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Last section will be completed tomorrow. 20x22 pergola with (15) 445w bifacial panels. Built everything from scratch. Posts are 4 feet into the ground. 2x4 steel rafters with strut channel welded to the top and panels clamped to that.

In my eyes this type of stuff is completely unacceptable. I have tried hard to make it work, it's been a runaround since day one and now I'm being accused of trying to get a discount, being told I'm trying to do things that don't exist and even being blatantly lied to that they have reached...

At the end of the day, you know what sucks? I really and truly wanted this thing to work. I tried hard for a week, I have shared the issues and it’s not as though they weren’t aware of them. I wasn’t asking for it to reinvent the wheel, it just didn’t work. I shared my frustrations in as...

Update from today, total of (15) 445w bifacial panels, 6.675kw. Running great, powering the house and charging the car as we speak. (10) more to go on the roof shortly.

If anyone has any questions, please refer to my new title and understand that this has been and always will be nothing more than a “business to business dispute”. Furthermore I am the sole provider of all Sol-Ark inverters and Battle Born batteries ever sold. I made this entire story up, this...

Negative, and I think it would have been a ridiculous thing to ask him. "hey, you're totally cool with me sharing all this nonsense you wrote me with everyone, right?" - Then he OBVIOUSLY says no, and what, now I'm silenced and tell everyone, "I swear, he said things similar to this (but not...

I recently purchased (16) 445w Canadian Solar panels from Solar Steals and wanted to provide an update for everyone. I paid $2,880 with free shipping and no tax, I felt it was a pretty darn good deal all things considered. Shipping took a bit longer than I expected, not the actual shipping...

I'll just skip the other comments and get right to the meat and potatoes Will, you're a young guy, I used to be single and not have a family, stuff like this was super simple. You'll get married and have kids, things change. I've provided the evidence I'm going to provide, you clearly aren't...

We’ve completed our first month “off grid” while still grid connected. 6.6kw of “not super efficiently” pointed panels, a Sol-Ark 15k and 15kWh of SOK batteries. We’ve overproduced almost every day and the excess has gone into charging my Tesla via the smart loads output. We made a bit over...

Update - 7/18/23 Ran (3) #2 wires plus a #6 ground from the garage, under the house and out to the transfer switch today (not the most fun thing in the world). Then trimmed them out on each side and added a grounding lug to the Wireway. Also pulled a 14/2 and cat6 for emergency shut off and...

I couldn't agree more. It appears two new refunds totaling the $481 I mentioned earlier have been initiated. Not sure how that worked but money is money, and on that side of things we are square. I appreciate everyones contributions, I'd be lying if I said it didn't feel like it took a...

I think I speak for everyone on this forum when I say: the only solution to this legal matter is to send an 18k to all of us free of charge. Then they wouldn’t have to worry about any marketing concerns. Otherwise we may be forced to collectively file suit against Ningbo Hua Yu and...

It appears it has reached the proper channels to address the restocking fee situation. Hopefully a sign of better times ahead.

It’ll be a response and an excuse about someone not understanding because of staffing/training. The wheel goes round and round.

You’re getting banned. Unless you give me a Solis S6. I don’t even know what that is and I wield zero power on this forum. Hopefully you haven’t read this far and are already shipping one out.

I should be clear, I’m by no means against being off grid at all. Hell, I envy the idea of land in the forest and being fully self reliant etc. But, you must not have met my wife. She has no idea whether an LED light bulb or a hair dryer use more power. Grid connectivity is a must. It’ll...

I feel like you’re choosing to not read things at this point. I am not a dealer for Sol-Ark. I do not sell Battle Born products to anyone, I have the ability to buy them as a dealer, yes. How that has ANY impact on the exact situation detailed in this thread, I do not know. I mean, it’s not...

I’m all about America myself. But, first realize the very post you just made was made on a device that was not made in America. The supporting internet equipment like your Wi-Fi, cable modem and the entire backbone to transmit your message to this forum was also, not made in America. Fight...

I understand your argument, however this inverter never once had a solar array connected to it.

Howdy everyone! The project I’ve been working on lately is a multifunction trailer. Among my business ventures I do low voltage contracting. I’ve chosen to use a trailer rather than a van for many reasons. This trailer is a 12x7 plus a 2 foot v-nose, 8 foot interior height. Certainly not...

Update! Almost exactly a month to the day later, the pergola has generated its first megawatt! She’s chugging along great, beginning to see the effects of the season changing but still powering the house great! The city also issued our permit yesterday to install (10) 395 watt panels on the...

Use it, love it, and it doesn’t void my warranty lolz

This all sounds like the same “tech support” and “engineers” that worked on my 18kpv :/

Continuation of the original post: Conduit is also bonded to ground inside the wire trough at the head end with the Sol-Ark pictured below. Had the in-laws in town for the holiday weekend and did a camping trip so that slowed progress. But I did finish a second row of (5) panels today and...

Update 9/12/23: Finished the install of the remaining (5) panels, we now have (15) 445w bifacial panels running for a total of 6.675kw. Also added a secondary 50a plug in the garage today. The one on the right has grid power 24/7 so I can always charge my car, the one on the left was added...

Alright alright fine, I won't do it lol.

We picked up a GEM car a couple years back for cruising around town and trying to get grandpa out for some fun while he still can. It had relatively new batteries when we got it so I reluctantly used those for a while, but whenever we let grandpa use it, he'd forget things due to beginning...

Agreed, that is why I’ve kept windows to a bare minimum. Just one in the door is plenty. This trailer is an attempt at the opposite of my prior trailer. Traveling the country I’d find us watching Netflix at the Grand Canyon. Wondering why the hell I had brought an apartment. This one makes...

Now I'm being told I'm asking for things that don't exist... Which clearly do.... And now I'm accused of just wanting a discount.... At this point I tell him I'm done, I don't want it at all. I go to bed, but he's apparently going to "personally set it up" Again states he'll set the...

Here's the best attempt I'm willing to try, you can take it or leave it. You figure out me getting a refund on the unit by tomorrow morning (I'm not saying I have to have the money tomorrow, but I will cancel the pick up if you come up with the plan before then). You figure out how to get the...