Hi Jason I would only add that this continues the issue with single tank solar/ grid combos IE it's hard to make sure the heat is coming from solar, as the tank has the thermostat from the grid side as well.
It's a solution still looking for a problem. Jay Peltz power > On Oct 3, 2013, at 1:13 PM, Jason Szumlanski <ja...@fafcosolar.com> wrote: > > Anyone else getting inundated with SunBandit Hybrid Solar Water Heating > System marketing emails? Any first impressions? Here are my initial thoughts: > > Pros - provides hot water in utility outages, no interconnection hassles, > possibly easier permitting hurdles, eliminates moving parts in active SDHW > systems > Cons - no grid-tie, any excess energy produced is wasted, AHJs won't know how > to categorize equipment for permitting and may chargesolar water heating and > PV permits and inspections > > I haven't dug too deep, but one strange thing I think I saw on a spec sheet > was that the "micro-AC Grid" (aka microinverter) is UL 1703. If that is the > case, how does the PV continue to provide water heating in a utility outage? > What I really don't understand is why there is a need for a microinverter at > all? Why not just use a DC element? I guess a microinverter, despite minor > efficiency losses, is cheaper than a load controller. > > Jason Szumlanski > Fafco Solar > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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