[RE-wrenches] Obscure PG&E NEM 3 question for CA Wrenchers

This is an obscure PG&E NEM 3 related question for the California Wrenchers, since no one out side CA - PG&E land might be able to answer this. I have a client with a 25 year old grid-tied system. When PG&E went to smart meters they declined (worried about EMF) and have been able to hold on to

Re: [RE-wrenches] 1/2 wave loads

Way to complicated. The “half wave load” is as described earlier. It is a cheap way to get a hair drier (or other heater) with a three-way switch to have air, half power and full power. The half power routes the hot side through a diode so that the heating element only get half power. Full p

[RE-wrenches] PowerWall 3 in an off-grid system?

Hi Wrenchers, Has anyone used a PowerWall 3 as an ad-on to an existing off-grid system? Tesla says they do not support off-grid, but if the existing off-grid system is the “grid”, then this should work. David ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance

[RE-wrenches] SW5548PV manual

Hi Wrenchers, I am trying to get an old Trace SW5548PV inverter system up and running again. This inverter is gird tied only and does not have any batteries. While I am familiar with the battery based systems, I am not familiar with this system and the menus quite are different. Right now,