when grid goes down (because my main A/C unit isn't connected to the...

Yes, I'm using something similar, different branding (TOMZN). I haven't had the need to switch much, as in my setup it for bypassing the inverter, should I need to do some maintenance or if a fault occurs. But, as I'm a but paranoid, I use it like this: 1. If I need to manually switch, I turn...

A bit theoretical, but has practical implications: What's more energy efficient: Pushing PV power to the grid, or storing in battery and using it ? Let's say our PV array produces 5kwh a day. For the sake of the discussion let's also assume that we are on a fixed grid tariff, and grid-tie is...

Great! I'm happy it worked out for you.

No pre-charge problem if you use my method, by switching via the inverter on/off switch. Also, as the relay I recommended has an LVD and return voltage setting, you could set LVD to pretty low to take into consideration voltage drop during load. Then set return voltage to above resting voltage.

Yeah, I had some more things going on in that picture. Let's focus on this: Basically, you need 6 lines: 1. Voltage sensing lines (pos/neg) going to your battery pos/neg, or straight to the inverter DC inputs. 2. 2 lines to the rocker switch terminals. These are the lines that are switched...

I have a similar breaker and 10awg PV wire. Although the strands are pretty thick, I preferred to use ferrules. No problems so far.

What inverter do you have? Does it have a remote switch/panel ? If so, it's not that hard. I recently did this with a voltage sensing relay and an FCHAO 24v 1800w inverter. I opened up the remote panel, which has a simple ON/OFF switch. Soldered two wires, one to each if the switch terminals...

Why do you think so? Because of the weight of the panels? Anyways, I was necessarily recommending the use of these, I just wanted to understand if this the OP's intention.

Do you mean something like this? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006208628561.html