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I need some help getting the wires into my garage, I am kinda both lost and a little scared since it's punching a hole into the house. First, do I need to run cables inside a conduit? Initially/for a while, this will be a temporary install with the panels laying on the grass (more on this later...

EcoWorthy 12.8V 150Ah definitely shuts off (LVDC), I would expect the same from an equally high[er]-end product in their catalog such as the 25.6V 100Ah? Opening up mine didn't seem to be pouch cells, but I didn't take it apart more than just taking the top cover off (all-metal case), I can post...

Got it, I saw the Hardie Backer-specific screws, so just screw those directly in then? Sounds good! I also ordered that NO BURN spray, will see how it works, if it does it would save a step.

My only issue with concrete board is drilling into it, as I'm semi-asthmatic. I guess wearing a respirator would work, but there's post-drilling cleanup to deal with too that I'm not too excited about. Wonder how well that works. After @Bluedog225's suggestion, I also found this intumescent...

I have zero experience with paints, mind sending me a link? Would it be something they would mix? I looked on the shelves and couldn't find a single gray latex paint.

Your comment about the industrial look caught my eye and I wanted to do something like that, however I can’t seem to find any gray latex paint at HD/Lowes. All I found is a gray primer. What do you use? And do you prime first?

Late to the party here, I just wanted to add, both in reply to the quote above and to the thread subject: AC wants to travel to ground, insulation from the ground is a great additional layer of safety protection when working with AC. DC wants to return to its source, it will try to complete a...

Just wanted to make sure I got this right, according the calculators like this 1/0 should work up to 250A given it's open air, correct? And this should be the cabling all the way to the inverter not just to the fuse, right?

Very cool, I like the visual indication of when the caps are filled. Endgame would be to have some sort of automated circuit to do the lightbulb until the measured voltage across that circuit dropped to near 0V then switch off it, and reset the system every time the breaker is tripped...

Thanks, I use search exhaustively but for some reason I didn’t run into this. The pushbutton design looks good. This is a problem I did not anticipate, do most people not have a disconnect on the inverter? Or is everybody running prechsrge circuits? Thank you for all your help, and for pointing...

Got it, thanks. Where can I get more info on building something like this? I'm using a resistor as seen in Will's videos, but I see what you mean, if you manually trip the breaker, then turn it back on, you can experience the dreaded inrush. At this pace I don't think I'll ever get my system...

What about something like this to kill 2 birds with one stone? https://www.midnitesolar.com/productPhoto.php?product_ID=202&productCat_ID=39&sortOrder=1&act=p It lists an AIC of 50k @ 125VDC — not sure about reaction time?

Got it. 250A seems to still cover my use case with the additional +12%, which would put me at ~247A. Would something like this work? https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-5118-Class/dp/B000MMC7SY/ Do I need a holder? Holders seem to be more expensive than the fuse.

What Class-T fuse do you guys recommend? I'm going by a basic formula I saw on the forum (thanks @John Frum!), starting with inverter and working backwards: 3000W max continuous / .85 conversion factor / 20V low cutoff = 176.5A service amps 176.5A / .8 fuse headroom = 220.6A fault amps So...

That doesn't seem bad at all, which ~15kWh prebuilt have you priced that competes with a delivery kit for only that much more?