I wanted to post my setup after running it for a few months, with some questions around breakers, fuses, and settings since that is the last piece of the system.
Initial Problem: my electricity bill in California was very high, and I rent my apartment so anything grid-tied or permanent was out...
Can you show some pics of the cable? I've thought about doing this and would be totally open to it
Can you elaborate on the flame retardant surface?
It's a good point, but I don't think property owners have any incentive when I'm paying the bill. Part of me gets frustrated because there is...
got it. Sorry for the dumb question but if there is a fire, the thought would be that it wouldn't set the wall on fire? Just less of a chance of a fire spreading quickly?
Line 1 = SBU
Line 5 = US2 since there's no BMS comms port on the CHINS battery. I posted my battery settings and the CHINS recommendations. Any guidance there would be helpful
I only want to charge solar if possible. SBU seems to be doing what I want.
I have a 60A breaker between the battery...
I got a Growatt 3000TL-24v inverter, which I had previously ran with a CHINS battery. I found a cheap Tesla Model S 24v pack and got a BMS from Overkill Solar. Everything was great until I went to set it up and two settings are really screwing me up
The issue is that the Tesla module is best...
Nah I get it. I saw a couple posts where people said they laid panels flat and since they are fairly heavy on their own they wouldn't go anywhere. It's only when you angle them that they can become a sail. I did think about getting some of the ballast mounts but I would really want someone to...