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My monthly statement shows the amount I sell back to the utility, as well as what I purchase from them. If they see a signifacant change in reduced usage and/or increased sell-back compared to historical data, that would trigger a closer look to see what is happening. While I don't imagine...

Agree on cleaning the oem fans, and adding other(s). My 12 year old XW6048 fan screens have an extremely fine screen and I found it completely scovered with lint and dust. The XW is mounted inside my house so very little dust, but over time.... I recently added another PV array, with the...

I had an almost identical problem happen. I was adding a 3rd 4800w array to my existing system, with a separate combiner/disconnect & MPPT. I finished wiring the array very late in the afternoon, but was able to check the voltage at a juction box on the roof - it was showing somewhere over 100...

Being from north Louisisana, I agree that we do kinda freak out when the precipitation turns solid. But we really don't get snow, we have ice. And that, is a totally different animal. NOBODY can drive on ice, even you northern folks. Well, unless your tires are studded, I guess. I remember...

Hey @1201, I am not familiar with Ercots' structure, but what are you saying about the $5/kw? Surely that is not a retail rate, is it?

OMG! You do know Ford makes the F-150 Lightning, right?

What I am really worried about is that the newer 600v SCC needs to have some sort of communication with a 'proper' inverter, to be able to operate at all.

I also have the older XW6048 & just added another MPPT 150 60 (already had two). I wanted to add the newer MPPT 100 600, but after several contacts with Schneider, and some info provided here by others, I was told it would not work. Could someone possibly get it to sync up? Don't know, but I...

Whats funny, is that years back, my wife was doing a little consulting work up in Detroit during the winter, and one day there was a pretty good snow storm. Well, she drove in to work at the business that day, while every other female (except one), stayed at home & did not come in due to the...

Thanks @400bird, my timers are off, as is my inverter charger - only using solar, unless of course I need to fire up the generator & charge via inverter. After a few months of use, last week I bumped up the charge settings and got the cells to probably a bit over 3.5v, but I got a high voltage...

I am guessing all of those tubes bottom terminate into a full length concrete beam. Great job!

By 'greyed out', do you mean no data is displayed in the CC window? I just added a 3rd Schneider charge controller for a 3rd array, and I got info showing in the data window on the CC by connecting the unit to my battery bank and adding the unit to the Schneider network via their comms cable...

Best advice - ditch the converter/charger and get a 2,000 or 3,000 watt inverter charger. I have previously installed Xantrex Prosine 3,000 watt inverter/chargers in two different RV's. Boy, they can change the way you camp. In my most recent Sprinter van build, I used all Victron components...

Look at those panels above carefully. Never seen anything like that. They seem to be only 3/8" thick, with no frame.

Ditto @MisterSandals on the flexible panels - only if you had no other choice. There is a lot of bad reviews from folks with flex panels. Buy rigid for longer life and better productivity. Is your question for a camp, or for an RV? If you have an RV, 400watts of panel(s) may be as good as...

Oh, I got you! That's my E-Panel, sold by Midnight Solar. It is indeed a power distribution box, which made the solar, grid, generator, bypass and battery bank wiring much simpler. I will check out Midnite Solar to see if they have that box available, and see which XW's they show to be...

Well, that is the conundrum for sure. I would like to have the batteries to have about 80% in 'reserve' for unexpected outages. So, if the GSV really sets this SOC percentage, what do you think I need to set the bulk, absorbtion and float at? Right now I have my SCC's set at 55 volts for bulk...