Anonymous
I read in the paper 2 or 3 years ago that my power company now allows homeowners to grid tie, but I haven’t researched the details yet.
At my age and health climbing around on the roof and in the attic is no longer an option. I’ll have to hire that done or make a new friend, or barter something. I’m pretty sure I could wire up the battery bank, if I had someone to go over the plans before and inspect the work after. My biggest problem is there are no basements around here so I don’t know where to put the batteries. Can’t put them in the living space. I have a 120 amp AGM battery and I tried charging it up in the house. Real quick my lips started burning so I figured the battery must be out gassing so I unplugged the charger and opened all the windows and doors for an hour. Tried again with a less powerful charger, same thing. Not knowing where to put the battery bank is my biggest holdup right now.
I got shocked a few times playing with electronics when I was a kid. I ain’t touching the house wiring. So, need help with that too.
I want to be totally involved in the design, or at least have it explained to me in detail because if the SHTF I’ll have to maintain and maybe expand/replace the system. I will want lots of photos of everything, especially panel installation. Someday somebody else will have to maintain the system and I want lots of documentation.