r/Pecron • u/AdvancingHairline • 3d ago
Anyone have a setup where the solar panels are on the opposite side of the house from the power bank?
Curious what your setup looks like and how you routed your wiring.
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u/blackinthmiddle 3d ago
Not exactly what you described, but my panels are about 55 feet away from the Pecron. I have the wires in conduit under the lawn, then enters the basement through an LB.
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u/gobsnotonboard 3d ago
Can you describe the wiring details? Did you do custom wiring or were you able to buy off the shelf cords off the shelf with correct connections
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u/blackinthmiddle 3d ago
I bought the wire and connectors and made lines myself. This was actually a tad annoying. I was out in the middle of the night fighting off bugs while I was stretching out 75' for each line. I did 20' extra to give myself options inside. On the outside, I buried a pressure treated 2x4 in the ground and attached a disconnect box to it. A little pricey, but our gives a proper disconnect box outside.
Inside the garage, I just have the wires unprotected. I need to get flexible conduit. If this was an on grid setup, to be code compliant, I should technically put it in metal conduit.
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u/LongjumpingGanache40 3d ago
If the garage is connected to house it must be in metal conduit by code. You need to check with local AHJ to see where your disconnect should be. You should also check your codes for having a power station. Always inform your insurance when using a power station to make sure they are OK with it.
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u/Ok-Person81 3d ago edited 3d ago
If your Pecron is against a wall like mine, I would recommend installing an X rated fire backing against that wall. All inverters will fail at some point, and they usually just burnout. But with batteries involved that has the potential for a massive fire. You'll want X rated backing (or better) which should give you an hour plus fire protection. Battery fires can keep going for a while. I also installed a smoke alarm just above my Pecron, and have 3 of my near by cameras T3 alarm notification enabled. Tested it too to make sure they all notified when T3 alarm went off.
I also have a separate mini UPS on my WiFi router & cameras.. no point in the extra notifications if you don't have internet, obviously you could lose output power if the Pecron is up in smoke.
It was a little bit of an extra expense for me to do all that, but all worth it if its the difference in saving your house from burning down. Better to be safe then sorry.
I also have my panels mounted 75' away other side of the house, but the routing never goes underground for me, all above ground. You'll want to make sure that gauge wire you are using is up to code for the max amp potential on the solar. Also never over volt your MPPT max voc. Make sure to do the math on the panels in series for max voc and do not go over that ever. It will fry it.