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I recently ordered 2 - 48v 220ah batteries. Almost within minutes of placing my order online Dan sent me a text with a picture of my batteries labeled and ready to ship. It took about 2 days for Fed Ex to get them from Ga to rural Pa. Hats off to Dan on the way he packs them for shipping. He...

A great reason to update/improve the owner manual for starters. As well as spelling out the warranty requirements. If a potential warranty claimant knows they have to do X Y and Z to make a warranty claim your techs would probably spend less time on the phone.

I'd just like to see a proper owners manual

This is what my old electric company used to send me monthly to show how my usage compared. I would laugh every month as my usage would always be less than 1/2 of what an "Efficient Home" used but they would still offer tips and suggestions on cutting down my usage. Keep in mind I had no solar...

I've been dealing with Chinese manufacturers for the last 16 years. In my industry manufacturers will send us "performance videos"of the products we buy. If I had a dollar for every "performance video" that did not match the product we received I'd be very rich. Our industry pools enough money...

With these 3 tools you can build just about anything out of metal studs A pair of tin snips A screw gun Locking C Clamp If you just want to build a box If you want to frame the inside walls of your plastic shed

I agree Dan was a pleasure to deal with. When I compared them to EG4 batteries using watt hours and cost they came out around the same price. The higher quality cells in the Trophy batteries was the determining factor. The fact that I can stack them vertically against the wall and have them...

It seems the best place for multi zone units is in a large open space. I have a 2 zone Daikin 18k unit with a 9k and 15k indoor units. They cover my living room dining room and Kitchen which is one big open area. By putting one indoor unit in the dining room/kitchen area and the other in the...

Fed Ex managed to deliver them on time an unscathed. The local dispatcher called me the day before delivery and gave me a 3 hour delivery window which was helpful. The crates are very strong and the batteries have thick foam on all sides. Seems like they are made to take a few forklift dings...

It's a long story but the pipes and fittings were left over from my daughter's wedding. I used them to create balloon columns for stability the heavier pipe offered vs. the suggest pvc piping. So I didn't want to buy anything and I'm obviously no pipe fitter. I will paint it and yes I drilled...

Clicked the link and it says Not Found. It's probably better for you to buy a battery instead of trying to build one, until you learn how to source parts based on something besides price.

Moved from the suburbs to a rural area. The quality of life is much better and it's more affordable. As a bonus local building codes are more reasonable. It seems many suburbs enact local building codes to make some DIY projects next to impossible unless you hire a contractor. Oh and then there...

Seems like it belongs here....

Maybe a core insulated concrete block structure with some good ventilation as a cheap solution. Add a small solar powered fan to exhaust heat build up and keep the air moving.

I thought about buying some quads for that reason, but future battery expansion will require me to build an outdoor structure. I can't go up any higher. Based on my needs and normal electric usage, 22Kwh of battery storage should suffice for the near future.

The manual only seems good for settings once you get it installed. Lots of information is missing in comparison to something like a Sol-Ark inverter manual.

I'm close enough to pick them up

There is a company that sells generator conversion kits so that you can run any gas generator on propane.

On a lifetime 'per kWh of delivered heat' basis, heat pumps are about as carbon intensive as natural gas or LPG in heating. Also hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases are as much as 2,000 times more potent in heating the atmosphere than garden variety carbon dioxide. At least six published studies...

I'm doing something kind of similar but I'm a newb and not an electrician so I can't offer a solution. However your situation brings a couple questions to mind. Is it possible to run the backup power to the sub panel equipped with an interlock to lock out power coming from the main panel...

I got rid of my electric dryer and hot water heater and replaced with propane. You can buy 2 - 100 lbs propane tanks new for around $450. My heater was propane but old and not very efficient, same with the AC. So I replaced with high SEER mini splits. Then audited my electric usage and started...

I have the Innovair 12k model with a SEER rating of 30.5. The compressor unit is made by Gree which I understand is a decent company. I'm waiting for the HVAC guy to hook them up so I can get the warranty on that unit and my new Daikin 18k unit. So I can't offer any feedback on the system...yet.

Metal studs, Hardi Board and Rockwool

I understand not wanting to deal with propane tanks and hook ups. It's expensive here but it's still a cheaper way to dry clothes and heat water especially if you go tankless. Part of the reason I have mini splits is because the propane bill was so high last year. However the house needs some...

I am fortunate that my son in law is a licensed electrician and I'm going let him guide me on N-G bond. I am researching how the inverter handles the N-G bond. I'm going to be using the EG4 split phase inverter which I selected because of the split phase output. My goal is to run my 12k mini...

My main panel is 200 amp panel for which I have the specified interlock switch. I only plan to use a 40a breaker to feed the panel from my inverter using the interlock. The 40 a circuit feeding my main panel will have 2 - 40a breakers, one at the sub panel and the other with the interlock at the...

From what I have been able to gather it's seems more like the quality of the firmware is the problem. Since the EG4 line appears to be rewraps of inverters that have been in use for some time.

In the fireworks industry we call them rewraps. 58 different brands of fireworks are made by 4 or 5 manufacturers. So you can find the same piece from 20 or 30 different brands with different labels but they all do the same thing. You can get the Chinese manufacturers to tweak the product ie...

My HVAC guy was OK with it because you are basically paying him for a full install and saving him 70% of the work. I found the guy through a neighbors referral so it's not like I already had a working relationship prior to the install. I found 3 different contractors that would do the job for...

It blows my mind as well. I expected the 2 mini splits systems to draw more than 500 watts per hour while making heat. I'm anxious to see how they perform when temps get down to near 0F. Know all about coal here in Schuylkill county.