Tight spaces and frozen faces
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Happy New Year! The boys and I brave the cold and install another system outside.
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Happy New Year! Let me know what you think about this video down below!
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Do you use any micro inverters / optimizers with the panels or jus the SolArk's ? FYI, I bought your 15K template, made install easy with my two 15K EMP's!
Aww man I really wanted to see the batteries. Still love your content tho!
Great video as always. I’m a solar installer in Northern Ontario. I like the by-pass functionality for my customers offgrid applications. Typically most of my customers don’t use this functionality however I usually suggest they get it for the marginal cost increase. Its too bad that Sol-Ark doesn’t provide an integral by-pass feature.
I wish I would have had room to install a bypass. I have enough room where I could manually switch over (granted, I hope it isn't cold b/c wrangling 00 copper wouldn't be fun).
I'm guessing you like puzzles. Happy New Year Scott.
You guys do GREAT work! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome setup, Stay warm.
Scott, Happy New Year to your crew and you, too. Some jobs just leave you cold.. Pun intended. Cheers, Mate.
Nice work Scott 🎉
It’s amazing how you can just babble on and I have no idea what the hell you’re talking about however, I’m pretty sure you are brilliant! Why do I watch your channel? Just like to learn stuff.🎉 keep on being you!
The different color wires for solar worry my OCD...otherwise, come to upstate NY if you want cold!
The different wiring colors are important to denote the different solar circuits, as each MPPT input has its own positive and negative and may get angry depending on ground fault detection implementation in the inverter. The only color that may be a problem is the MPPT 2 negative (can't tell if it is white or tan insulation), as the Sol-Ark MPPT negatives sit at about -230VDC to -250VDC relative to ground all the time and thus white would be no bueno as white and gray are only for grounded conductors. My go to colors for Sol-Ark solar circuits are blue, orange, yellow and brown as those colors are easy to get in THHN/THWN wire and I don't want to risk confusing the 300VDC solar with 120VAC or 240VAC black and red.
I wish Sol-Ark would make a 30k-3 phase without needing HV batteries.
@engineer775 Great video. It has helped me as I install basically the same system. Where do you get your stacked double lugs that you put in the transfer switch. I need to do the exact same thing.
Serious question. What protections are in place to prevent thief’s from walking up and disconnecting your power? If you put padlocks on the boxes, both, padlocks can be broken and secondly if a padlock is on how does fire department turn off power? So I’m guessing power disconnect is available to anyone that feels like trespassing and have bad intents? Not being sarcastic, I want to know how people are overcoming this, because I want to do grid tie Solar on my new house build but this problem concerns me.
SCOTT HAPPY NEW TO YOU & YOUR TEAM!
I AM I CORRECT THAT IN A GRID OUTAGE, THE SOL-ARK WILL NOT BACK FEED THE GRID IN THIS CONFIGURATION IF ‘GRID SELL’ IS DISABLED?
It won’t back feed the grid in a grid down situation regardless of the settings. It meets UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 standards for utility interactive inverters. Cheers!
You never showed us the battery chubs
I thought the panels that far from the house would result in hi line loss.
thank you for the close up of the electrical aspect. my question is doesn't everything after the main breaker panel need to have the neutral and grounds separated? i thought only the main breaker/disconnect panel was bonded.
it appeared in the video that everything up to the inverter had the neutral & grounds together.
i appreciate any insight you all may have.
I’ve had some inspectors say the service conductors can not share even the same enclosures,
Not just “raceway/conduit”
As the code actually reads.
Hope yours passes.
Unprotected service conductors, before the safety switch cannot per code. However for conductors on the protected side of the fused switch both AC and DC can per code.
With a system outside, I'd be more worried about security and vandalism than extreme temperatures. Vandalism is also the reason why I would put solar panels on the roof, not on a ground mount.
Edit sorry i wrote my question before i had time to finish the video lol. all my question i think were answered in the video :)
how much and where did you get the culvert in your atlas bunker build
Why do you use disconnects instead of a breaker? For example, 200 amp enclosed circuit breaker.
some utilities require a locking handle disconnect. at least in Texas
busy boy
Very curious where do you get your 12"x12" wireways at?
What brand model number ? switch between grid and solar
What kind of manual transfer switch is that?
compression connectors into meyers hubs? for a damp location?! well ok then
maybe next time just buy weathertight compression fittings
That's what I was thinking. Or just buy threaded rigid nipples to thread into the Myers.
Hubs provide a better seal IMO and the rain tight fittings tend to not seal well at all because of the plastic ring impeding the metal ring from sealing. You make a valid point that I’ve heard before, can you recommend a manufacturer?
@@willistisdale4293 ya willis, eaton fittings. no offense BTW my friend. i love watching these videos and want to see you guys install a sol-ark 30k, with the 3phase 120/208 cause it actually puts out some amperage for a house
@@trebombs4life Problem with the 30K is it only works with closed loop communication capable ~300VDC lithium ion and LiFePO4 batteries. The hardware is capable of properly charging and discharging a 300VDC to 360VDC lead acid battery just fine, but 'muh safety.'
@@trebombs4life I’m looking forward to doing a three phase solark system. I’ve done three phase stacking with other inverters in the past and it will be cool to see how the Solark does it’s thing. No offense taken, friend. Can’t get upset over shop talk, right? Cheers
Oh man its been minute since I seen you but you went off your diet huh?
I want a refund on this video. You promised to show the battery bank in the crawl space I don't see it mister.... I am gonna need to speaker to the manager. Hahahahaha........
Aka- calls for a channel to get a copy editor! 😉
I don’t see the ground wire on the SolArk ground bar in this video. Why is the SolArk not grounded with the rest of the ground loop?
There are actually two ground wires on the solar ground bar. They are green. I don't know why you can't see them. It would be throwing a GFDI fault if they weren't there.
My apology, I do see the small green ground wires, I was expecting to see the larger aluminum ground that is running through the (non-fused) disconnect and into the wiring trough. @@engineer775
ℹ want ℹ want ℹ want, 😂 my wife wants to not look at the electric ⚡️ monster 👹
What's the difference between a sol ark variant and the deye variant of the same capacity?
Sol Ark is exclusively distributed in the US, they have different hardware requirements than the generic Deye and different firmware, US based customer support, better software, better customer service and support out of Tx.
@@balrog006 no wonder the huge price difference. In Nigeria 5kw deye is about 1200 dollars... But i see almost 5000 dollars for the sol ark 5kw
I'm guessing you like puzzles. Happy New Year Scott.