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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...

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...

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...

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...

Really just sharing an update for those that haven't seen the system and may need a bit of motivation. It sounds like a lot, but it's certainly possible to power your own home without any sacrifices. Initially the system was to be an EG4 18Kpv, that didn't work out so it became a Sol-Ark 15k...

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Long story short: I built a big steel pergola four years ago and finally realized I should throw solar panels on it. Scroll down for pictures, it's still a work in progress. If you're bored and into solar like I am, read the back story. Back Story Years back I built this pergola in our back...

For those of us with hybrid inverters and/or any “sensitive electronics” which is seemingly anything and everything these days, this feels like very cheap insurance. There are many options from many companies, in this case I just grabbed an off the shelf surge protector from Square D that...

Bumped into this deal: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124397245729? It appears there other sizes as well, but make sure you use the SPRINGSAVE20 coupon code. Seems like a great deal for smaller systems.

Forgive me for being lazy, I’m sure I could just call Sol-Ark and get an answer but hopefully this can help someone else long term. Additionally hopefully we can get a solid answer from both companies as the 15k and 18k are popular units. I fully understand you could just parallel two banks of...

Howdy there! I just upgraded our main service from 100a>200a. I would have considered putting the entire house on the 18kpv, but I didn’t have anywhere realistic to put the batteries. So I went with a 100a critical loads panel that has 90% of the home loads in it. Inverter is in the garage...

It doesn’t seem like there is an amazing value generator wise when considering price, noise, fuel consumption, output etc. Is it crazy to think a Honda engine in the b/d/f/h/k series sitting on a simple metal stand and connected to a belt driven power head would provide all of the above...

Anyone planning to go? I’m thinking I’ll head down for a few days and see what’s new and exciting. Wondering if anyone else is planning to attend. Basically a big renewable energy convention. https://www.re-plus.com/

Looking to throw together a little system for a vacation home of ours purely as a backup to the grid. Called Signature Solar yesterday to order a couple Growatt 3000's and EG4 batteries as well as to ask about their Garage Sale items. They happen to have both of those items available in the...

Seemingly a dumb question here, but I don't know the answer. Let's say you have a US based 240v split phase air compressor, or mini split, or clothes dryer etc. Clearly you can use a pair of 120v inverters in split phase, I totally understand that. Now my question is, would a 230v Victron (or...

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Probably a super specific question here, but I'm tinkering with using Home Assistant to get all of our smart devices into a single app/control center. As I set up a new "dashboard" or "view" yesterday I added gauges to keep an eye on the pertinent solar data and I thought I was good to go, but...

Lets start by saying I fully understand this wouldn't be considered the safest way to go, I'm aware of the risks involved across the board. Solar is my primary, but we're coming into winter and who knows, let's say a big storm comes through and knocks out power for a week, solar production is...

I keep going back and forth between using my existing Victron gear and swapping over to the EG4/Sol-Ark to power a transfer switch connected to our main panel. I don't care to go through the permitting process with NV Energy where I live, it's a pain and I won't be making any more power than...

I’ve got a 12x7 contractor camper with an 8 foot ceiling I use for low voltage work during the week and camping trips here and there, today I checked the Victron VRM portal and an all black trailer parked in the 92 degree sun with the mini split set at 72 is pulling 300w to stay cool. Amazing...

I take no joy in writing this, I sincerely wanted to love this new inverter and to support an active business on the forum, but I cannot sit silently and pretend this unit is "flawless" and anywhere near ready for the real world. I am not alone, I have received many messages from other members...

I'll be wiring up the new EG4 18kpv in the next week or two and I'm torn on battery cabling solutions. I almost exclusively use Polar Wire for my battery cabling, it's just a LOT nicer to work with and their ampacity ratings are significantly higher than most off the shelf wire. It's very...

Essentially new Victron CCGX - yours for $325 shipped It'll be shipped via USPS Priority Mail, same day as payment is made.

Generally speaking I'm incredibly happy with my Sol-Ark and SOK batteries, I've just run into one issue and currently can't point the finger either direction so I'm at a bit of an impasse. Hoping to get some valuable feedback from other members with the same setup, or @HighTechLab (I've got a...

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2024-02-27-california-sierra-snowstorm-blizzard-feet-of-snow Just wondering if any of the members are getting ready for this 'large' storm to hit, we're in Reno and the news ranges from inches to feet of snow with upwards of 70mph of wind. Power company...

As a whole I love my little Chargeverter, I just wish it had some form of communication or a relay to enable/disable, and silent fans, then I'd call it perfect ;) I just snagged a big new GenMax 10,500w tri-fuel inverter generator and I've noticed a "problem" - if I connect the Chargeverter to...

I've got the trailer pictured below, it's a 7x12, very well insulated, dual Victron 3000's, 15kWh battery bank, 48v, mini split up front. The roof has 1,600w of Q.Cells, which generally is far more than I need, but I have two more panels collecting dust. Do I mount them on a hinge just to the...

I've been poking around each aspect of my install to ensure I'm not going to upset an inspector in the near future and when it comes to ESS, I'm confused. Per this well written article, which sums up the codes relating to ESS, I'm trying to define what the "20kWh max each" means...

Sure seems like this should be more than capable of running a 650w load, am I dealing with faulty equipment??

I recently ended up with 57.6kWh of lifepo4 batteries cheap, which has me considering backing up my entire house using a Sol-Ark 15k. That said, the inverter would mount outside next to the main panel and unfortunately there is no good place for a big battery setup outside. However, I do have...