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OK, I get it now, great! Just installed the SmartESS App on my Android phone (thankfully it worked as soon as I logged in). I think this will do everything I need to keep up with things when I'm traveling. I like the DessMonitor website on the laptop. And I'm looking forward to downloading...

OMG, that was easy! And I can see all my data again! Thanks very much! I have an MPP LV6548, which has an onboard wifi module. All I did was login using the same credentials I had setup using the WatchPower app, (which is also how I got into ShineMonitor). Do you know if they have an android...

Timely! My data stopped making it to the Shinemonitor website, and the app for some reason AGAIN! It's happened before, but this time I am at a complete loss as to way it stopped working, or how to get it to work again. Last time it kicked back in when I reconfigured LV6548 wifi settings, which...

MPP recommends 4 AWG for both the LV6548 AC input and output terminals. I used 6 AWG SOOW stranded and could barely cram them in there (Will mentioned the same thing in one of his videos covering these units). Even using 6 AWG I ended up braking one of the terminals in the process. You might...

I had an interesting experience with Renogy, which was successfully resolved. I ordered a Midnight Solar MNPC6 combiner box and breakers rated for my application only to find out they would not fit this box (at least not without using the fuse holder set up, which would then limit it to 4...

I received my EG4-LL from Signature Solar via R&L and it was handled very well by both companies. I went to the R&L terminal to pick it up. When I got there I saw the box was slightly damaged from the straps holding it to the pallet. I asked to open the box before I signed. The agent had no...

The following idea was pitched by @Supervstech in my thread hashing out my array configuration. https://diysolarforum.com/threads/more-noob-combiner-box-confusion.34360/post-432506 It should be possible to use a low-temperature charging disconnect to disconnect the array bellow the...

Nope, that's it! I used a washer on the bolt before going through the panel with it, and then straight into the nut captured in the channel strut. I think it's mainly salt water that causes the more drastic reaction. I dream of getting my boat in some salt water some day, so I give a nod to...

I played around with the nylon cone versions. I think they would work better than the spring versions. I don't think the nylon will interfere with electrical ground. The metal part of the nut is against the rails, and is also what the screws thread into. The panels are also going to be sitting...

Fantastic! Thanks for the link!! Just installed it on my Android phone, and took a quick look. It's great! Especially helpful because the website is impossible to use with mobile devices... The app provides a lot of easy to interpret information.

Yes! I used these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/162113994812 But the springs were not as helpful as I thought they would be. I ended up removing the springs. You can buy them without: https://www.ebay.com/itm/152138004263?hash=item236c21b727:g:uPUAAOSwDUJdFisw You may be able to find them in...

Wow, perhaps I've lived in rural Kentucky too long, but this all sounds WAY more complicated than it needs to be... Were you able to talk with someone that reviews the applications about what they require? Perhaps a structural engineer's report is part of it in your case, but I would think...

Yes! It couldn't be more different! We moved here from San Diego where I grew up and where most of my family still live. They've all converted their landscaping to draught resistant plants and in most cases their "lawns" are amazingly realistic looking Astroturf. They've also installed...

I didn't run the numbers, other than calculating what it would take for the inverter to power up to three of the EGO chargers (with a little head room to spare). I only use the yard tools twice a week at most, even in peak season. Based on how this system has performed so far, a single 100W...

The cutting board is High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), which is apparently a "non flammable, non reactive solid with no odor". There is plenty of wood around, including the plywood I mounted the inverter etc.. on.. And the box I made for the battery is too, although I lined that with...

I meant to write we've passed through Gillette several times... My brother-in-law lived there for a couple of years in between stints in Sheridan, where he lives now.

My wife's Mom and Step father live in Worland, and have for many years. Her step dad grew up there, and my wife spent her summers there as a teenager... WY is a beautiful state! We visit once a year or so, and have passed through Casper several times. Unless you're watering constantly you...

Yes, Western Kentucky! That little 200W shed setup is more than enough for keeping up with the yard tools. Even on cloudy days... When I've done yardwork in the mid to late afternoon on partly sunny days the tool batteries and the system battery have been fully charged before dark. Even when it...

Hello Paul, It depends on your wall. In my case it was brick. But regardless, you want to have the panels at least a couple of inches off of the wall to provide good air circulation between them and the wall. I'd use sections of treated lumber as stand offs anchored to the brick or through the...

I'd measure them. That's what I did with mine, which are also used. And I happened to have a chilly day with bright sunshine. Not near as cold as it can get, but cold enough to put the 5 year old panels well over their rated VOC. I was surprised to see the record low here actually hit -20°F at...

If you have a little shading on the lower row of panels, it would likely be good to wire them in a separate series string from the ones that you suspect will have full sun. My limited understanding is that even partial shading of one panel will bring the output down on the other panels in that...

Based on my limited antidotal experience, a Chain link fence a couple of feet away is not going to affect them drastically, if at all. You could play with what it looks like, though, using cardboard or paper cut to the size of your panels. Put those up on the wall in the spots you're most...

I think your reasoning makes perfect sense! I'm actually rather surprised by how little the angle to the sun, and orientation in general makes (within reason). If you have room, adding more panels seems to make a much larger difference than minor improvements in angles. I thought my south wall...

I did not submit a detailed plan for the mounting hardware, just a list of the parts, along with a narrative describing how I was going to mount them and the calculated weight of each of completed arrays. The weight, and if the existing structure could hold it safely was the only concern they...

Thanks, Paul! Yes, it's Solar Assistant. here's a link: https://solar-assistant.io/ Apparently not, but my situation here sounds like the polar opposite of yours. No one has even looked! I thought I might put it up on a cinder block and strap it to the wall against the hardibacker. I think...

Here is how things look inside.... Main and Critical Loads Panels before and after moving the Critical Loads: Solar Closet: Hoping to add another battery or two down the road, and I'd really like better software eventually. WatchPower on the laptop and the mobile app sucks for monitoring...

It's alive! Has been for several weeks now, but I can finally call it finished (for now..). The city inspector came by, and thankfully did not seem to have any issues with my installation. The electrical inspector did not think he needed to inspect it, since it is not feeding back to the grid...

Check this thread out! I just did, and I'm blown away with how cool the ShineMonitor.com interface is compared with WatchPower, and you can access it from anything with a browser! Amazing!! https://diysolarforum.com/threads/found-a-website-interface-for-the-mpp-solar-watchpower-app-data.29464/

OMG, this is fantastic!! I've been very frustrated with both the Android app and the Windows 10 app. This is exactly what I was hoping to find! Great sleuthing @thedman ! Thanks very much for posting this!!

Fantastic! That's a relief, and what it looked like to my rather muddled brain. Thanks very much for checking this out for me!

It's possible I misunderstood him. He sounds Australian (talks fast), and I don't hear all that well these days. He may have included connecting the output AC to the chassis for the ground (just not using the connector). That was at least mentioned as an option. Not that includes the workings...

OK, cool! I called Ian at Watts247. I had apparently not received an E-mail he had sent in reply last night. He had an easy temporary work around for me, which involved moving the the unit's AC output neutral over to the ground position on the terminal block and connecting to it there, while not...

Many of you helpful folks will remember my installation plans from this thread: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/ac-side-mpp-lv6548-connections-critical-load-panel-wiring.35089/ I should be posting an exciting conclusion on that thread, instead, when I was literally two wire connections away...

Just finished my first Spring pass at the yard using my new Ego Lawn Mower and Blower. I charged the batteries yesterday with the shed system I installed in January. And then recharged the depleted batteries after working for a couple of hours. Yesterday was sunny, but today was mostly cloudy...

Yes, I had sticker shock too, until I started looking at local hinges that would handle the load. They're even more expensive, not near as well made, and were not oriented as well for this application. I'm in a small town in western KY, but we moved here from SoCal. Hard to describe how...