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I'm very grateful for this forum and for all the smart people on here who have helped me along the way. I'm happy with the way that my solar system turned out, and this website was a huge resource for me when learning enought to pull of the installation myself. Another recent example is with my...

I guessed the problem was that I didn't discharge the batteries very much, so they topped off every morning early, and the MPPT didn't need to produce anything. I didnt realize the MPPT displays only the electricity it harnesses. I'm assuming my theory is correct at this point, because I...

If I get the resolution I'm looking for, I will delete this post. Currently the Victron sales rep for our region and our distributor are gaslighting us. My Victron MPPT stopped working properly about one year ago. This reflected as a battery bank that could not charge to 100%. I didn't know...

TL,DR: Where I live, grid electricity based on our usage would cost us about S/1000 PEN (~$285 USD) per year. A decent solar system, on the other hand, is an investment of S/35,000 PEN – S/50,000 PEN. So we’re looking at anywhere from 35-50 years to recuperate the investment on solar. Solar...

I'm trying to figure out how to put a system together, so the first thing I check is the manual, and here's what I see: As if spending thousands of bucks for your components wasn't enough! Now I need to fork over some more to have a "victron-approved" person connect their laptop to my...

Honestly, for me it's mostly for the badge of honor.

I realize most of that is stated, because the lawyers have their say. My problem is that my distributor's stance is "if you do the installation yourself, we won't honor the warranties." Nowhere was this stated before the purchase over four months ago, but that is what they told me recently when...

I've found my mental health tends to be in a better state when I stand up for myself.

I hear you. Unfortunately, while Victron might be better, I wish it didn't come across as so ostensibly lining the pocketbooks of European executives. It seems their charge controllers are inflexible in their increments, as if everything were some sort of upsell. Most high wattage panels seem to...

Panels are up! Tomorrow I'm going to start wiring

This is just uncalled for. "World view"?! Imagine that someone could predict someone's worldview based on their knowledge of MPPT specs:unsure: Do you moonlight as a fortune teller. Maybe you're just showing your own colors.

Can you please link to the 4 part grounding guide on the forum? Who is the author of the guide? Mike Holt says grounding rods can actually work against you, because lightning that hits the earth nearby, can travel up the grounding rod and into your components.

So looks like the average is $3 per Watt according to the original post of this thread? Yikes. In Peru the installation is not too expensive, but you get gouged on the products with the 18% sales tax, customs fees, shipping, etc. For a 6.4kwh array-based system, I'm looking at probably spending...

Great response. I've been investigating a little bit, taking off outlets and examining the wiring...opening breaker boxes, etc. I've taken a lot of photos of the different parts of the AC system. It doesn't look good. It's basically like I might as well just pay another electrician to do...

See, this is why it's good to know your stuff as an end-user when dealing with sellers in this industry. Someone like me, would've bought the thing and been none the wiser. At least we can glean some proper info from people like you. Thank you for your service to the community.

OP, please note the tongue-in-cheek nature of this post. The ferrules most likely have nothing to do with the problem I'm having.

I really wish more people responded to your thread. Have you heard any reports of people running these units after 5+ years? I'm on the fence about them myself, as I'm pretty much "on my own" geographically. It would take a long time to get a replacement. And, my battery options are limited to...

Yes it indicates external control. This morning I used my multimeter and took some notes for you. The way the batteries and battery cables are designed, you cannot take a measurement on the front of the units, because all the metal is hidden. Notes: -Touch50/CerboGX under MPPT says battery...

I don't have the money for a well anymore. The fraudster ran off with the money that was for the well. Anyway, what would be better than trying to retrofit their joke of a well, would just be to extend the piping the extra 10 feet to the creek and hooking up a more traditional water pump when...

nvm I found my answer https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/72307/connection-issues-with-mk3-and-laptop.html

I didn't realize that's how most MPPTs were. I'll keep an eye on that 60 cell vs. 72cell. Most of the locally available panels here seem to be 72.

WTF? https://mitsubishi-kyw.co.th/Product/For-Home/Water-Pump/Automatic/769.aspx?NodeID=769&ProductType=5

The system was originally purchased and shipped to us from the distributor in November or December 2020. We did not update the CerboGX firmware until July 2022. That is the current 2.89 version that you're seeing. I'm not sure what version we were operating prior to that update. In any case, we...

Are you talking about a supposed Growatt published list? I just watched a youtube tutorial published by Growatt on the SPF 5000ES unit and they alluded to some compatible batteries list. They didn't link to it though, and nothing came up when I searched. What gives? From what I gather, Growatt...

Okay those are insights I hadn't heard before. I text chatted via whatsapp with the distributor's electrical engineer last night and suggested to him to consider that it might be an issue with the BMS. No. There are no assistants installed. When I spoke to the distributor's EE last night he...

Changed to 1 minute log interval. Limit charge current & Limit managed battery charge voltage are disabled in my system. Not "forced off", just disabled. Although the Pylontech chooses its own limits, but I think you know that already.

This is hilarious! I'm surprised no one even responded to it. LOL at #12

This is what we did. Seems to have worked at least for now. We´re back to being able to get 5-6 liters out of the tap without having the pump kick on.

I watched the video recently after seeing this thread here. I enjoyed the movie and thought it was well done. It's not even available on youtube anymore, so that alone is a badge of honor for the film. Nowadays, if something is too hot for Alphabet to handle, then I figure it's worth a look. In...

Peru was probably like this too five years ago. Now, there are companies in the capital that have pre-packaged kits that are mostly AGM and cheaper components, but they also offer high-end components. As you say, "out of reach for regular folks". I'm out in the boonies, and I went with the...