Don’t Build a Frankenstein System
The system designer will dread when they have a phone call like: I have an inverter from eBay, and some panels I bought a few years back. Can you help me build the rest of my system?
A fair number of people hold out for the great deals and acquire parts slowly over time until they’re ready to slap all the parts together like some kind of solar-powered Frankenstein’s monster. But just like cars and computers. It's not enough to have just parts, you have to have the right parts that are compatible with each other. Otherwise, you get inverters that are undersized for your panel output. Panels that are different sizes and don't fit together properly on the racking system. Components that don't wire together because they have different connectors. A power center missing essential components like circuit breakers disconnect remote controls or monitoring hardware. It's like a box of hodgepodge components that no one is willing to support because it was purchased from all over the internet and countless other headaches. There's a lot that can go wrong but the bottom line is systems like these can quickly turn into disasters. Unless you start with a plan and stick to it, there is no guarantee that the parts you buy will work together.
The system can lead to:
* Undersized inverters
* Panels that don’t fit together
* Non-compatible connectors
* Missing parts
* No component supports
So how do we avoid these costly solar mistakes? Do you mind that you can't actually buy a complete system from our website cart? We require that people get in touch for a design consultation first. Why do we do it this way, even though we don't install solar equipment, we're still responsible for designing your system properly? If we sold systems with incompatible parts, we get a bad reputation in a hurry. In the end, our device is to do as much research as you can to account for all possible variables. Wherever you decided on your components, run your ideas by a solar design technician first. An experienced set of eyes could help you catch the potentially costly mistakes before it's too late. And our solar power remote monitoring system will help you to monitor your system in real-time. If you have any questions, give us a call or visit wirelessmartsystem.com for further information.
