I highly doubt most folks doing DIY off grid solar are getting an electrical inspection. Does an installation with only 48 volt and below even require a permit?
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Since I'm off-grid, wife will not allow outages and I have to be at least as reliable as local grid (4 blackouts/yr) To get decent reliabilyt, corners cannot be cut, batteries have to be ample capacity, PV and Generators have to be properly sized. Sure, going with a couple marine deep cycle batteries would be cheaper, but I'd have outages in the winterLast edited by Mike90250; 03-19-2018, 11:13 AM.Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
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Possibly though my point was on the production and usability. Since off grid produces less, you generally have to install a bigger system to get similar power as well as use a lot less. Something many of us know but a few in this thread seem to be missing.OutBack FP1 w/ CS6P-250P http://bit.ly/1Sg5VNHComment
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If it is on an occupied home it would need permit and inspection in most states. We have installed several. If it is ground mount it likely would also need permit for the structure.OutBack FP1 w/ CS6P-250P http://bit.ly/1Sg5VNHComment
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