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I have once or twice a month a 18hr pottery kiln cycle that burns thru about 80 kwh per kiln run so I would really like to have a little grid storage to cover that, So Marcus-any word on that CSIP yet?

Um, 8s2p is 16 panels, he has 10. whats wrong with 10s1p? 586v at -30F, dont know your lowest ASHRE temp tho? also 10s1p will start producing a little earlier in the morning,save wire and save your MPPT's (assuming you have further plans?)max Vmp at 410v well under eg4 mppt max of 500...

Hey Filter Guy, Not to hijack the thread, But have you you ever received approval in Los Gatos for an on grid system with eg4 ii or life power batteries?. This is the exact system I'm looking at down here in Los Osos and didn't think the county would approve a non CEC listed battery

Just a note; there is a reverse the CT's switch on the first page of maintenance- would this cause your bizarre response?

markus_eg4 , any news on the whole PCS debacle?

EG4 powerpro battery already has fire extinguisher inside the case. anyone know how they work?

That sounds like a great way to power the Tigo CCA but my 18kpv doesn't put out ANY voltage on the 12+ and 12- lines. Is there something I have to turn on to make this happen?

power wall rated 11.5 kW AC of continuous power per unit

I would guess they could tell if you sold back more than your production/battery size in a given night? Also the 18Kpv has been on the CEC list as an inverter for 6 months now, but not all the boxes have been checked (CRD-PCS functionality among others)

I'm in the thick of county approval and just started the PG&E interconnect agreement and here is what I wish I would have done before replacing my main panel several years ago. My system plan is the first SOL ARK diagram on pg 48 of their manual. 1. separate meter and main breaker from main...

A. yes B. panels abut along the rails C.panels that are 4 x 6 FEET?? holey cow- still abut them on the rails- the rails have to be fastened to the rafters,every 4 (or 6 ft in my case)not the panels D.Why place the rails at 4 ft? rail spacing is dictated by the panel requirements. E. rails have...

pretty sure you need a 500+ volt mosfet for any 220 volt inverter, also need to guess (estimate!) amperage per mosfet soooo.. what is rating of inveerter/ number of mosfets in parallel plus a safety margin samwin is only 200v the other one listed is only 75v both would fail

was unable to login to website all morning but solar assistant was chugging along just fine and my internet stayed up as well?

FYI I just connected my eg4 18kpv today with 2 arrays of only Tigo TS-4 A-2F and one array of mixed 6 panels running Tigo TS-4-A-2F and 4 running TS -4-A-O AND TO MY SURPRISE the inverter turned on the TS-4-A-2F on without the Tigo RSS Transmitter!! I have now removed the RSS Transmitter and...

City of Fremont actually has a app to report building code violations for your phone anonymously .... how well do you get along with your neighbors??

note the variation in weight. easy to measure for those with gram scales (you know who you are...)

forgot to ask, are the arrays pointed in different directions?

have you reviewed the TRINA installation guide? Dont have to use the mounting holes in the panels... https://static.trinasolar.com/sites/default/files/PS-M-0434%20A%20Installation%20Manual%20of%20Standard%20Module_IEC_UL_2016_A.pdf

I'm in the same boat, tankless gas and some excess pv i need to use up. Dougbert, do you find the gas tankless shuts down if the feed h20 temp is above 95F? My tankless claims to shutdown with too high of inlet temp.

Does the california certs include UL1741 SB certified inverters and Common Smart Inverter Profile Conformance (CSIP) ? this is whats holding me up in PG@E territory ( half of the state)

if they are color coded then ground one of the unconnected conductors to the ground wire (you did run a ground wire?) then check other end with ohmmeter

These are my cables from EG4 for my powerpro batteries. thats a 2/0 cable