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<blockquote data-quote="johnb2713" data-source="post: 542832" data-attributes="member: 35153"><p>Welcome to this brilliant forum</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not my area of expertise but there are others that have years of experience in this field.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I assume a 30 tube solar array is water heating? if so ditch it and fit panels instead, much more flexibility with the energy captured. Add a MyEnergi EDDI to your system to divert excess energy to your water heating, it works really well.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have a West facing roof with 6 panels that provides a decent amount power peaking late afternoon and useful evening power.</p><p></p><p></p><p>All sounds good</p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely as long as the voltage rating of the inverter arent exceeded, you should be fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thats OK</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your thinking is 100% correct</p><p></p><p></p><p>Inverter is too small, it will work fine but you only need to switch on a kettle and a toaster and energy will be called from the grid. I have SPH6000 and that was not enough for me, I was annoyed to see peak rate electricity being used when the washing machine was running with other loads in the house. That led me to make a bigger battery (14kWh) and fit an additional bigger inverter (5kW), now I don't use any peak rate energy, my batteries run the house for a full day with kWh to spare.</p><p></p><p>Battery is essential to make solar viable IMHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnb2713, post: 542832, member: 35153"] Welcome to this brilliant forum Not my area of expertise but there are others that have years of experience in this field. I assume a 30 tube solar array is water heating? if so ditch it and fit panels instead, much more flexibility with the energy captured. Add a MyEnergi EDDI to your system to divert excess energy to your water heating, it works really well. I have a West facing roof with 6 panels that provides a decent amount power peaking late afternoon and useful evening power. All sounds good Absolutely as long as the voltage rating of the inverter arent exceeded, you should be fine. Thats OK Your thinking is 100% correct Inverter is too small, it will work fine but you only need to switch on a kettle and a toaster and energy will be called from the grid. I have SPH6000 and that was not enough for me, I was annoyed to see peak rate electricity being used when the washing machine was running with other loads in the house. That led me to make a bigger battery (14kWh) and fit an additional bigger inverter (5kW), now I don't use any peak rate energy, my batteries run the house for a full day with kWh to spare. Battery is essential to make solar viable IMHO. [/QUOTE]
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