Please tell me how you hooked this to your house how many panels ect thanks will it only work doing the day thanks
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i can tell you some , can you gave me your ph# i can tell you what i know? bill
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I only tested the unit by hooking it up to my car batteries (two in serial for 24v DC) and it works. I suppose as long as your solar panels under the full sun won't exceed the the unit maximum input voltage ratings you should be fine. You can connect your panels in serial or parallel or in combination to provide the voltage within the range specified by the unit. Obviously it should work (producing power) during the day with full sun but voltage/current would tapering off (so as the power generation) when the sun goes down. You may also want to check out many videos posted on Youtube.com to answer your questions. I only tested the unit by hooking it up to my car batteries (two in serial for 24v DC) and it works. I suppose as long as your solar panels under the full sun won't exceed the the unit maximum input voltage ratings you should be fine. You can connect your panels in serial or parallel or in combination to provide the voltage within the range specified by the unit. Obviously it should work (producing power) during the day with full sun but voltage/current would tapering off (so as the power generation) when the sun goes down. You may also want to check out many videos posted on Youtube.com to... » Read More I only tested the unit by hooking it up to my car batteries (two in serial for 24v DC) and it works. I suppose as long as your solar panels under the full sun won't exceed the the unit maximum input voltage ratings you should be fine. You can connect your panels in serial or parallel or in combination to provide the voltage within the range specified by the unit. Obviously it should work (producing power) during the day with full sun but voltage/current would tapering off (so as the power generation) when the sun goes down. You may also want to check out many videos posted on Youtube.com to answer your questions. « Show Less
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I plugged it into an outdoor outlet with a 45 watt harbor freight panel set. It says it can handle up to 250 watts, so I had room to spare. I actually plugged it into a kill-a-watt meter so I could see how much it was putting in. Seems I remember it only putting in 27 watts in full sunlight. It worked fine for about a week and then it stopped altogether. There was no user-serviceable fuse to replace. I had to insist on a full refund as they wanted to send a replacement. I would steer away from this particular one. Try to find one with at least a year's warranty on it if you can.
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I have it connected to 2 150W pannels. The Grid tie inverter has a little drop to it, so it always stays around peak. 250W. The way it works depends on your setup. Panels need the sunlight so when it receives 10v it starts up. It is pretty effecient. My setup iisa battery bank and and a transfer switch. When my bank is full I basically use that switch to transfer power to my gridtie. Its a small bank I have just for emergency power, so its constantly at peak voltage so my grid tie gets more use
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It is 250 W so the panel or panels should not deliver more. Just connect the panels to it and plug it in to your 120 VAC outlet. That is it. You can connect it thru a watt meter to see how much it is delivering.
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This tie only works when voltage from solar panels is over its threshold point. 10, 15watt panels charge my 150 amp hour batteries. The tie inverter plugs into any 110 outlet, and feeds back at a slight higher votage than the 110 line. 150 watts off my electric bill just like that. It works about 6 hours a day, all automatically.
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You can't unless you get the blessing from your local utility company. If you do,it would take a little more watts than the unit provides. Works when the sun shines only.
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I have connected two 150 w 12 volt panels in parallel with this inverter and hooked to freeze . During day time from 9 am to 4 pm my freeze is almost run on inverter . Please note that during day time power generated by inverter should be fully utilized by connecting some home appliance .if your country permit net metering then this type inverter is more useful and maximum solar power generated can be feed to utility company.
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If you need to hook the fifth panel in series, the panel open circuit voltage will be slightly over 100Vdc. So we can only hook 4 panels in series for 12volts system. For 24volts, you can do 1000W. But you need even number of the solar panels, so they can do combination of series and parallel connection.
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Not well you would need like 6 of them. I would go with cheap solar panel and run the power to an inverter
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Dear David. I have not done so, however the literature that came with mine indicates that you can "link up to 10 panels together for more power." There are however no instructions provided for doing so. My one phone call to Sun Force about a different matter was very responsibly answered, so you might call them. I see there is another response to the contrary by 'Daddio'. In passing, I use the panel and the charge controller that comes with it to maintain the charge in a 12-volt heavy duty auto battery that provides LED emergency lighting for my home. I've been very pleased with it. It would seem to me unless there are other considerations that it would be more economical, and present an easier mounting problem to purchase a larger (more power (wattage)) solar panel to begin with. Hope some of this helps. Randall
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I recommend you read my review. I managed to make this work but DO NOT EXPECT the solar to do anything at all. The panel it comes with is only 1/3 the power required to run the system. It is a 10W panel and you need 30W. They will happily sell you additional panels. The batteries are also worthless. The system has no way to charge them. You actually need to connect them to an external charger to do this. The solar won't charge them. They will also sell you a solar charging module. In the end I removed the solar and the batteries and have it wired to A/C power. Oh and another thing, I have replaced the main control board 3 times since I bought it. The customer service to make this happen as horrible. I am now out of warranty and if the system dies I will simply spend the money and replace it with a higher quality one. Now I am basing this on the kit I purchased 2 years ago. It would be nice if they have changed it but I would not count on it. I hope this helps.
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I have 2 panels, each puts out about 7 amps connected to this controller and could easily add more. Look at the specs on your panels and size your controller appropriately.
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You run the panels to a charge controller. These put out 3.33 amps roughly. If you have a charge controller that can handle 15 amps, you could run 4 of these together.
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Try moving the hot lead that you hooked up in your panel so it is on the same bus as your office (I think you were trying to say you tried that in your question). My unit CT's are hooked up on the main buss at the panel so I am reading total house wattage.I don't know what your knowledge is so don't get upset and call me a moron. I assume you were trying to measure the heater alone at the panel. just put a current transformer on each leg from the breaker that feeds the heater. The display has to be plugged into the same feed bus as the hot lead (115v) you hooked in the panel. HOPE THIS HELPS Try moving the hot lead that you hooked up in your panel so it is on the same bus as your office (I think you were trying to say you tried that in your question). My unit CT's are hooked up on the main buss at the panel so I am reading total house wattage.I don't know what your knowledge is so don't get upset and call me a moron. I assume you were trying to measure the heater alone at the panel. just put a current transformer on each leg from the breaker that feeds the heater. The display has to be plugged into the same feed bus as the hot lead (115v) you hooked in the panel. HOPE THIS HELPS
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i used 12 gauge from the solar panels to the controller and from the controller to the batteries i used no 6 awg i already had here The no 6 is probably overkill i wouldnt go any less than 8 from the controller to the batteries what is your battery bank at least 24v i hope
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Hello,This particular kit is intended for the use of charging 12v batteries but definitely the type of panel can be used and extra equipment.You should contact your local power/utility company to get more information on what type of system you can get on your home.There are certain building codes that must be met so there may only be a certain amount of panels that your home can support for mounting and such.If you need more information please feel free to contact us any time.Kind Regards,AW
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Hello, yes! You sure do! Saitek Also sells an extra power ac, I'm using it and works perfect. I have 5 panels connected
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Don't understand your question completely, but when you are on "street power" this unit is just sitting there doing nothing and your normal electrical panel is totally engaged. We installed this at my house with a second panel and circuit breakers for what I wanted to run when the power goes out. It is not the whole house, but I know of people who can power their whole house with this. Not sure if that helps or not.
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One 85 watt panel Should deliver around 7 amps at 12 volts in full sun. If you have all 4 panels connected through a single (7 amp) controller, it is way overloaded. Sounds like you might need 3 more controllers or simply a bigger controller unit.
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Is this the only panel in the circuit? If yes you could use as little as 10 amp charge controller.if you plan on adding I'd total the amps your panels produce....
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You should have two running from the panel to the box, and two from the box to the heater...Do you know if you have 220 or 110 power? OR are you saying you only have 2 wires in the box total??I need more info...
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It depends on where you live and how much sun you get. Based on 140W 24/7 the 300W "kit" won't be enough. That doesn't mean you couldn't do it with more panels. Just don't buy a "kit". That comes with a dedicated charger for the wattage the kit comes with. Check on line or with someone who can give you the calculations you will need for wattage and but individual panels and then size a charger for your needs. I had to do the same. The panels that come with the kit are top notch and can be bought by themselves.
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I'm afraid you need four, one for each panel. At least in our installation, each panel needed a separate feed to the controller.