You have come a long way from Blue China GTILs! I'm still there but am looking at the LUXpower 6K as they have current clamps and I don't want a contract with my utility. I have two Blue Boxes for day time and two for night time (batteries) I finally learned how to use the battery function and it makes so much sense! Set amount in watts you want to limit the battery bank to output, and use internal limiter to control each Leg up to the set limit. It works flawlessly. I use a regular AC battery charger during the day to recharge the batteries as the panels are keeping the house loads from grid at just a few watts. So no charge controller for batteries, just the AC battery charger. The system works perfectly thanks to all your RU-vids from back in the day of your blue box GTIls!
Why expose the batteries and inverter to direct sunlight? Although they may be rated for outdoor use, electronics still suffer from increased temperature and you may want to advise them to get a shade over the installation.
>>Does this have an automatic transfer switch built-in? yes 200A pass-trough >>What did you charge for this install? each installation is unique and price vary
Great install as usual. Would you be able to share some of the permitting drawings used for your installs like this one? Redact/Blackout personal information. Thanks
For paralleling 2 PowerPro batteries, doesn't EG4 suggest connecting the second battery to the bus bar of the first battery? And then from there, running two battery cables up to the inverter from the bus bar?
Why do they need batteries without solar, are they saving money on time of use? If it's for blackout protection, then they should just keep the generator.
How did you end up making it watertight between inverter and battery. It looked like some of your holes only aligned and the rest was left open? Is there maybe a seal between the two units?
I am curious - why LuxPower and not EG4 18KPV? Seems like they cost the same but you get two parts from the same brand that supposedly should work better (more reliable?) together.
@@SolarEngineering Thank you! Technically this is not a 9540 supported configuration. eg4electronics.com/backend/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ESS-9540-Detailed-Configuration-Requirements-1.1.pdf I guess if the AHJ approved its ok??
@@SolarEngineering Thank you. Technically, this is not an EG4 UL9540 configuration. eg4electronics.com/backend/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ESS-9540-Detailed-Configuration-Requirements-1.1.pdf But if the AHJ approves, I guess it's good??
That LCD is going to fail. There should be some sort of a cover for the display. Sometimes you can buy a magnetic screen cover for it to block the UV rays.
I would never use a low surge, high frequency, transformerless inveryer to power my home. They offer poorer peak power capacities and a shorter life expectancies than heavy duty, low frequency, transformer based inverters.
@@SolarEngineering The alternative is a heavy duty, low frequency, transformer based inverter charger from manufacturers like Magnum Energy, Schneider Electric, Sigineer Power, Outback Power or Victron Energy.
