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Hopefully this wasn’t already posted before ?⚡️ Edit: image copied from a Facebook car group.

I want to update this thread to say that Signature Solar is now carrying two new items for Brightmount racking. I have some 5” extension kits on order and will do a review when they arrive. First is the Brightmount Extension Rail Kit to allow for 45” wide panels. This kit comes with everything...

You're close on this, but a little off. I'm surprised @AZ Solar Junkie didn't catch it since I learned this from him. On Grid EOD % tells the XP to go into bypass, to stop pulling from the batteries, and transfer loads to Grid (if connected) - this you have correct. However when in bypass...

Yea that'd be a good amendment for the manual. Actually I've seen a few errors and other things in the manual that need updating.

This is how I set mine up. I pulled the actual romex out of the main house panel and landed it in a Square D critical load panel right beside it - hot, neutral, and ground. That panel is fed by an EG4 6000XP AIO inverter. However I do have a 50a circuit from the main panel to the AIO inverter...

Oh good Lord, that was it. That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me but whatever. I don’t turn it on when I don’t have a load because of the drain. But if I want to prepare for a storm I’ll remember to flip it on first. Connections to the house loads and breakers will happen tomorrow.

Sure. I already edited the first post but I'll edit the title too

Thanks, that was my plan as well. I messaged them saying if they were willing to meet me in person and let me inspect/test it I'd be interested. I'm not holding my breath...

Yep, you're directly connected to the dongle. After you directly connect you have to then configure the dongle to connect to your home network. Page 37, Section 9 of the manual covers the steps to do that. Follow these steps exactly to set it up. It's a little tricky. You'll need to register...

You can do this multiple ways. In my area code says cannot use flex conduit inside a structure. I didn't get an inspection but I wanted to make sure I followed the code requirements. The EMT in the upper right of the photo runs to an EV charger in my garage. I still need to do the sheetrock...

I went with a Square D sub panel rather than a Reliance. Cheaper and more options later. In an “inverter down” situation I could always put in a 50a breaker with transfer lock out in my critical load panel - coming from the main panel. So far it’s been working great powering our chest freezer...

Thank you sir. I saw them on Monday and actually posted about them on the bottom of the previous page. Ordered two racks and two extensions and they were delivered today. Setting them up tomorrow!

Fixed. I clicked “Quick Charge” in the app, let it charge the batteries at full power from the grid for 1 minute, then clicked it again to turn it off. It transferred back to battery. That’s got to be a bug.

Reasoning was for starters I’m not going to connect to the main panel for any grid power. So only N-G bond source is the inverter to the 6 circuits. Sorry, I didn’t make that clear above. Hopefully EG4 offers a dynamic N-G bond option via firmware update. Then when/if I ever need pass...

This is the way the panels came to me, I'm assuming water spots. But now I'm beginning to wonder as nothing I've tried has worked. The guy I bought them from may have tried to 'clean' off some light spots with something stronger and made it worse.

Ugh. Well I have a nema 14-50 for an EV. Maybe I should just build a “cart” with my AIO inverter and batteries, Will style, and run some stuff off of extension cords. Then charge off a 50a pigtail if ever needed. Its annoying that all that isn’t as neat and (arguably) as safe as a stand...

There should be two hots, a neutral, and a ground for 240v. The hots can be both black, or one black one alternate color (like red or blue). Neutral is usually white. Green ground. But still… 4 wires Is what you want to bring over from the main panel to inverter… then continue (pass through)...

I got a new one for you to test. I was testing the "AC First Start/End Time" settings and noticed something peculiar. Start Time 1 = 19:00 End Time 1 = 22:00 This is prime TV, lights, dinner, etc power usage and we've had days of rain and gloom. So I wanted to use this setting to "bypass"...

Much appreciated.

Yes, it no longer says "StandBy".

I went back and forth with people here and local electricians on this. In the end I decided to pull the entire circuits- hot, neutral, and grounds. It wasn’t easy to trace some of those neutrals and grounds either. We worked with mains power off till we pulled those out. With 6ga bonding the...

Ok that was a red herring. Just watched one of @Zapper77 videos and confirmed the XP's screen only shows half of Grid/Gen input. If there was only 120v coming in the XP would show 60v, as he showed in the video on single leg charging. So now I feel better that everything is at least connected...

No, but I'm playing around with the "AC first" setting now so I set that to take the load for an hour - worked great. So I'm slowly bringing it back up to 100% by EOD and will let you know. What should the V be for these two LL-S's when at 100%? Breaking out the manual now...

Yea I saw that. I plan on contacting EG4 directly and asking them if a new version is coming. I find it really hard to believe they aren’t considering a V3 of this rack given how popular these higher power 44.6” panels are getting.

Edit: the problem was I had the EPS switch OFF because I didn't need to supply any loads. Flipped that on and Quick Charge started working. I’m having trouble getting Quick Charge to engage for my 6000XP. It worked when I tested it last week when my electrician and I wired the Grid In...

I like these MPOWERD Luci lights. I've given a few as gifts too and people love them. Waterproof, indoor/outdoor rechargeable solar lights. Great for camping, parties, emergencies, etc. I like the $23 color changing one but there is a cheaper one that is just white light...

You can calculate it. The EG4 uses 50w (I believe) if the inverter is running. 50 X 24 hrs X 365 days is 438 kW. I pay 12 cents a kW so that’s $53 a year or $4.38 a month. Much less if the inverter is off or in power save mode - waiting for a load. edit: I like the cart setup.

Thanks. I was standing at the inverter so, based on past experience, I would have heard the fans spin up too. But that didn't happen. I gave it 45 minutes, no change. I'll try the other two recommendations above then post the results.

I can set stop at 56v, but when I try start at 54v I get "Operation failed. Error code: 3". I tried a few different values - 54.1, 54.3, 53.0, etc. Same thing, error code 3 when I try to set start %.

I thought the same thing.