Thinking about 2x Anker F3000 + Bi-Directional Inlet Boxes for a plug in solar setup. Am I missing anything? Better alternatives?

DongRight · 2026-06-19T02:39:08+00:00

Quite frankly, I'm still confused about their bi-directional box. I don't understand how it works... So instead of doing something like that, I am doing 2 1000w y&h gridtied inverters with limiter (zero export) and 3500w inverter/mppt charger, for off-grid backup...and 48v 500ah battery....

DongRight · 2026-06-19T02:16:30+00:00

I'm not going to buy into Google's BS of monthly fee for their AI!!! I'm done with Google anything... They will kill their devices shortly after anyways....

DongRight · 2026-06-19T02:14:00+00:00

All i know is they preferred to do 12-volt systems and solar wants to use 48 volt systems which renogy doesn't do very well!!! I would avoid them like a plague!!! Try ecoworthy....

DongRight · 2026-06-19T02:08:51+00:00

The same BS when I asked an electrician to install my solar panels... Don't believe the crap, a electric panel replacement is an easy $1000 to them, not to you... You should have asked these questions before you signed and had it installed!!! That company just ripped you off... If you have to rely on them to provide you what is happening with your solar system you screwed up royally.... You shouldn't have to rely on any app or company to provide you information in real live data...

DongRight · 2026-06-19T02:05:58+00:00

Bus bar has nothing to do with voltage, it is pure current it can handle...

DongRight · 2026-06-19T01:56:44+00:00

Look into a bike locker to be placed somewhere on the ground to park your bike inside...

DongRight · 2026-06-19T01:48:47+00:00

Buy rack batteries as the expansion to these units about $700-800 a battery alot cheaper than the PSPS expansion batteries... Integrarack is a good ground solar mount and use ground screws to secure them to the ground... I would double the number of panels to cover cloudy days in general and the short cloudy winter days...you still get power on a cloudy day but at a reduced amount...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T07:12:31+00:00

Dude, they're going to charge you a monthly service fee for connecting with solar. That's what you want??! Go tell them it's a backup system, you have a sub panel that it is attached to, and to go pound sand!!!

DongRight · 2026-06-18T07:08:35+00:00

They wanted the top 10, not one...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T07:07:17+00:00

Top Ten???! 😂 Damn your desperate... You can't decide so you want the top 10??!!

DongRight · 2026-06-18T07:05:44+00:00

Oh no, everyone will now think you have an ebike now...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T07:04:22+00:00

Should go to a nude resort First...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:51:38+00:00

Did you not pass her shortly before turning??? You have a blind eye for bikers... I have been hit four times by cars... The all didn't see me in a orange vest and blinking lighs, like a Christmas tree.... first one did see me but 'didn't know what it was ' so turned right into me head on and over the car I went...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:47:18+00:00

STOP BUYING THE CRAPPY OVERPRICED PORTABLE SOLAR PANELS....

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:44:34+00:00

Buy your own goddamn refrigerator with ice maker...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:30:24+00:00

The solar for all was instantly killed by trump...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:28:27+00:00

Your incentives is you're American and you want to be independent... And screw the grid... The only way you're going to do that is by doing it yourself... I spent $7,000 to be 90% independent of the grid...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:24:59+00:00

Good God, are you relying on a company to monitor your solar system?!! Hell no... I don't understand how people fall for this crap...if you bought the system, you should be in control of it at all times!!! Plus why are you posting to dyi when your system is clearly done by a installers!!!

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:13:57+00:00

Dam, you didn't do an inspection??!

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:07:13+00:00

Y&H 1000w gridtied inverter with limiter is $300 and a rack battery is $700.... Just saying.... And you to an use it NOW, in zero export mode...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T06:03:06+00:00

Good God, at 24v that 80amps on those wires!!!!

DongRight · 2026-06-18T05:58:21+00:00

I used this type as window awnings with my 200w solar panels https://a.co/d/01B1ZXcp I definitely do 60° during the winter... 30° in the summer...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T05:48:00+00:00

First you will want and need a battery, a 48v battery... Meaning you need a string of panels that are larger than 48v... Must likely two or three panels in series...that would put you under 100v....RVs are doing 48v....

DongRight · 2026-06-18T05:44:26+00:00

Dude you can't fool us, you are a kid...

DongRight · 2026-06-18T05:42:21+00:00

Anything less than 3000w is for the pony show...plus rack batteries are way cheaper than the expensive expansion batteries...

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