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DIY solar - anyone done it?
I've got quotes from the big players - high $20s for 5KW with Li battery, or high teen $ w/o. Problem is, if the grid goes down your system goes down, ostensibly to protect linesmen making repairs. It's BS, but that's the way it is. The alternative is to go off-grid and DIY. Kits are available at Costco, HD, etc. Probably more complete and which includes support would be Wholesale Solar:
https://www.wholesalesolar.com/1891449/wholesale-solar/complete-systems/the-homestead-3.72-kw-12-panel-mission-solar-off-grid-solar-system
There's even an interesting character, Jack Rickard, an engineer, who is designing systems around repurposed Tesla batteries that can be obtained inexpensively:
http://media3.ev-tv.me/news011819-iPhone.mp4
These DIY systems are approx 1/2 the price. But you've got to haul yer ass up on the roof and do it. So, has anyone pulled this off w/o breaking their neck or burning their house down?
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Last edited by brp914; 03-08-2019 at 08:50 PM..
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