[BiggKidd]

That’s crazy in my opinion. First you don’t NEED a controller or inverter between solar panels and a heating element. Second why tie your panels to a single job when a simple dump load controller will let them handle their regular chores and dump excess to heating water? Or you can simply straight wire the panels to a heating element, Yes you need to do a little simple math to work out how many panels at what resistance element etc. but it’s not very hard to figure out. I would suggest a simple thermostat so you don’t over heat / boil the water.