I'm watching for responses with interest. Great question. We usually put a Jbox very close to the battery and use two glands to bring the cables in. I have a situation right now with a HomeGrid stack that has temporary cables run to it, and I need to protect the cables over a 10 foot run to the inverter.
I guess one design improvement would be putting the BMS on the bottom so you can add batteries easier, but as I mentioned previously, it's not all that hard. Jason On Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 7:42 PM Chris Sparadeo <[email protected]> wrote: > Question for all you Homegrid installers…has anyone found a succinct way > to run conduit from the battery enclosure to the Sol Ark? > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 7:39 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Jay, >> >> I should mention I have a couple of customers with big EG4 LifePower >> battery banks (i.e. 120kWh+, 80kWh, etc) and Sol-Arks. The clients >> purchased the batteries directly, so I didn't have a choice. I will say >> that the systems are performing flawlessly, but forget about closed loop >> comms and SOC management. Everything is voltage based, which is suboptimal. >> But we're making it work. The Sol-Ark app still reports their version of >> SOC, which is handy for clients, but charge setpoints are done with >> voltage. >> >> Signature Solar has provided pretty good support, but I didn't need much >> help. >> >> I strongly suggest the Communication Hub to get SOC data from the battery >> BMSs. It's pretty handy and very easy to install. >> >> With that said, I don't sell EG4 and don't necessarily recommend it, but >> to be fair, I haven't had any problems and the capacity claims seem >> legitimate. The value proposition can't be ignored. >> >> Jason Szumlanski >> Florida Solar Design Group >> >> On Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 7:29 PM jay <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thats all super helpful, appreciate the advice everyone. >>> >>> I’ve not used the sol ark 15 and just wanted to make sure I wasn’t >>> missing anything about battery options. >>> >>> And specifically the ones that don’t seem to play well. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 9, 2024, at 2:56 PM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> HomeGrid works great with Sol-Ark. Closed loop comms reports battery SOC >>> from BMS. Parallel stacks install easily. Customer support is competent and >>> patient, in my experience. >>> >>> The best part is the ability to easily add batteries. On Sunday I had a >>> client with two stacks of five batteries each call me in a panic ahead of >>> Hurricane Milton. He wanted more capacity. We had them in stock. On Monday >>> my team added three batteries to each stack on the fly since we couldn't do >>> a roof install that day due to rain. We had it done in about 2 hours, and >>> that included moving the stacks due to a height conflict with a piece of >>> equipment. >>> >>> And now, 48 hours later, I'm looking out my home office window at the >>> trees bent over. A tornado passed close by a few hours ago, debris pelting >>> my windows, and a neighbor lost their lanai ceiling. Too close for comfort! >>> But I have power, at least. :) >>> >>> Wish us luck. >>> >>> Jason Szumlanski >>> Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group >>> NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) >>> Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 >>> Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 4:44 PM MDElectricSolar via RE-wrenches < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> We’ve been installing the Tesla power wall 3 and have had zero issues, >>>> a very robust product, downside is no generator support. >>>> >>>> Michael D Nelson >>>> MD Electric & Solar, Inc. >>>> 707-684-0064 mobile >>>> 707-884-1862 office >>>> www.mdelectricsolar.com >>>> www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 9, 2024, at 1:24 PM, Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2 – Homegrid both required quite a bit of programming assistance not >>>> everyone who answered the phone was knowledgeable enough to get the fixes >>>> installed. >>>> >>>> 2 – Pytes fired up fine no issues. >>>> >>>> 2 – Solar Edge both required assistance, quick & simple fixes with Tech >>>> staff. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have a client who has started off with “I want Tesla batteries” how >>>> has Tesla batteries faired on installation? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Dana Orzel GREAT SOLAR WORKS! >>>> >>>> C – 208.721.7003 E – [email protected] >>>> >>>> W - www. greatsolarworks.com www.solarwork.com >>>> >>>> *“Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988!”* >>>> >>>> >>>> <mime-attachment> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>>> >>>> Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> List Address: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> There are two list archives for searching. 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