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It will be quite some time before I get the solar started. Trying to hopefully get the first phase (generator) done before winter this year, don't know if I'll get there or not yet. Partly depends on how my back does and if/when I end up needing my other shoulder replaced. I need to build the...

The AIMS 4kw is rated at 13k surge for 20 seconds.

So, while you guys are discussing agm vs lifepo4, I'm trying to figure out batteries for my water well. Normal op, no issue figuring that out. It's the startup amps. Plan on 48v battery bank and start surge will be around 227 amps on a 48v bank for a few seconds. Inverter will be an aims low...

Does anyone have any experience with these batteries? https://sunnycalsolar.com/products/highsurgelifepobattery/ Looks like it will cover power needs and surge as well

Evidently that was an old manual. It is 19.5kw like I originally thought

Please bear with me, I've been reading like crazy on here and other sites trying to figure out how I want to do this and try to come up with a planned approach into getting a system going. Right now I have more idle time than I like since I'm taking care of my dad and can't leave him alone. I...

We have been planning on moving towards solar in the future, but it's a multi step process for us, we have other items we need to get done before we get to that point. I just had all our windows replaced in the house (22k worth), and I am getting ready to start residing our house this fall with...

Getting ready to start on my first stage of my plans which will be getting my whole house generator in place, ATS, Manual ATS and Manual Disconnect in place. I'm going to pour a pad big enough for sitting the generator on one end and building a solar shack on the other side to contain all of...

Been reading through the manual for the sol ark 15k and on page 22, where it's talking about integrating a generator it's saying < 10kw goes on the gen breaker. I thought the gen breaker was good to 19.5kw? I'd planned on putting a 17 - 18kw generator on the generator input. But looking at...

My first solar project here on the farm is to provide a solar solution to my water well. When I get my generator installed for the house, the well won't be on it. Eventually the house will have a sol-ark 15 or 2 on it with panels supplying it as well as a lifepo4 battery bank, but that's way...

I started looking at batteries yesterday and may end up going with a bank of AGM's due to the surge watts needed as I started looking at specs. I plan on keeping the poco line out there with a manual disconnect and an outlet that I can switch too if needed, but would like to be able to not have...

Thanks, both. Not going anywhere near a Generac generator, don't think they are very reliable and haven't liked the dealers I've talked to in the past. Most of the sizing tools I've looked at and gotten quotes for are in the 24kw range. Our long outages that we would have to deal with are...

I'm in the early planning stages of building a system. I like the abilities of the sol-ark 15 and think it will fit what my needs/goals are. I will have to do this in a phased approach since money doesn't grow on trees, but the basic layout of my place is 400 amp service comes in to 2 200 amp...