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Ryland · 05-08-12, 11:14 PM

If you are doing a small 12v system then I'd get some of these Water Miser Battery Vent Caps then put the flooded batteries in a rubbermade tub and you should still vent them but it's not as much of an issue, a 1/2" rubber hose going out a window or dryer vent would be more then enough.

As for grid tie, if you are producing less then you use and you have a meter that can run backwards then you can pretty much put a cord on the output of your grid tie inverter and plug it in to an outlet and back feed as long as your 120v output is less then the 15 amps that the breaker is rated for, when you move you unplug your panels and move them to your new home where you once again plug them in so they can back feed.

05-08-12, 11:14 PM	#7
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	If you are doing a small 12v system then I'd get some of these Water Miser Battery Vent Caps then put the flooded batteries in a rubbermade tub and you should still vent them but it's not as much of an issue, a 1/2" rubber hose going out a window or dryer vent would be more then enough. As for grid tie, if you are producing less then you use and you have a meter that can run backwards then you can pretty much put a cord on the output of your grid tie inverter and plug it in to an outlet and back feed as long as your 120v output is less then the 15 amps that the breaker is rated for, when you move you unplug your panels and move them to your new home where you once again plug them in so they can back feed.