If there is grid power loss, does this still try and push out power? Or does it shut itself off? I'm interested in these but this would be dangerous for lineman if it doesn't shut off...
@@christiana2161 Still working well. I bought it July 2018 so it is just a few days short of two years. I only have enough solar cells to put 300W back into the grid, but at that power level it has been great. Not sure I would push an inexpensive GTI to its rated limit (600W).
@@christiana2161 I have two of them now. I babied the first one (the one I have had for over two years). It is in the garage and has two small fans that turn on during peak sunlight hours. I also added a large capacitor on the input (external). I don't have any surge absorbers on the DC input or AC output. The 2nd unit is outside sitting under a solar panel completely stock other than lower value fuses since I pull out less than 300W. That one has been going since April.
The grid tie inverter produces 120v at 60hz to feed directly to your homes grid..your appliances use this electricity first which slows the electricity meter down saving you money
I find these to have terrible efficiency. I have 3 x100w panels in parallel and it only puts out 110w to the grid. Also, if you have any poweline adapters in your house (for internet) they don't work properly, you will have a lot of disconnects (probably because they are not pure sine wave inverters).
Hi, does this feed power back into the grid? I’ve heard that it might cause problems for the meters
If there is grid power loss, does this still try and push out power? Or does it shut itself off? I'm interested in these but this would be dangerous for lineman if it doesn't shut off...
It shuts off..... I have the same one......
do you need approval from the electrical utility company to use a grid-tie inverter
I didn't..but philosophy is better to ask forgiveness than permission when it comes to city gov
I bought the same GTI almost two years ago. It has worked great.
Is still working and what is the total months it is currently working??
@@christiana2161 Still working well. I bought it July 2018 so it is just a few days short of two years. I only have enough solar cells to put 300W back into the grid, but at that power level it has been great. Not sure I would push an inexpensive GTI to its rated limit (600W).
@@N6EAJ That's great! May I also ask if you put any safety device on the DC and AC side or any external fans? Cheers!!
@@christiana2161 I have two of them now. I babied the first one (the one I have had for over two years). It is in the garage and has two small fans that turn on during peak sunlight hours. I also added a large capacitor on the input (external). I don't have any surge absorbers on the DC input or AC output. The 2nd unit is outside sitting under a solar panel completely stock other than lower value fuses since I pull out less than 300W. That one has been going since April.
Where did you get the watts meter from?
Here: amzn.to/3ogletj
Still working without problem?
Absolutely..its been running flawlessly..never have had 1 issue with it
@@st-qp4mr can i use 310w solar panel for it or the 18v solar panel?
what happen now?
If your DC INPUT is 200w then how much WATT OUTPUT AC voltage side ???
The grid tie inverter produces 120v at 60hz to feed directly to your homes grid..your appliances use this electricity first which slows the electricity meter down saving you money
not factoring for a little bit of ’efficiency loss’ if you put 200W in you get 200W out
You didn’t show the output of it?
The output is that it puts back into the grid 120+- volts at 60hz so the grid will use this electricity first slowing down ur meter
I find these to have terrible efficiency. I have 3 x100w panels in parallel and it only puts out 110w to the grid. Also, if you have any poweline adapters in your house (for internet) they don't work properly, you will have a lot of disconnects (probably because they are not pure sine wave inverters).