Tulex
Solar Wizard
After commenting in a thread about inverter noise, I wonder....
Where is your inverter installed?
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In a corner of my computer/office room about 20ft from my bed. If they alarm for some reason I can hear it and take care of the issue. Since your other thread was concerning the noise from the fans I will just say that the fans are noisiest during times of peak PV production and rarely run when there is none. Takes a large load to kick them on otherwise. Once the load cycles the fans go back off.
If I run the window A/C the noise drowns out the inverter fan noise other than mid day.
If I run the window A/C the noise drowns out the inverter fan noise other than mid day.
Tulex
Solar Wizard
While the other thread was about noise, the response to it got me wondering about where people have them installed. I installed mine in my utility room (no basement). I didn't give it a second thought, but the reply to that thread made me wonder how common it is to install inside.
Steve_S
Offgrid Cabineer, N.E. Ontario, Canada
I have a separate Powerhouse-Pumphouse combo that is insulated & independently heated.
I can actually hear the Inverter's Fans when there is a heavy load (Samlex has noisy fans) through the walls with the door closed ! But then again, the same with the Midnite Classic SCC's, those fans can howl when they are charging at max. The fan noise would be quite untenable inside our home UNLESS the "utility room" was sound insulated.
That being said, there are Quiet Fans available that can be used to replace the noisy ones but as I have them in an outbuilding I haven't bothered.
I can actually hear the Inverter's Fans when there is a heavy load (Samlex has noisy fans) through the walls with the door closed ! But then again, the same with the Midnite Classic SCC's, those fans can howl when they are charging at max. The fan noise would be quite untenable inside our home UNLESS the "utility room" was sound insulated.
That being said, there are Quiet Fans available that can be used to replace the noisy ones but as I have them in an outbuilding I haven't bothered.
Mine are in my workshop which I wasn't sure how to pick in your poll. I chose attached garage.
The roof is common to the house but its a brick on all 4 sides with a walkway between the house and the workshop and makes up part of the 2 car carport. Best pick I could come up with.
Since mine is out in the workshop noise isn't a factor but safety wise it offers no real fire protection since its a shared roof but battery explosions would be contained so there is that.
The roof is common to the house but its a brick on all 4 sides with a walkway between the house and the workshop and makes up part of the 2 car carport. Best pick I could come up with.
Since mine is out in the workshop noise isn't a factor but safety wise it offers no real fire protection since its a shared roof but battery explosions would be contained so there is that.
Tulex
Solar Wizard
I think attached is the best choice given the common roof. It's hard to cover all the options without have a dozen choices.
timselectric
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My entire system (except for the solar panels) is in a closet, 15' from where I sleep.
Tulex
Solar Wizard
(you didn't vote)
Brett V
Mad Scientist
Xhumeka
Off-Grid'er
Mine is right beside my breaker panel - since that's what it's attached to 
Separate building together with my wood burner, buffer tank, water filters, batteries, etc.
Subdood
Photon Wrangler
In my partially cleaned out walk-in 6x7ft clothes closet. The east wall has the inverter (EX 6500) on Hardibacker. The other walls have clothes/shoe racks. We live in a single wide modular home, and the fans are audible from the other end (70ft) of the house, even at minimal loads.
I chose that room because it's the closest to the ground mount, about 50ft. Plus, the house panel is in the adjacent master bedroom, and the critical loads sub-panel is next to it. The outside pole panel is just outside the house. So the wire runs to/from those panels were less than 30ft.
I'd prefer it to be in the office (more room, better ventilation), but that's at the far end of the house, and that would've meant another 60ft of wire runs. An extra 240ft of 4 awg wouldn't have been cheap, instead I only had to run about 100ft total.
Wife doesn't like the fan noise, but at night it's not that bad, especially with the closet door closed, plus she runs her own large fan to keep cool, so it's a wash. At a constant volume it's a nice white noise generator. The strobing LED light bar bothers her, so I keep it off at night.
I chose that room because it's the closest to the ground mount, about 50ft. Plus, the house panel is in the adjacent master bedroom, and the critical loads sub-panel is next to it. The outside pole panel is just outside the house. So the wire runs to/from those panels were less than 30ft.
I'd prefer it to be in the office (more room, better ventilation), but that's at the far end of the house, and that would've meant another 60ft of wire runs. An extra 240ft of 4 awg wouldn't have been cheap, instead I only had to run about 100ft total.
Wife doesn't like the fan noise, but at night it's not that bad, especially with the closet door closed, plus she runs her own large fan to keep cool, so it's a wash. At a constant volume it's a nice white noise generator. The strobing LED light bar bothers her, so I keep it off at night.
rodrick
Free energy enthusiast
6x8 shed built for this purpose well insulated and sheet rock and cement board walls
EastTexCowboy
Solar Wizard
Detached garage connected by covered breezeway, so it's in a technically separate building with a shared roof and attic. Perhaps a little more safety there, although a fire with shared attic would not be good, and certainly no noise issues.
Johno1066
Solar Enthusiast
Johno1066
Solar Enthusiast
In the laundry, about the only place I could fit in the inverters and battery. Like to have that expensive stuff close by to hear any big bangs and try to salvage whatever I can.
NCislander
Solar Enthusiast
In the Detached Shop/Garage. Panels are mounted on this roof as well. Fan noise is not an issue being there.
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