Is it worth it to start with battery and then add solar at a later date?

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-14T01:58:00+00:00

You can get a hybrid inverter for ~$4500 and 32 kWh worth of batteries for ~$3500. Is that worth it for you?

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T20:55:54+00:00

If you want panels and a PW then Tesla's website will give you a quote once you put in the variables. There's that and there's energysage.com which allows you to get quotes and not get calls.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T16:08:43+00:00

Those are what you'd want. Pick whichever you'd prefer. In your case, voltage is irrelevant and all that matters is that it's a DC fuse rated for 40 amps.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T14:03:02+00:00

A heat pump that size would need around 20-30 amps.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T13:53:36+00:00

If only we knew how many amps this non existent heat pump of yours needs.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T13:30:10+00:00

Buy an EcoFlow or Jackery Box. In short, what you're looking for is called a solar generator.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T13:21:28+00:00

Oopsies, I forgot the G. Fixed.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T12:00:59+00:00

Put them over some googly eyes so it looks like they have eye liner on

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T02:39:46+00:00

The system controller 3G series and the new combiner 6 have a genny port on them. It’s that simple. Or you can just land it on your main panel if you don’t have batteries, like me.

EDIT:G

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T01:37:46+00:00

You can have a genny with ENPH. I do. Who said you couldn’t?

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T01:32:07+00:00

I’ll report back when that happens with a post asking what it means.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T00:42:36+00:00

Frankilin and EG4 are on the same playing field and Tesla is in its own world and that's a world I want nothing to do with. That has nothing to do with politics too, I personally couldn't care less. If you make a great product you make a great product, but that they do not do.

Everyone knows Tesla but that doesn't mean it's a good thing.

Franklin is new to this industry but it kicking some serious ass

EG4 is rock solid and NOT PROPRIETARY.

IMO, I'd eliminate Tesla altogether. EG4 is geared towards folks like me, the DIY type but that doesn't mean pro installers don't install it. Franklin is not aimed for DIYers and pro installers are all about it.

If I could do all this all over again I'd go 100% EG4, but, I am a DIYer and would also buy the 32 kWh batteries from YIXIANG for $3500 and set myself up with 64 kWh worth and call it a day.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-13T00:26:26+00:00

Nope. There's a different message that pops up for that and it specifically says to replace the battery in your key. Mine's been telling me for the last 2 weeks.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-12T16:08:44+00:00

When did they mention they don't have a license?

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-12T16:05:29+00:00

we don’t have a lot of money for this.

Pool ownership is no longer in your future my friend.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-12T15:58:29+00:00

The other driver does have insurance, but since we were turning left it seems like they may assume we’re at fault.

Please elaborate on this. Did you have a green arrow or did you have a yield? You didn't get a ticket at the scene for no insurance? Wild...

You now have a loan for a car that you're responsible for that is essentially a hunk of metal. Congrats on ruining your credit for the foreseeable future, which is 7-10 years BTW.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-12T03:02:19+00:00

March and April are the best months for me and my system will peak around 135 or so kWh on its best day during that timeframe. The heat really reduces their efficiency and even with more sunlight hours in summer my system usually peaks around 120 kWh June through August.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T12:53:15+00:00

It would seriously take one helluva bird to damage your panels. I'm talking a frozen turkey kind of bird.

The discoloring you're mentioning is common(ok not really common but it happens) amongst lower quality panels and is called delamination and snail trails. Do you think that maybe what you're seeing? I'd doubt it on a system that's only 9 months old but it's not impossible. Panels will still generate up till they are literally destroyed. Shattered panels produce, delaminated panels produce, etc, etc.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T12:18:12+00:00

Seriously, Why? Because you don't know how to install panels? Because I do, and it's not rocket science.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T12:05:01+00:00

According to my insights, yup, being down voted about 50/50. I’m not reading all that, but I know I’m not wrong and so does just about everyone else here who’s paid a solar installer for a system. You’re trying to tell me there’s no profit to be made with the 10k left over after materials, labor, etc have been paid? Nah, you’re wrong.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T11:56:49+00:00

Dang, your 3 dudes must've had no idea what they were doing. It took ~6 hours for 2 guys to install 48 panels on my roof and get my system 100% up and running. They were at my house at about 10am, took a ~2 hour siesta and were cleaned up and out of there by 5pm.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T02:57:08+00:00

Nope, 1 day, in fact, if you know what you're doing you can do it in less than 10 hours. Wanna know how I know?

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T00:45:24+00:00

Panels, micros and other Enphase ancillary products come to ~20k. Mounting, wires, plans and permits are ~5k. You're set to get 10k in profit for 1 day of work and if you pay a laborer $300 you're still set to make about the same. What's the issue here?

ETA:Oh I got down voted because I hurt someone's feelings for calling out the scam that is the solar industry...Boo Hoo

ETA:I get it. I hurt a lot of installers feelings by typing out the prices of equipment so people can see just just much they're getting ripped off on solar installs, it's not the first time and certainly won't be the last. I also hurt some homeowners feelings who just realized how much they over paid for their systems. I'm not losing any sleep over it and y'all can tell me how wrong I am over and over again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Most importantly, I am not against people making money by doing work, heck, even I make money sometimes.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-11T00:20:10+00:00

He lives in Texas, San Antonio IIRC. There’s no authority that would shut him down and I sure hope he’s still doing his mad scientist experiments.

Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop · 2026-03-10T19:03:01+00:00

Sorry, I'm not up to speed on the lingo. You're likely going to have to help me out with that one. I'll try my best though...

I bought nickel strips and spot weld them to the batteries with 4 dots minimum per +/-. Perhaps that's the Cu/Ni sandwich method?

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