Ben's Garage - Page 15

pinballlooking · 06-05-17, 05:47 PM

Congratulations!
Is it live?

bennelson · 06-05-17, 08:41 PM

I had to turn it on to test it, and everything worked. I had to turn it back off after testing.

Officially, I can't be producing power until after the local power utility stops out and does an "Anti-Islanding Test".

Hopefully, they'll come out soon!

Daox · 06-05-17, 10:14 PM

Woohoo, congrats Ben! Looks great.

bennelson · 06-06-17, 10:26 AM

Here's a video/slideshow of putting up the solar panels.

Pretty hard to hold a video camera, film, work, and not fall off the roof at the same time, so I was usually grabbing a few phone snap-shots while I was on the roof, and somebody else shot a little video from the ground.

Going up high in a lift with a video camera is fun too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn7GnolfZ94

stevehull · 06-06-17, 11:06 AM

Ben,

Looks great! Congratulations.

Steve

bennelson · 06-13-17, 09:46 PM

The solar is LIVE!
Solar is LIVE!

You can see actual production at: https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/...13167/overview

pinballlooking · 06-13-17, 10:30 PM

Nice… it is sure great seeing your array making power.

If you go to other sites they just want to tell you not to self-install solar. This site is not that way at all and it is so cool to see another array up and running self-installed.

DIY saves so much money and the payoff is lots quicker.
Adding a EV to the mix also really helps a fast payoff and clean living.

dh1 · 06-13-17, 10:30 PM

Very cool Ben Awesome.

Daox · 06-14-17, 02:40 PM

Woohoo, congrats Ben!

bennelson · 06-14-17, 05:20 PM

Here's some irony for you...

The ONE THING that a grid-tie setup DOESN'T do is that it will NOT produce power from the solar panels during a blackout.

I was working super-early today, with the upside being that I was back home at 10:30 AM. I noticed that it the streets were all wet when I got back home. Sure enough, a thunderstorm had rolled through the area and knocked out the power.

My house was in a blackout, and my solar panels were NOT producing power.
But that's okay. Watch the video to see why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNBGQjl75E

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06-05-17, 08:41 PM	#142
bennelson Home-Wrecker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 546 Thanks: 3 Thanked 165 Times in 96 Posts	I had to turn it on to test it, and everything worked. I had to turn it back off after testing. Officially, I can't be producing power until after the local power utility stops out and does an "Anti-Islanding Test". Hopefully, they'll come out soon! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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stevehull Steve Hull Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: hilly, tree covered Arcadia, OK USA Posts: 826 Thanks: 241 Thanked 165 Times in 123 Posts	Ben, Looks great! Congratulations. Steve __________________ consulting on geothermal heating/cooling & rational energy use since 1990

06-13-17, 09:46 PM	#146
bennelson Home-Wrecker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 546 Thanks: 3 Thanked 165 Times in 96 Posts	The solar is LIVE! Solar is LIVE! You can see actual production at: https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/...13167/overview __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,930 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	Nice… it is sure great seeing your array making power. If you go to other sites they just want to tell you not to self-install solar. This site is not that way at all and it is so cool to see another array up and running self-installed. DIY saves so much money and the payoff is lots quicker. Adding a EV to the mix also really helps a fast payoff and clean living. __________________ Current project Aquaponics system , Passive Solar Greenhouse build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Solar Install 12.5 Kwh- To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Mini Split installs - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. EV Chevy Volt - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-13-17, 10:30 PM	#148
dh1 Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ont. Canada Posts: 99 Thanks: 14 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Very cool Ben Awesome.

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