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Sounds like u have a pretty good system. Check and make sure that u can’t shine a flashlight thru whatever ur using to black out your tanks. I thought I had mine good and come to find out there was a tiny bit of light coming through and that tiny bit turned my tanks green, had to tear down , clean and sanitize , reassemble and reline the room the ibc totes are in with a thicker material. Lesson learned the hard way…lol

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I just got a price for a 12kw system for 60k. I’m thinking i can build a 15kw system with batteries and all for 10-15k. Already have some of the components gathered. Anyone else doing a large DIY solar system?

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We canned apple pie filling with ours.

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I’m in zone 7a as well. What are your plans to keep your chicken waterers from freezing this winter? I haven’t come up with a good viable solution yet. My waterers froze last yr. I ended up watering out of rubber feed pans to deal with the ice better.

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I would like to learn how to operate a ham radio. It’s on my list of things to do but just haven’t gotten to it yet…lol

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You will need to check into the policy that your local power company has on solar to find out if they will pay u or not. My county won’t. They blow. As for not being able to do it yourself. You can do ANYTHING you set ur mind to. If u want solar YOU can build it. Just takes some planning and research and asking questions. There is alot about it I don’t know as well. All it takes to do anything is one word… start. Like I said if u want solar you can do it. I believe that you can. I’m no expert, hell I’m not even a novice at it but I’ll help explain stuff if u need it. If I don’t know I’ll help find someone that does. After all we are all in this bidenomics together.

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Actually it was a quote from a 5 star rated solar company. I had done a good bit of research and had desided that I would build the system myself. Just to make sure I had made the right choice I contacted the solar contractor. I called several before getting one to answer. After getting his quote ,I knew I had made the correct choice. In my vounty if I’m tied to the grid I do not get paid for the power I put into the grid and still have to pay $35 a month min fee. So I’ll be 100% off grid.

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We called several before we could get anyone to call us back. Once we did finally meet with a company rep we were blown away by sticker shock. 60k for 12kw system. I can build a bigger system for 10k to 15k. Hope u find someone that will return a call.

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Wow, that is an amazing system. Looks well built, very well planned and executed. I’m impressed. I hope my system is as well put together as yours. Thank you for the inspiration.

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I’ll be looking forward to seeing what the distributor has to offer. These big solar companies are charging way too much.

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With the 6 batteries, is that enough for all ur power needs , say if it were cloudy for a week? I’m trying to decide if I need to get a few extra batteries for longevity.

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That is awesome. I was going to use tesla 12.6kw batteries but have heard that they are not as good or safe as advertised. I am interested in how u built ur system. I’m doing a 24v system, what confuses me is hooking it all up and still not going over the parameters required. As in say 36 panels and still maintain 24v and staying withing voltage. Regular from bottom to top house wiring isnt an issue, but the solar i believe I am over thinking it.