I have a Postive grounded SunPower System with two private labeled SMA 6000
watt Inverters installed in 2009 and want to use SolarEdge 7600 and their
optimizers at least for half the array ? Modules are SunPower 210 watt
modules - how do I work this out ? GatorTom PS : 48 modules ground mounted
i
The reports or news I have heard is THAT PRICES will go up for
residential and small commercial projects by at least 10 cents minimum per
watt and maybe even higher wiping out the 30% credit , but not much for
large utilities projects . Paula Mints in her videos predicting analysts is
almost alwa
The issue of off grid power in Florida is fake news misinterpreted from On
Grid Sytems powering a House after s hurricane without a legal transfer
switch . However , it some situations in Florida it is illegal or a major
permit issue not to hook to a city water supply OR have your own well
except f
All HVAC suppliers sell Aluminum or PVC jacketing pipe and fittings for
elastomeric insulation over piping . You can also slide long runs inside
either ABS black pipe either solid or foam core or PVC pipe Sch 20 or 40 or
Electrical Grey Pipe or Schedule 80 Plumbing Pipe - all with couplings .
Elast
There have been these off grid rumors in Florida that it is illegal .
However, I have done a lot of off grid systems in Florida where there was
no grid connection AND some utilities have pulled their lines in rural
areas over DISPUTES ( the utilities being outrageous in my opinion) and
the custome
Adding a third rail I only for the first and last module on roofs when they
are mounted on roofs when they are flat to the roof doesn't add much cost .
The suction force and uplift force are the greatest on raised modules on
flat roofs . HOWEVER PEELING occurs on all arrays flat or raise . When
t
Hurricanes wind create both suction up lift and direct pressure against the
glass frame wall of the module -- if a module is to be held securely it
must be attached 1/3 or 1/4 of the way from top to bottom by each of the
two rails . If modules are facing due South and the wind force comes from
the
Windloading MAPS of Florida depend on how close you are to the coast and
ground mounted versus say on top of a high rise near the beach and how
close you are to the wind zones . The one factor you cannot get away with
is directing clipping panels to metal roofs . You must use a rail that
holds all
The biggest difference will be a tropical high humidity versus dry low
humidity desert like conditions. In tropical and subtropical climates
humidity control begins with the right design for battery storage and
usually temperature control can be passive but good air flow is essential,
the big kicke
I suggested you use a gasoline generator that the Inverter generators that
make D.C. Electricity and then convert it to pure perfect AC sinewave at
variable speeds have made simple AC generators obsolete, and the pure sine
wave is worth the difference for your appliances and the quietness and fuel
Does anyone know about or have experience with SimpliPhi Piwer PHi3.4 Snart
-Tech Batteries or similar batteries with SMA , Schneider, Outback , etc
charge controllers and Residential or Commercial Systems. GatorTom
t...@ecs-solar.com or answer at re-wrenches Please thank you for any
educational i
All companies on the stock market exchange MUST live up to their written
warranties AND it is illegal for a contractor to give a longer or better
warranty on THE manufacturers product Than the manufacturer gives . Also in
many states you and the distributor or whoever is left must replace the
prod
a look
by every wrench and of note I have no stock in that company only stock on my
farm . . Gatortom
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flow as it make shorten
the life of the modules . I have Hawks around my house that take care of
critters , and a fake owl and fake snake on my roof , Gator Tom
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10 F depending on
how wide the weave of the screen AND how clean you keep the screen , a totally
closed enclosure also has to deal with condensation. GatorTom
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I have 48 Old ( 2008 or so ) SunPower 215 watt modules on ground racks
wired to two SMA SunPower 5000 transformer inverters in 24 modules for each
SMA " SunPower " 5000 watt Inverter . Question Which Tigo DC optimizer
should I use and what are steps 1- whatever to modify the two positively
ground
Put a low voltage timer on the fan that is only allows it to be on during
the prime Solar hours of solar production and designed hours of heavy draws
by the Inverter . Obviously off at night when people are sleeping and
times when no one is at home either in the early morning or late afternoon.
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To:
The Demand charge I am familiar with is the Duke Energy's demand charge
based on the highest 15 minutes recorded in the monthly cycle . I do not
In Florida it is not unusable to have a $700 dollar demand charge AND only
a $165 electric useage charge . A classic example is a Church or Temple
that has only two services a week and tremendous useage during those brief
hourly services . For example Duke Energy's demand charge is for the
highest
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ARE STARTED CAN
THE SPEED BE VARIABLE AS THEY VARY DOWN IN VOLTAGE BUT THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA
. TRUE NEW MODERN AC VARIABLE SPEED PUMPS CHANGE AC TO DC POWER AND THEN VARY
THE SPEED UP AND DOWN . THE SOLAR WOLF
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Full River private labels for a lot of Battery Companies . I have use a lot
of their L-16 type 6 volt 415 Amp hour batteries in 48 volt systems with no
problems . I usually use Full River as a battery for on grid systems when
people want a backup OR in off grid systems when the owner will not or do
. GatorTom soon to be hiking for 5 months on
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A close friend is reroofing has a need for three poly modules to add to a array
of 10 Sun Tech 240 WHE PLUTO 240 watt 36.9 volts 8.5 amp modules , they can be
240 to 250 watts as long as amperage is 8.5 amps or higher . GatorTom
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parts . A friend of mind has invented a gyroscope type mount that
keeps a Samung or IPhone level for taking picture
s as you are walking with two small gyro gimbals that the cell phones attach
to . GatorTom
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I have never had a problem , with Rolls batteries , but recently we got 6 Bad 6
volt 605 amp hour batteries that were bad from they get go and we have played
hell getting a warranty . The new guy there started telling us what was wrong
WITHOUT EVEN LISTENING TO WHAT THE ISSUE WAS , Tom
Tom
A good SLR camera that you can screw an infra red lenses on can show
photographic differences of the cells on the module . Taping thermistors 10K on
the spot revealed by the camera's infra red lenses and other " normal " spots
would show the difference . Gatortom
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I have a friend who has forty ( 40 ) Iron Edison Batteries , he says they are
each 1.5 volts and wants to use them for a backup to his aquatics business's .
Continuous load 24/7 is only 365 watts with surges to 1200 watts . My guess is
that ___# of batteries ( maybe 32 to 36 ? ) can be wire as a
Has anyone AC Coupled an Outback System with SolarEdge ? I would like to see a
wiring diagram and know what components from Outback you used with SolarEdge .
I have been told variously that SolarEdge does not approve AC Coupling and that
they have approve it , depending on who I get on the phone
I would appreciate more opinions and comments on the new Morningstar Controller
for Grid connected systems . I developed a simple transfer switch back for
this type of application back when Grid Connected systems were 48 volts . This
seems like a great idea for high voltage Grid Connected Syste
If you use iron rails with aluminum framed modules a ALL THE FASTENERS BETTER
BE MARINE GRADE STAINLESS STEEL and be careful of galling . GatorTom
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The water heater heat pump tanks , I am referring to are ONLY FOR HEATING
DOMESTIC HOT WATER for washing clothes , showers , baths , and dish washing .
On April 15 the Feds mandated all new standards for water heaters , ALL
ELECTRIC AND GAS HOT WATER HEATERS ARE NOW ABOUT TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER
Water heater heat pumps make excellent sense in a garage in HOT HUMID SOUTHERN
CLIMATES and about 700 square feet of garage space is necessary AND you must
run a condensate line like an air conditioner . DO NOT PUT THEM IN CLOSETS AND
OR SMALL LAUNDRY ROOMS UNLESS YOU CAN VENT 700 square feet of
Most heat exchangers for swimming pools are designed for boilers delivering
140F or 190F as a heat source based on the size and/ or the number gallons in
the pool . The solution for a low temperature source like solar in order to
keep the approach temperature low to the flat plate collectors ( a
Oops SunLandUSA or www.solarlandusa.com for 3 to 180 watt 12 or 24 volt
modules , sorry for brain lock . GatorTom
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SunLand USA at www.sunlandusa.com has a large range of 5 to 180 watt PV modules
that are all 12 or 24 volt . The modules are well made and their service is
great . They only sell 12 and 24 watt mono and poly modules . I have been
happy with their 10 , 20 , 25 , 45 , and 75 , 80 , 85 , 120,140
Does anyone have a source for a small 20aH battery / small controller outdoor
battery box . GatorTom PS : Merry Christmas
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Try APC line voltage corrector about $60 dollars . Gatortom
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Fellow Wrenches , we are really having problems getting through to Sun Power to
return their SMA private labeled inverters for warranty or repairs . Like two
hours or more on deadly Musial atrocious phone hell waiting online for their
help line from the Philippines . Their music must be from a
Geocell 2300 is not a polyurethane sealant as far as I can determine and as I
suggested ( read the label ) is compatible with asphalt shingles , it is a
tripolymer but not a polyurethane . It is definitely better than silicones and
Sikaflex . I have never found a polyurethane listed as compatibl
Fellow Wrenches , has anyone put in an OutBack Power Grid Zero GS4048A or
GS8048A in the Grid Zero mode . I am interested which appliances or loads that
you choose for the sub panel . I understand that you DO NOT have to get an
interconnection agreement SINCE you are sending ZERO back to the uti
Education time , Sikaflex is NOT recommended by the manufacturer to use on
asphalt shingle roofs , no polyurethanes are recommended for asphaltic
materials and they are not rated above 170 F . Likewise no silicone sealants
should be use as they DO NOT STAY ELASTOMERIC . PLEASE read the product
I am only going to refer to primarily to asphalt shingles . PLEASE read the
label on the sealant you are using . Our company has used flexible polymer
rubber - based sealants rated for -40 F to 200 F that have good UV resistance
by Ruscoe www.ruscoe.com that make these rubber based sealants in m
Does anyone have a diagram on how to AC couple SolarEdge Inverters that use the
DC Optimizers to AC coupling with a Sunny Island like SMA 6048 . John Berdner
started a link quite a while ago that I do not think included a diagram . John
did mention that the SMA had the correct or best Algorithm
Can some post here or please e-mail me a list of generators that are not
compatible or incompatible AND compatible with the Sunny Island 6048 Thanks.
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0 angle of incidence to a flat surface ONLY THE 10 TO 2
O'CLOCK POSTION IS AT an EXCELLENT ANGLE OF INCIDENCE ! As the sun moves
off due south or the collector surface moves off due south - evacuated
tubes or any curved surface is at a disadvantage to a flat surface. Gator
tom
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T ANNEALED GLASS
ON A ROOF. Only tempered glass can legally be put on a roof. Gator tom
Tom Lane
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FLAT PLATE OR EVECUATED TUBES.
important testing on all types of water heaters please check it out the
facts speak for themselves gator tom sSent: Wednesday, March
11, 2009 1:57 PM
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Subject: Re: FSEC Water Heater Research - USH2O summary?
The Solar Pathfinder now has a unique solar thermal progam for the site
analysis that can do an NREL solar analysis from a digital picture . Their
solar hot water estimating program can be downloaded on your computer that
allows you to enter data for a site specific performance analysis.from th
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