EG4 18k Hybrid Inverter after 500kw of Solar Power - Awesome
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2025
- In this video, I will take you through my off grid solar setup, showcasing everything from the solar panels to the EG4 hybrid inverter and Ethos big batteries. Whether you're considering going solar or just want to learn more about the technology behind it, this overview is for you!
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What You'll See in This Video:
Panel Installation: A step-by-step look at mounting the solar panels and connecting them to the system.
EG4 Hybrid Inverter: Learn how this high-performance inverter works to convert solar energy into usable power for your home.
Ethos Big Batteries: Discover how these powerful batteries store energy for use when the sun isn’t shining, maximizing your energy independence.
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I’ve followed your architecture on the ground mount build here in Northern Utah facing south. I’ve done the research and have found that your ground mount is best option.
I’ve used the unistruts on the roof of my new RV which I built an array and it works perfectly so yes the unistuts work well.
You are very articulate in your description of your inverter but I have a DIY in my RV but I didn’t want to to do the EG4 as it does seem beyond my capabilities. I know there is a big price difference but I’m in my 70’s and don’t have that energy even though I have had great success with my 32’ RV.
I’m techie but not an electrician. I also have Parkinsonism so I’m very shaky so having a 2 Apollo Hysolis is my solution with (16) 400 watt panels.
I wished I had your get up get after it but in my earlier years.
Great job, great content
Thank you! I have found that my mount is easy to build and strong enough for normal weather. You can increase the supports if needed. I say use what makes sense for your situation. Sounds like you have what you need with the equipment you have.
@@LandtoHouse From your main electrical panel to your critical panel did you run just your hot wires or did you bring your neutrals over
Nice system and presentation!!
Next up the EG4 24K? Your channel has really grown. Nice job and great videos. 👍🏻👍🏻
That would be a heavy inverter! Thank you.
@@LandtoHousequestion: if the 18 Kpv has a switch on the left hand side to disconnect the solar arrays, why do you have another set of solar array switches just a few feet away?
GG on the solar panels !
Thank you. These panels were purchased used but have served my needs very well.
Please find out if this inverter can be paired with the Gridboss from EG4.
Let us know when you get a 1.21 Gigawatt system. Ohh, see if one of the makers of the bi-fractal panels will send you a few to experiment with. (Stick a reflective piece of material below one see if it buffs the output, if they do)
If I had a system making that much power I would be making history... in the past. The solar panel that I have from project solar does have the additional wattage produced from bounce back to the rear of the panel. It's a 400 W panel, but can reach 410w if reflective material sends sunlight to the back of the panel.
Early in the video you talk about earth grounding. Did you earth ground with a grounding rod(s) at the panels, or did you tie the panels through a ground wire to your house ground? If to your house ground, where? Thank you!
I'm pretty sure each array has its own grounding rod, about 10ft deep.
Each array has its own ground rod at the panels.
Yes that's correct!
500KW solar power Wow
I know! Haha
How does the EG4 18k compare to SolArk 15k? Can the EG4 handle 240v or split phase? Why did you choose the Ethos battery instead of an EG4 battery?
If you're not running hvac n other applications still using grid how can you get full access to solar on those iteams
Not to be the rude guy but it doesn't appear that any electrical permits were pulled for this installation.
I see many unsafe practises and code violations, As well as parallelling to the local grid, requires a lot of extra paperwork on top of permits. This is all for your safety and the safety of the powerline workers that could be working up the road somewhere.
I would highly recommend stopping what you're doing and contact a licensed electrical company
Is the Vestwoods inverter still working?
I have seen some folks here on YT using a grid and grid-tied main breaker panel with manual transfer switch to input their inverter supplied/solar supplied AC electricity. By doing so, as long as the "high" voltage DC is NEC legal and the AC is from the inverter to the breaker in the panel is as well, they simply turn off the grid and then turn on the inverter with the transfer switch. This way there is no "critical loads panel" which is so popular in these types of systems. The breakers in the main panel are just adjusted "on or off" for critical loads. It also allows some breakers to be "on" when some critical load is needed and "off" when not. Am I missing something here? This seems like a simple solution allowing for deleting a critical loads panel and just using the house breakers to adjust loads. Maybe I missed something...? What are your thoughts?
Are you referring to the green acre Homestead channel? My friends, Sam and Angela Use a transfer switch in their mobile home to use the power from the inverter. This is a great option if you only have a few house breakers. In my house , I have so many circuits that it would be difficult to use a transfer switch like that.
@@LandtoHouse Thank you for answering so many of my questions over the years. I really do appreciate it. The best to your success!
Did you compare the EG4 with Sol-Ark? Just wondering what you thought of you did consider it. Thanks for the video. All the best from north Texas.
38 years of Electrical Contractor Experience here. You should back your system up with a wind turbine. They work on rainy days and at night ! How much are you selling back to your local power company?
You know that he’s selling for ½ of what he’s paying
I don't think he's selling.
He has BIG batterypacks and so many solar panels he only needs like 1 sunny day a week to keep up with how much he uses.
Sadly we have almost no consistent wind here. I dont sell back any power. The bi directional meter would need to be installed and I would only get $0.08 back per KWH.
I buy at $0.22 and could get at best $0.08 back per kwh
True. On a good sunny day I can have the battery full by 11:30am. On a cloudy day it takes all day.
Why not run your grid power straight into the 18kw inverter so that you can run your entire main panel from the inverter and not worry about a “critical loads panel?” It has a 200Amp pass through. You should be able to run your entire house with that inverter.
1,800 kWh per month here.
Thats not bad at all.
@@LandtoHouse You have Grid Export selected with a Max of 12kW set. Yet on your main screen you show 0 kWh of grid export. What gives?
I am confused. It's a hybrid inverter but you used it as a off grid inverter? Why paid the extra $$$
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For whenever I wash my long beautiful locks And have to dry them in a hurry.
Very impressive!
You may have brought in a half megawatt hour of solar but you definitely did not bring in a "half megawatt" of solar. Big difference.
Haha yes. It's great for clicks.
It was like 500 kW of solar holy smokes. 42kWp here
500 kWh, not kW
Yes its only kwh haha a little youtube click bait to get the comments flowing.
Yes its true. 500 kwh
Come on dude. Please give it up on promoting these cheap, Chinese-made, high-frequency, transformerless inverters with their long history of early failures. For a recent example, look at the 6500EX-48, which was discontinued only after 1 year on the market due to a high failure rate. High-frequency inverters simply don't last long in the real-world use. They offer far poorer surge capacities and because they offer no galvanic isolation, they can fry your appliances or your EV when their H-Bridge circuit fails. Don't take my word for it. Ask Google AI. " Can a high frequency, transformerless inverter damage your appliances because of no galvanic isolation?" and learn the truth about these cheap Harbor Freight type inverters.
thats bs, icompetence in gold. 500kW and 500kWh are totally different things. One is instantainious power while other is amount of energy. Its meaningless. For car comparison its like comparing HP and gpm . one is power other is fuel ustage, different things.
He talks about kw/h and in long time interval.He doesnt even uses much energy.
@@83kaszasnot kW per hour, it's kW times hours.
500kWh could be 5000W for 100hours. Or 500W for 1000hours.
... So if you want to compare this video to a car-review-video, it's like telling the viewers how happy you are with that particular car after using it for 10.000miles.
Which is bs, indeed.😂😂😂
@@TerrorTubbie666 its kilowatt per hour,You are talking nonsense. Look it up,its called wikipedia.
@@TerrorTubbie666 why? sure he made a rewiew after a short period of time,like 2 months maybe,but still you get some idea,how it performs...You anology is kinda shit.If you take a care,and rewiew it after X kilomters,why is that not ok? if it breaks down in those kilometers or not,its an indication of something yes? Where you ppl are from the comments? its like talking to monkeys. I feel bad for the creator. Its a good video,and ppl dont understand basic terms(basic for an european,apperantly not for an American,or from whoever you ppl come from)
500kWh produced. You don't have 500.000W of solar panels.
So???
Oh, wait, in the thumbnail it says "½ Megawatt of Solar Power" which he indeed does not have.
And in the title he also forgot the "h" in kWh.
But the video itself is obviously a review after 500kWhours of usage.
Now I'm confused too...
Guess that means I've got 5 and 1/2 megawatts of solar! Woohoo 😂. in the last 8 months from my 6,000 XP.
No, but really I've just produced 5.5mwh in that timeframe, with 6 kw or so, of solar panels. Works great tho
Too bad those panels are in shadows xD
only until around 9:30am
just wondering but what's a ballpark cost of going totally off-grid like you......that all looks EXTREMLY expensive and can only imagine how long it would take to get a positive return on the investment.