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@@robert4027 Indeed. I saw off camera 78-85% efficiency coming in. Didn’t want to make the video longer but will show that on future videos. So doing great for a temporary setup!
@@rodneyhunt I'm jealous for sure .. in Washington State my location I wanted to buy just 2 of them and they won't do it unless I buy 10 minimum because shipping damages danger
@Rodney that panel looks identical to my Aptos DNA panels, size and weight is also almost identical as well, i think they are the same just different companies in the USA are assembling them, thats cool because in the future if one of them goes out of business i can always use another identical one from a different company, BTW how is the 12Kpv are you going to release a video on that!! I have been waiting!! I need to see how you take advantage of the grid-tie zero export function! Awesome feature of that inverter similar to the 18Kpv.
Well been waiting on the indoor battery so have nit used it yet. I have some of the Aptos panels as well that I purchased but have not installed for my house. So can test those and see but they look different for sure. Specs may be similar though.
@@rodneyhunt you have the Aptos 400w panels as well? The Aptos 375w and 440w is different than the Aptos 400w, but base of your video that panel looks identical to the Aptos 400w front and back.
@@rodneyhunt i see .. totally off grid? That means allot of is features will not be tested? Still you can test its crazy load capacity 👍, see how much better it is than the 6000xp from an off-gird perspective.
@@rodneyhunt thank you! Will be looking those up, trying to decide what to throw on the shed, because my doors face North I can overhang in the back of I went a bigger style.
Sirius panels are manufactured just west of Houston, TX. 3 other PV manufacturing facilities from other brands are slated to open in TX and each of these facilities typically employs between 100-500 people. While some components are still imported, the increase in domestic PV production is a positive move towards greater self sufficiency for US Solar. Glad to see these are high quality panels! 👍
Thanks for the time and effort to bring us this content. I want to do something similar with my barn, so will be looking forward to your next video for your shed setup.
I have EG4 power wall I’m trying my to get to communicate with my 10k calpha inverter. Calpha just told me it won’t communicate with eg4! I’m super bummed just find that hard to believe. Rodney can you help Me I would pay you for your time brother.
I have EG4 power wall I’m trying my to get to communicate with my 10k calpha inverter. Calpha just told me it won’t communicate with eg4! I’m super bummed just find that hard to believe
Just testing it out lol. But I will use it to charge my EV as well so it can really use some power. Have a mini-split, will have lights, and normal loads as well. I have 3 6000xp’s running my house and a 18kpv running my parents. So had to have the whole lineup with the 12kpv.
Not to bad and US made. Don't know how the tariffs are going to hit imports? Those folks gave me a heck of a deal when I bought my 400 watt panels a few months ago. I haven't found a better place yet for buying new panels.
Thanks for the good content, it's very informative. Question: I'm assuming that you only need an optimize for the panel(s) that are shaded correct or do you need it to install for the whole PV array i.e. Pv1, Pv2, etc..
You can add to just the shaded panels if you want. But adding to them all in a string does show lots of info if you like tracking. But if power is all that matters then yes!
At 34:00 you mention the 18k pulling from the grid to power the load and the 6000xp could not do this??? The 6000xp has AC charge or PV+AC charging the battery and supplying the load. Now I am confused.
Talking about the same main panel. So the 6000xp can pull from grid but put load on a critical load panel. But the 18k can pull grid power from main panel or send power back to panel when it has excess solar or battery power. So the 18k has the interactive feature on main panel so it can combine some grid and 18k power when required.
I own 2 EG4 6000 xp's myself, running grid-assisted and powering my entire property. After months of watching how it pushes and pulls to and from the battery due to clouds & weather, etc it would be absolutely moronic to run these without batteries, they only require 200AH of battery, which today can be purchased for under $1600 (generic LifePo4, not fancy EG4) If you don't want to run batteries, run microinverters and feed back to grid. Don't bother with the 6000XP, it's not for you.
I agree that us why I have 85kwh of batteries. But definitely wanted to test since they are made to run some loads only with PV. For those with limited funds they can run some loads before they get batteries. So a good temporary option
Great video! BUT you’re not supposed to coil vertically the extra line. Causes oil pooling and compressor damage over time. Also, there should be one for away from the wall
They are coiled on horizontal run behind unit. Unless you mean they are coiling up vertical on the horizontal run. I don’t see any other way behind the unit but I guess too late now. Not sure I understand your last sentence.
Hi, I meant you have them horizontal behind the unit and they should be coiled up flat under the unit. The way you have them, the oil gets stuck and pools in the tubes. In the instructions it shows minimum distances and says 12 inches away from the wall for proper air flow.
Great job explaining how these optimizers work. There are a lot of individuals using solar that I don't believe know or realize how beneficial these can be. A little extra cost for a peace of mind and more efficiency is completely worth it. Keep up the great content!
Would be good to watch “Gary Does Solar” episodes on optimizers. If not for diodes, hard shading would have a detrimental impact on the entire string impact and optimizers would make sense. With the advent of half cut cells and diodes, the current through a shaded portion of the panel will go to zero, as the current is bypassed around that shaded portion of the panel and the other portions of the panel and subsequent unshaded panels are not impacted negatively. You can see this in your string performance by looking at the string voltage being reduced due to shading as some portions of a panel or entire panels are bypassed due to hard shading.
Thanks for the comment! I have not disputed what you are saying because it surely helps. But from my testing the proof is undeniable for my parents setup. They get more power with them than without. I believe everyone is free to use them or not. Will definitely try to do some on video testing with these head to head string to string with and without optimization. Thank you!
This could help folks when their power station battery dies. Most of the power stations don't give the ability to replace the battery but this allows one to keep using the other components of the power station. I have Licciti battery box with BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery) but I will definitely be looking at doubling my capacity now. Great info sir.
Well I did it. The house is still standing and no fires. Had a total of 17 over loads and it restarted every time. Yesterday while charging the car the hot water heater came on. Another overload. Clearly I need another Inverter to pair with this one.
I started ordering parts today for ground mount tilt. I am using 4 (6x6) 3 foot into ground 10 foot apart. How many bags of concrete did you use for each post? I am going to mount 18 370 watt panels each weigh in at 50 lbs.
@@rodneyhunt Perfect 4 it is per post. I decided to post every 7 foot for a total of 5. I need Beefy as I am in Florida. Thank you for the hardware tips I got some high strength 7/8 bolts from Mcmaster.
Another update everything is working great even charging my chevy bolt. The most load I saw was 7400 watts and 135 Amps from batteries. Alot of clouds but making it work. The electric company stopped by and asked if the meter was broken because it was reading the same as last month 😂
my problem with growatt is not the inverter how it is working but how cables are connected pv and battery and how they handle there service it is not only them but most of them stick with one connection model they have only for the battery three different types of connections incl the one i have you have mc 4 for pv and you have helos h4 for the battery they are not incl in the packing you can not buy them at a solar shop that would be the most simple thing and mc 4 dont fit on them close to 4 month now and have still nothing one mc 4 connector were having a problem also to connect the pv line that i have fixt with a drill bit 10 mm and a grinder they do not admit there mistake they dont make them sure that item cost a lot maybe 1 dollar so they think it is better to piss me of, okay i can handle that but do not think i will use you for the next and maybe many to follow, i am not sure but i do think the mc 4 is a chinese answere to other connectors you can say a cheap copy from the sun clix from sma it looks the same but is not the same with the mc4 if you scrink the cable in that is it that is a one time use, the sun clix have a connection that you close and if needed you can open again and also the conector it self is simple to remove, but the same as the helos h4 from growatt you have to order them from there factorie service spare parts. but even a ash hole like me can see very good the quality different. and till now i have not found on inverter with qualty battery an pv connections maybe my standard is to low how simpler it is the better is the connection.
yes that i doing the things that it have to do to do that is clear the reason why you buy it and i hope for you that it will do that for many years more, but you start talking when there is something wrong and need it they promise it but you not getting it after months talking i think then you will not talk like this, but like i said i hope for you that it stay working for many years if all things are fine you do not need service and for you that is good there are bad thing but good thing have to be there also that making the different between selling and not selling.
I tried to understand this so I think you are talking about signature solar? So what is the problem? They have definitely gotten much better customer service now than in the beginning.
Yeah, also the coupon code does not even work anymore either. also I checked the amazon price history and it never shows a 599. All of this is just strange. its very unusual for Anker to not have the same price on amazon and even weirder that the coupon code already does not work. I call cap or slap
I just realized that his links are for "signature solar". I am guessing they must of had some inventory they needed to blow out. Given they are 3rd party, its highly unlikely it will be back at that price for at least another year for prices to keep falling. Anker has not done as far as I can track less than 699 but, 3rd parties can go lower. RIP $549 F1500
Yeah price was on signature solar as I think you saw. I have no idea if it will go back but I have seen the price change twice since this video was released. So I would continue to track. I think the price was the same directly on anker site as well so they may be tracking anker promotions. Not sure about amazon.
yeah, sadly i do not think it will be back. It was not the same price on Anker. I confirmed. It was a 1-time inventory control from Signature. RIP 549. maybe a year or 2 from now prices will continue to fall but, its gonna be a long haul@@rodneyhunt
@@tiendo4070 I didn’t get one. I am not selling back to the grid and couldn’t find any permits for the county. Now I didn’t ask directly either. I am more of a do it then ask person but not recommended for certain locations. I recommend following all your local laws but that is your decision. Thanks
@@rodneyhunt good to know. It is so hard to find the info for these. I am not sure if I need permit when I install panels on the roof for off grid system.
@@rodneyhuntOff grid: does it mean that we don’t sell it back to the grid even though we still have AC wire that tie to the main panel from the inverter. I am so confused about this and can’t find the answer.
I'm in my '28 RV.. I installed a 9k Pioneer 1.5 years ago.. I LOVE IT. It's quiet and super efficient. I have a solar system I CAN run it off of.. but I have unlimited 30A power with my rent, so unless there's a power outage, it runs off the AC from shore power. I plan on getting the 12k EG4 and run it off solar when I buy some land to relocate to.
Been a while but I think this BMS is only 50 amps. So max load maybe a little over 600 watts. Would need to watch again but I think my inverter for this setup is 200 watts or something. So you could definitely go bigger
