Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.

[kromc5]

Here's the progress on bank 3 with the daly.

 

[kromc5]

I started the next 30-panel installation and set the first row of 6-in x 6-in x 16-ft.
They still look very tall, even though I was able to get down over 5 feet 2 inches feet with an extension.

 

[kromc5]

The back row is almost done; I managed to get the first board across and will do the next shortly. I started working in the middle row this morning. I have not moved too many panels around yet, but bank 3 needs at least one 6s2p and 6s added.

 

[kromc5]

Bank 3 was not getting charged off one 6s2p and moved a second one over. It's been very cloudy for days but the amps
on the victron are very nice.

 

[kromc5]

The second row is done, but I'm off on the angle. I put up boards to make sure
they were all aligned. But I have to go with 24.4 +- to do all 30; I was trying at least
to be at 28+.

 

[kromc5]

I finished the third row of supports last night, and today, we have dense clouds and heavy rain again.
Bank 2 had 54 panels last week, which showed it could charge even in cloudy conditions. This even included using the dryer on cloudy days. I moved 12 over to bank 3 as 12 panels could not keep up with basic loads with full sun. I always wondered what it would really take to have no worries on cloudy days. I figured that even at 54, it would still be difficult. At 135 panels, it's still quite short of that number per bank.

 

[Brucey]

IIRC you had residents using oil filled heaters like drunken sailors? Not sure if you considered heat pumps to reduce that heating load?

 

[kromc5]

IIRC you had residents using oil filled heaters like drunken sailors? Not sure if you considered heat pumps to reduce that heating load?

We did a bunch early on, but we work from home, and I also have lots of stuff I run. The home had a 5-ton split system, which was awful, but it's not as bad as an Apollo heating system. I put a 3-ton unit upstairs and a 1.5-ton downstairs. Then, I installed 80- and 50-gallon heat pump water heaters. That cut out almost 400kWh monthly, but we have added that back with the EV, workshop, and media room.

 

[kromc5]

It's still very cloudy, but the charge rate is far over what it was on cloudy days. The victrons are definitely producing more than the numbers from the growatts. Also, the arrays are much smaller, with less in parallel than before.