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What determines the size of your system??? The amount of appliances the wife needed to use simultaneously. Result was priceless!

General rule of thumb for batteries in parallel is a maximum of 3 strings of batteries in parallel. This is so the batteries get an even charge in each parallel string. Renogy says you can place up to 4 batteries in parallel. Rules of thumb I have learned to use (IMO), Maximum inverter size for...

But its a great trap to be in, some independance being the final result!

NAZ solar-electric I purchased REC panels from them. I would highly reccommend them, process of purchase was very smooth and they are very professional.

Two kinds of people? Three kinds has been my experience. Those that take advantage of you. Those who are trying to figure out how to take advantage of you. Those who mind thier own business.

Not legal in the USofA. Utilities are allowed a monopoly in thier service area. On the practical side, how would you keep them from overloading the circuit you provide to them? Thus shutting down your inverter.

I missed that too.

It may not be the humor section. Life just happens this way sometimes. I would have given this install a correction notice to ground the panels and the metal roof to the panel ground. Always used the https://www.s-5.com/ hardware to accomplish this...

@Solar Trainiee (The original poster). What I've learned from most you-tubers, is that some (few) have good content. The worse content seems to be the comments following. Oh, almost forgot. Welcome to the forum!

Updated retail price at Backwoods Solar of $5150.00 for The One, AIO inverter. https://backwoodssolar.com/product/midnite-solar-the-one-all-in-one-inverter-system/

placed the two ground rods 6 feet apart and as @wdwtx2.0 states, #6 bare copper connected to the panel ground bar on one end and to the 2 ground rods. having no splice in the #6 copper going to the ground rods. Then run a ground wire with the current carrying conductors from your PV array and...

You can legally overhang a vehicle up to three feet in most states. My only concern is if overhanging the back of the RV, the road grime will cover it. So you will probably have to clean it more often.

All those 1's and 0's that is now the benefit of AI. So sad that one day the demand for coders will be 0? Well maybe!

If the earth ground wire you are discribing goes to two ground rods, then it needs to be connected to the AC panel and nowwhere else. There should be a green bonding screw in the main panel that bonds the panel (neutral and ground bonded at this point and no where else). Ground wire from conex...

Fire Retardant Plywood, 3/4" x 4' x 8'. screw it to the studs and mount your equipment to the plywood.

Worked in Mexico and all I can add is that grid power destroys electronics. My number one concern if using solar/grid tie in Mexico. I did not install any high frequency inverter to start motor loads. I only installed XW pro's because of there unbalanced load capabilities. Some Outback Radian's...

If your whole system is of the 2005 vintage, your solar panels are likely producing in the 80 to 85 percent output range of there original nameplate capacity. Most panels of that era were in the 12 to 14% efficientcy range. New panels now are in the 20% efficiency range. Personally, I would...

If you are getting this inspected the Code required ground must be run with the PV array conductors and attached where the neutral/ground bond is, as stated by @timselectric above.

Makes good sense, as there are thousands of ground rods in parrallel with the grid.

One click at a time.

News release will probably let us know without any doubt that the Sun is causing the warming of the globe we are on! LOL Some people might be in fear over this as a cause! Hopefully there is some news reported that solar flares aid in solar production, and more DIY'ers visit the forum for...

Oh, don't do that. Sunscreen has been found to be cancer causing.

Grounding the panels at the array is optional, as in not neccessary. Pull a ground wire in the conduit with the array conductors and ground at the inverter.

If you are truely off grid, do not do a firmware (FW) update. The latest FW updates are for grid tied system features and there have been a few XW pro off-grid systems having problems when doing the FW updates. https://forum.solar-electric.com/discussion/358275/xw-pro-generator-issue

x2 Zip tie. As you push the conductor into the barrel of the lug, pull the zip tie toward the insulation on the conductor. Remove the zip tie to get the conductor firmly seated in the lug. Crimp and insulate as neccesary.

I have used a laser and a speed square to find the angle for different seasons, shoot the laser at the nearby trees for summer and winter sun angles to find panel placement. Your Latitude will help you determine panel tilt as well as panel location on your property.

Patiently waiting!!! The dependability of the midnite products will keep me in thier court for future installs. Also, waiting to see more reviews on capabilities from first hand experience of the people testing "The ONE".

Midnite Solar MN15-12K (The ONE) pre-order for AIO now availble. $6,200.00 https://backwoodssolar.com/product/midnite-solar-the-one-all-in-one-inverter-system/ Waiting for Current Connected pricing!!

Not the safest security system install, but if it works?

California? Read the NEM 3.0 (Net Energy Metering) requirements. With the new state law there is not as much return on investment, the system gets 75% less payout vs NEM 2.0.

I learned to never penitrate a roof membrane or metal roof in your case. Just one more spot to possibly get a leak that would need a later repair. I usually transitioned off roofs with an LB conduit body.

I would have to say, no one has a vertical wind turbine that produces as marketed!!! Small Horizontal wind turbines have a hard enough time producing power, vertical turbines produce less than horizontal. A good primer on small wind; https://www.solacity.com/small-wind-turbine-truth/

Giving customers the run around? We know that doesn't happen! LOL .. But I have replaced two inverters when it has occured. I would go with Midnite before even thinking about an inverter that hasn't been out for 3 to 4 years with a good track record.

In Bend, Oregon region: The small gap created when using manufactured panel mount systems allows the snow to slide off when the panel angle is at 45 degrees or morre. Live in the area and I recommend at least a 35 degree angle for ground mounts, snow removal with a long handle broom at this...

Helping people from themselves is the sometimes the hardest work to do, they usually don't have enough knowledge to see that they were helped in the first place! Not until they see the less money going out of there pockets do some realize the benefit. I had a customer complain about there solar...