ning
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The fill looks good but I'm not sure about pulling all that, it's going to be a really tough pull, I'd talk to someone about how to do that or even pay them to do that pull.
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Build/sleeve the conduit around the wire on grade then drop in when finished?
ning
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tbh that's my suggestion. my consulting friend-electrician said there's nothing wrong with doing that. gluing it up is messy, but I'm pretty sure it works out
I intended to document my solar install but the project got pushed to this fall and then went much faster and easier than anticipated. I finished them last month but just missed our inspection date with our electric company. Had to wait until last Monday for the next inspection date. Some of you may have already seen it on My "Lake Corona" update but thought I would go ahead and post some pics here since this one was left hanging. Will use this thread to update how the system is working as well.
I ended up with with 24.9 Kw. Grid tied system. 60 x 415 watt trina solar panels. 2 x 12.5 fronius string inverters. System has been up and running now since Monday. Some of my install pics below.
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That's me on the right and Dan, a really good friend of mine, on the left. Dan was there almost everyday I worked on the panels and was a huge help.
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2021-11-21_02-38-13 by Jeremy Kovac, on Flickr
I ended up with with 24.9 Kw. Grid tied system. 60 x 415 watt trina solar panels. 2 x 12.5 fronius string inverters. System has been up and running now since Monday. Some of my install pics below.
2021-11-21_08-54-02 2021-11-21_08-53-142021-11-21_08-52-41 2021-11-21_08-54-30 2021-11-17_08-50-21That's me on the right and Dan, a really good friend of mine, on the left. Dan was there almost everyday I worked on the panels and was a huge help.
2021-11-21_08-51-56 2021-11-21_02-38-13 by Jeremy Kovac, on Flickr
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I intended to document my solar install but the project got pushed to this fall and then went much faster and easier than anticipated. I finished them last month but just missed our inspection date with our electric company. Had to wait until last Monday for the next inspection date. Some of you may have already seen it on My "Lake Corona" update but thought I would go ahead and post some pics here since this one was left hanging. Will use this thread to update how the system is working as well.
I ended up with with 24.9 Kw. Grid tied system. 60 x 415 watt trina solar panels. 2 x 12.5 fronius string inverters. System has been up and running now since Monday. Some of my install pics below.
That's me on the right and Dan, a really good friend of mine, on the left. Dan was there almost everyday I worked on the panels and was a huge help.
Really nice.
QUESTION, is that setup rated to withstand 80MPH winds?
Whilst living in TN, I saw a setup similar to this literally ripped apart. Insurance mostly covered the damage. Owners rebuilt and created wind embankments to prevent damage to the go at it solar system.
It is. Rated for 105 mph. If I add crossbracing between uprights that jumps to 160 mph. Racking system is 3" schedule 40 galvanized pipe. Uprights are all 2.5 to 3ft below grade in 24" x 42" concrete footings.
ning
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I used ironridge as well; it's fully engineered. Nice and easy to set up!
1st week is in the books. Panels produced 601 Kwh for the last 7 days. I had a high of 115Kwh on the 18th ( no clouds) and a low of 42Kwh on the 19th (no sun). Looks like my peak production hits about 19,400 watts this time of year on a sunny day. That peaks around 12:15 currently.
End of month update.
From our install date on 11/15 through 11/30 we used 1162 K wh of electricity and produced 1170 K wh from solar. With December being one of our lowest producing months and also getting into our heating season I'm expecting a small bill for December. By this time next we should have enough accrued credit to cover any billing in December.
From our install date on 11/15 through 11/30 we used 1162 K wh of electricity and produced 1170 K wh from solar. With December being one of our lowest producing months and also getting into our heating season I'm expecting a small bill for December. By this time next we should have enough accrued credit to cover any billing in December.