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Hi everyone Fernando here!! I wanted to share how we keep our shed completely off grid using a Ankers Solix OG F3800 and a 100w Anker Solix PS100.

Before we set this up, we used a 100ft extension cable that connected to a normal 120v in our home. This worked great but it only provided a maximum of 1800w to the shed and it also shared that circuit with some of our home’s appliances. This worked fine for a few years but since we use a lot of tools that use a lot of power, our circuit breaker would occasionally trip due to the high energy demand.

We decided to use one of our first OG F3800’s that we purchased from Outbound Power to provide power to the entire shed. The installation was extremely simple to do and it took us around 30 minutes to set up!! We literally just pulled the F3800 from our garage and placed it inside of the shed near the door. We then climbed up to our roof and we set up the 100w Anker Solix PS 100 by unfolding it and putting some weights on it to prevent the wind from blowing it away. We used the MC4 extension cables that came included with the PS100 solar panel and connected them to the MC4 connectors on the solar panel. Next I used the MC4 to XT60 adapter that was included with our first F3800 and connected one end to the MC4 extension cables and then we connected the XT60 plug directly into our OG F3800.

This set up has worked amazing for us. Since we don’t use our shed on a daily basis, the 100w solar panel has been more than enough to recharge our OG F3800!! When we use the lights and some power tools for a couple of hours, the F3800’s battery percentage usually drops to around 80% SOC. Our 100w solar panel can usually charge the F3800 back up to 100% charge in 1 - 2 days!! The battery percentage has never dropped below 80%!!

If you are considering taking one of your sheds completely off grid, the OG F3800 is definitely one of the easiest ways to accomplish this goal. We now have a maximum output of 6000w. One of the best parts about this solution is that we have both 120v output as well as 240v output and more than enough power to literally run any of our power tools!! This is how we are using #MyFirstSOLIX !!

Hi everyone,Fernando here!! I just wanted to let everyone know that there is currently a new software update available for the OG F3800. The new firmware version is V2.7.2 👍🏼!!

Hi everyone, Fernando here!! This will be my first post in this group!! I have very little experience with gas generators. Im mostly into home back up systems. That being said I recently got the new Anker Solix smart generator 5500 to help charge my 40KWh battery back up system during prolonged power outages. This new generator is fully enclosed and can be started remotely from the Anker app. You can set it to turn off or on automatically depending on the charge level of that you set for the batteries!! The generator is extremely efficient since it has a built in inverter that converts the power it generates into DC so there is no conversion loss when I charge my batteries!! The generator is a tri fuel generator so it can run on gasoline, propane and natural gas!! If you have the time and you would like to check out my video I would greatly appreciate it. If not I will gladly try my best to answer any questions that you may have. Link to my video below 👇

Link: https://youtu.be/bzm05ETAWb0?si=F3nQUIookabX\_blI

Hi everyone Fernando here!! Anker recently released a new update in the latest app update for the E10 system when you have the power dock 🙌🏼!! The new feature is called the “power outage report”!!

This new feature gives you a report after every 2+ hour power outage that uses 0.5 KWh of power or more. It provides an in depth overview of how your power dock and third party solar system performed during a power outage!!

Some of my favorite features include a Highlight report that shows everything that your E10 system did leading up to the power outage. A tech overview that shows you how the power dock distributed power during the power outage on a circuit level basis!! It even shows you how much energy the inverters consumed during the power outage!!

This new feature is extremely helpful. It helped me pin point weaknesses in my home back up strategy!! After seeing this new power outage report I came to the conclusion that I really need to invest in more solar panels!! Below I will share a screen recording of my recent power outage report !! Thank you all for reading and watching!! 👆

Im really curious on what portable power station is everyone’s go to? Personally I love the Anker Solix C800+!! The main reason I love this small power station is that it is able to do just about everything!! I love the integrated flashlights for camping that charge themselves inside of the unit so they are always ready to use. The included retractable pole for the magnetic flashlights even doubles as a selfie stick that I can use for my osmo pocket 3!! The most impressive thing about this small power station is that it was able to turn on my 6 gallon air compressor with zero hesitation 🤯!! I really hope that Anker is working on releasing a Gen 2 version of this awesome little but mighty power station 🙏🏼 !!

Hi everyone, Fernando here!! I received the following email from Anker Solix today with some very helpful battery care tips!! I thought that I would share them with the community to help out the newer members!!

Here are a few quick tips for storing your power station during extended periods of non-use.

To help maintain optimal performance and battery health, please follow these guidelines before storing your device:

1. Charge to 100%

Fully charge your power station before storage.

2. Power Off Completely

Turn off and disconnect all output ports to help prevent unnecessary battery drain.

3. Store in a Suitable Environment

Store your power station in a cool, dry place. Avoid storing it in temperatures at or below 32°F (0°C).

4. Perform Regular Maintenance

Check your power station's battery level weekly, and recharge it to 100% at least once every three months.

Following these steps will help protect your power station and ensure it's ready whenever you need reliable backup power.

Please do not reply to this email. If you have any questions, contact support@ankersolix.com with your order details. We're always happy to help!

Live in Power,

Anker SOLIX Team

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience after buying and installing a custom DIY 4.4Kw grid tied solar system from solar wholesale. My experience overall was superb!! Not everything went to plan but whenever an issue did occur, I simply called or emailed my project manager Brielle and she quickly found a solution with the rest of the solar wholesale team!!

Working with solar wholesale on my project was amazing!! They have a lot of experience helping first time solar installers like myself reach our goal of becoming a little bit more independent from our grid providers.
Getting a quote was extremely easy to do!! After filling out a questionnaire and providing a picture of our electricity bill. I was contacted by Jacob, one of their sales representatives. Jacob explained how the DIY installation process works and what I could expect from solar wholesale if we ended up deciding to go with them. I never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision 🙌🏼🫶🏼!!
Jacob recommended a 4.4Kw solar system that consisted of twelve solar panels and six AP system micro inverters. The size of a the solar system that he recommended was spot on with our yearly power consumption. I really appreciated the fact that he did not try to sell me on a bigger system like other companies that I reached out to did. I mentioned that I also wanted to install a battery back up system and after asking me a few more questions, he mentioned that they also had experience with adding battery back up systems to the custom plans that they provide!!

We agreed to move forward and we sent our deposit. Solar wholesale began designing our custom system. This is where I first started working with Brielle, our project manager. Brielle sent over the first iteration of how our project was supposed to be installed. They used satellite imagery of our homes roof to create the plans. I was never asked to go up to our roof to provide real measurements and this was something that I found strange but I just decided to trust them and continue to move forward with the project.

We sent them the final payment and solar wholesale immediately started getting our custom solar system ready for shipment 🚚!! Two weeks later we had a semi truck pull up to our home with everything that we needed to install the solar system. Solar wholesale literally sent everything that we needed except the power tools 👌🏼!! We proceeded with the project and decided to measure the solar panels and see how they would fit on our roof. Unfortunately this is where we ran into our first problem. The plans that they provided displayed two solar arrays consisting of six solar panels on each line of solar panels. From the measurements we took this configuration was definitely not going to fit on the top array. From the measurements we took we needed to install eight solar panels on the bottom array and four solar panels on the top array. After contacting Brielle to inform her on the problem that we ran into, she immediately stated working with the rest of the Solar wholesale team to see if we would need any additional equipment to install the solar system in the new configuration. They reached out to me extremely quickly and they informed me that no new hardware was needed for the new configuration!! Brielle sent me the new plans with the new configuration.

We moved on to the next step of the project, the permitting phase!! We submitted the plans to our city and unfortunately they didn’t get approved due to them wanting some things changed for the battery back up system that we purchased. Getting the plans to get approved took a couple of reiterations. The process was fairly long and really complicated but I was extremely happy that I had the entire Solar wholesale team there to help guide me through the permitting process. Their experience and knowledge proved to be invaluable throughout this part of the project!! Eventually the plans got approved and we were finally ready to begin working on the installation!!

The installation was fairly straightforward!! Everything was really simple to install since solar wholesale provided literally anything that we would need for the installation minus the power tools. This helped us a lot since there was no need to look for materials or look for any sockets or drill attachments. The installation took us roughly two days and everything went together exactly how the plans that they provided showed!! After we finished installing everything we scheduled the inspection from our city. A week later the inspector came to our home and we passed the inspection with flying colors!!

The only feedback and advice that I can provide is to make sure that you measure your roof, even if the team forgets to ask you for this information. In my case everything worked out fine in the end. The same might not happen to you so take the time to measure your roof to avoid any issues down the line 📏 !!

Personally I would highly recommended going with this awesome company!! They were very responsive throughout the entire process and they went above and beyond to make sure that we succeeded in completing this awesome project!! I really appreciate the time and effort that the team put into our project!!

Please feel free to ask any questions below!! I am not affiliated with this company, im just a customer sharing my experience with solar wholesale 🫶🏼!!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience after buying and installing a custom DIY 4.4Kw grid tied solar system from solar wholesale. My experience overall was superb!! Not everything went to plan but whenever an issue did occur, I simply called or emailed my project manager Brielle and she quickly found a solution with the rest of the solar wholesale team!!

Working with solar wholesale on my project was amazing!! They have a lot of experience helping first time solar installers like myself reach our goal of becoming a little bit more independent from our grid providers.
Getting a quote was extremely easy to do!! After filling out a questionnaire and providing a picture of our electricity bill. I was contacted by Jacob, one of their sales representatives. Jacob explained how the DIY installation process works and what I could expect from solar wholesale if we ended up deciding to go with them. I never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision 🙌🏼🫶🏼!!
Jacob recommended a 4.4Kw solar system that consisted of twelve solar panels and six AP system micro inverters. The size of a the solar system that he recommended was spot on with our yearly power consumption. I really appreciated the fact that he did not try to sell me on a bigger system like other companies that I reached out to did. I mentioned that I also wanted to install a battery back up system and after asking me a few more questions, he mentioned that they also had experience with adding battery back up systems to the custom plans that they provide!!

We agreed to move forward and we sent our deposit. Solar wholesale began designing our custom system. This is where I first started working with Brielle, our project manager. Brielle sent over the first iteration of how our project was supposed to be installed. They used satellite imagery of our homes roof to create the plans. I was never asked to go up to our roof to provide real measurements and this was something that I found strange but I just decided to trust them and continue to move forward with the project.

We sent them the final payment and solar wholesale immediately started getting our custom solar system ready for shipment 🚚!! Two weeks later we had a semi truck pull up to our home with everything that we needed to install the solar system. Solar wholesale literally sent everything that we needed except the power tools 👌🏼!! We proceeded with the project and decided to measure the solar panels and see how they would fit on our roof. Unfortunately this is where we ran into our first problem. The plans that they provided displayed two solar arrays consisting of six solar panels on each line of solar panels. From the measurements we took this configuration was definitely not going to fit on the top array. From the measurements we took we needed to install eight solar panels on the bottom array and four solar panels on the top array. After contacting Brielle to inform her on the problem that we ran into, she immediately stated working with the rest of the Solar wholesale team to see if we would need any additional equipment to install the solar system in the new configuration. They reached out to me extremely quickly and they informed me that no new hardware was needed for the new configuration!! Brielle sent me the new plans with the new configuration.

We moved on to the next step of the project, the permitting phase!! We submitted the plans to our city and unfortunately they didn’t get approved due to them wanting some things changed for the battery back up system that we purchased. Getting the plans to get approved took a couple of reiterations. The process was fairly long and really complicated but I was extremely happy that I had the entire Solar wholesale team there to help guide me through the permitting process. Their experience and knowledge proved to be invaluable throughout this part of the project!! Eventually the plans got approved and we were finally ready to begin working on the installation!!

The installation was fairly straightforward!! Everything was really simple to install since solar wholesale provided literally anything that we would need for the installation minus the power tools. This helped us a lot since there was no need to look for materials or look for any sockets or drill attachments. The installation took us roughly two days and everything went together exactly how the plans that they provided showed!! After we finished installing everything we scheduled the inspection from our city. A week later the inspector came to our home and we passed the inspection with flying colors!!

The only feedback and advice that I can provide is to make sure that you measure your roof, even if the team forgets to ask you for this information. In my case everything worked out fine in the end. The same might not happen to you so take the time to measure your roof to avoid any issues down the line 📏 !!

Personally I would highly recommended going with this awesome company!! They were very responsive throughout the entire process and they went above and beyond to make sure that we succeeded in completing this awesome project!! I really appreciate the time and effort that the team put into our project!!

Feel free to ask any questions below. I am not affiliated with this company I am just a customer sharing my experience with the group 🫶🏼!!

Here is the post that I made.

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience after buying and installing a custom DIY 4.4Kw grid tied solar system from solar wholesale. My experience overall was superb!! Not everything went to plan but whenever an issue did occur, I simply called or emailed my project manager Brielle and she quickly found a solution with the rest of the solar wholesale team!!

Working with solar wholesale on my project was amazing!! They have a lot of experience helping first time solar installers like myself reach our goal of becoming a little bit more independent from our grid providers.
Getting a quote was extremely easy to do!! After filling out a questionnaire and providing a picture of our electricity bill. I was contacted by Jacob, one of their sales representatives. Jacob explained how the DIY installation process works and what I could expect from solar wholesale if we ended up deciding to go with them. I never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision 🙌🏼🫶🏼!!
Jacob recommended a 4.4Kw solar system that consisted of twelve solar panels and six AP system micro inverters. The size of a the solar system that he recommended was spot on with our yearly power consumption. I really appreciated the fact that he did not try to sell me on a bigger system like other companies that I reached out to did. I mentioned that I also wanted to install a battery back up system and after asking me a few more questions, he mentioned that they also had experience with adding battery back up systems to the custom plans that they provide!!

We agreed to move forward and we sent our deposit. Solar wholesale began designing our custom system. This is where I first started working with Brielle, our project manager. Brielle sent over the first iteration of how our project was supposed to be installed. They used satellite imagery of our homes roof to create the plans. I was never asked to go up to our roof to provide real measurements and this was something that I found strange but I just decided to trust them and continue to move forward with the project.

We sent them the final payment and solar wholesale immediately started getting our custom solar system ready for shipment 🚚!! Two weeks later we had a semi truck pull up to our home with everything that we needed to install the solar system. Solar wholesale literally sent everything that we needed except the power tools 👌🏼!! We proceeded with the project and decided to measure the solar panels and see how they would fit on our roof. Unfortunately this is where we ran into our first problem. The plans that they provided displayed two solar arrays consisting of six solar panels on each line of solar panels. From the measurements we took this configuration was definitely not going to fit on the top array. From the measurements we took we needed to install eight solar panels on the bottom array and four solar panels on the top array. After contacting Brielle to inform her on the problem that we ran into, she immediately stated working with the rest of the Solar wholesale team to see if we would need any additional equipment to install the solar system in the new configuration. They reached out to me extremely quickly and they informed me that no new hardware was needed for the new configuration!! Brielle sent me the new plans with the new configuration.

We moved on to the next step of the project, the permitting phase!! We submitted the plans to our city and unfortunately they didn’t get approved due to them wanting some things changed for the battery back up system that we purchased. Getting the plans to get approved took a couple of reiterations. The process was fairly long and really complicated but I was extremely happy that I had the entire Solar wholesale team there to help guide me through the permitting process. Their experience and knowledge proved to be invaluable throughout this part of the project!! Eventually the plans got approved and we were finally ready to begin working on the installation!!

The installation was fairly straightforward!! Everything was really simple to install since solar wholesale provided literally anything that we would need for the installation minus the power tools. This helped us a lot since there was no need to look for materials or look for any sockets or drill attachments. The installation took us roughly two days and everything went together exactly how the plans that they provided showed!! After we finished installing everything we scheduled the inspection from our city. A week later the inspector came to our home and we passed the inspection with flying colors!!

The only feedback and advice that I can provide is to make sure that you measure your roof, even if the team forgets to ask you for this information. In my case everything worked out fine in the end. The same might not happen to you so take the time to measure your roof to avoid any issues down the line 📏 !!

Personally I would highly recommended going with this awesome company!! They were very responsive throughout the entire process and they went above and beyond to make sure that we succeeded in completing this awesome project!! I really appreciate the time and effort that the team put into our project!!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience after buying and installing a custom DIY 4.4Kw grid tied solar system from solar wholesale. My experience overall was superb!! Not everything went to plan but whenever an issue did occur, I simply called or emailed my project manager Brielle and she quickly found a solution with the rest of the solar wholesale team!!

Working with solar wholesale on my project was amazing!! They have a lot of experience helping first time solar installers like myself reach our goal of becoming a little bit more independent from our grid providers.
Getting a quote was extremely easy to do!! After filling out a questionnaire and providing a picture of our electricity bill. I was contacted by Jacob, one of their sales representatives. Jacob explained how the DIY installation process works and what I could expect from solar wholesale if we ended up deciding to go with them. I never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision 🙌🏼🫶🏼!!
Jacob recommended a 4.4Kw solar system that consisted of twelve solar panels and six AP system micro inverters. The size of a the solar system that he recommended was spot on with our yearly power consumption. I really appreciated the fact that he did not try to sell me on a bigger system like other companies that I reached out to did. I mentioned that I also wanted to install a battery back up system and after asking me a few more questions, he mentioned that they also had experience with adding battery back up systems to the custom plans that they provide!!

We agreed to move forward and we sent our deposit. Solar wholesale began designing our custom system. This is where I first started working with Brielle, our project manager. Brielle sent over the first iteration of how our project was supposed to be installed. They used satellite imagery of our homes roof to create the plans. I was never asked to go up to our roof to provide real measurements and this was something that I found strange but I just decided to trust them and continue to move forward with the project.

We sent them the final payment and solar wholesale immediately started getting our custom solar system ready for shipment 🚚!! Two weeks later we had a semi truck pull up to our home with everything that we needed to install the solar system. Solar wholesale literally sent everything that we needed except the power tools 👌🏼!! We proceeded with the project and decided to measure the solar panels and see how they would fit on our roof. Unfortunately this is where we ran into our first problem. The plans that they provided displayed two solar arrays consisting of six solar panels on each line of solar panels. From the measurements we took this configuration was definitely not going to fit on the top array. From the measurements we took we needed to install eight solar panels on the bottom array and four solar panels on the top array. After contacting Brielle to inform her on the problem that we ran into, she immediately stated working with the rest of the Solar wholesale team to see if we would need any additional equipment to install the solar system in the new configuration. They reached out to me extremely quickly and they informed me that no new hardware was needed for the new configuration!! Brielle sent me the new plans with the new configuration.

We moved on to the next step of the project, the permitting phase!! We submitted the plans to our city and unfortunately they didn’t get approved due to them wanting some things changed for the battery back up system that we purchased. Getting the plans to get approved took a couple of reiterations. The process was fairly long and really complicated but I was extremely happy that I had the entire Solar wholesale team there to help guide me through the permitting process. Their experience and knowledge proved to be invaluable throughout this part of the project!! Eventually the plans got approved and we were finally ready to begin working on the installation!!

The installation was fairly straightforward!! Everything was really simple to install since solar wholesale provided literally anything that we would need for the installation minus the power tools. This helped us a lot since there was no need to look for materials or look for any sockets or drill attachments. The installation took us roughly two days and everything went together exactly how the plans that they provided showed!! After we finished installing everything we scheduled the inspection from our city. A week later the inspector came to our home and we passed the inspection with flying colors!!

The only feedback and advice that I can provide is to make sure that you measure your roof, even if the team forgets to ask you for this information. In my case everything worked out fine in the end. The same might not happen to you so take the time to measure your roof to avoid any issues down the line 📏 !!

Personally I would highly recommended going with this awesome company!! They were very responsive throughout the entire process and they went above and beyond to make sure that we succeeded in completing this awesome project!! I really appreciate the time and effort that the team put into our project!!

If you have any questions about my installation please feel free to comment below and I’ll try my best to heal you out. I am not affiliated with this company!!

Hi everyone, I’m new to this group. I recently made a post giving my review of the process I went through when installing my DIY solar system from Solar wholesale. It got taken down and i am just wondering what I did wrong? I DM the mods earlier today but I have not heard back from them. If any one has any idea of why it got taken down I would greatly appreciate the feedback. A couple of members said that it was written like AI but I try my best to write my post as clearly and with as much detail as possible!! This post took me about half an hour to write and im pretty bummed out that it got taken down. It was getting a lot of traction and personally I felt like it was a helpful post for new DIY solar installers like myself. Thank you for reading and if any one can tag a mod that can give me advice I would greatly appreciate it!!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience after buying and installing a custom DIY 4.4Kw grid tied solar system from solar wholesale. My experience overall was superb!! Not everything went to plan but whenever an issue did occur, I simply called or emailed my project manager Brielle and she quickly found a solution with the rest of the solar wholesale team!!

Working with solar wholesale on my project was amazing!! They have a lot of experience helping first time solar installers like myself reach our goal of becoming a little bit more independent from our grid providers.
Getting a quote was extremely easy to do!! After filling out a questionnaire and providing a picture of our electricity bill. I was contacted by Jacob, one of their sales representatives. Jacob explained how the DIY installation process works and what I could expect from solar wholesale if we ended up deciding to go with them. I never felt rushed or pressured to make a decision 🙌🏼🫶🏼!!
Jacob recommended a 4.4Kw solar system that consisted of twelve solar panels and six AP system micro inverters. The size of a the solar system that he recommended was spot on with our yearly power consumption. I really appreciated the fact that he did not try to sell me on a bigger system like other companies that I reached out to did. I mentioned that I also wanted to install a battery back up system and after asking me a few more questions, he mentioned that they also had experience with adding battery back up systems to the custom plans that they provide!!

We agreed to move forward and we sent our deposit. Solar wholesale began designing our custom system. This is where I first started working with Brielle, our project manager. Brielle sent over the first iteration of how our project was supposed to be installed. They used satellite imagery of our homes roof to create the plans. I was never asked to go up to our roof to provide real measurements and this was something that I found strange but I just decided to trust them and continue to move forward with the project.

We sent them the final payment and solar wholesale immediately started getting our custom solar system ready for shipment 🚚!! Two weeks later we had a semi truck pull up to our home with everything that we needed to install the solar system. Solar wholesale literally sent everything that we needed except the power tools 👌🏼!! We proceeded with the project and decided to measure the solar panels and see how they would fit on our roof. Unfortunately this is where we ran into our first problem. The plans that they provided displayed two solar arrays consisting of six solar panels on each line of solar panels. From the measurements we took this configuration was definitely not going to fit on the top array. From the measurements we took we needed to install eight solar panels on the bottom array and four solar panels on the top array. After contacting Brielle to inform her on the problem that we ran into, she immediately stated working with the rest of the Solar wholesale team to see if we would need any additional equipment to install the solar system in the new configuration. They reached out to me extremely quickly and they informed me that no new hardware was needed for the new configuration!! Brielle sent me the new plans with the new configuration.

We moved on to the next step of the project, the permitting phase!! We submitted the plans to our city and unfortunately they didn’t get approved due to them wanting some things changed for the battery back up system that we purchased. Getting the plans to get approved took a couple of reiterations. The process was fairly long and really complicated but I was extremely happy that I had the entire Solar wholesale team there to help guide me through the permitting process. Their experience and knowledge proved to be invaluable throughout this part of the project!! Eventually the plans got approved and we were finally ready to begin working on the installation!!

The installation was fairly straightforward!! Everything was really simple to install since solar wholesale provided literally anything that we would need for the installation minus the power tools. This helped us a lot since there was no need to look for materials or look for any sockets or drill attachments. The installation took us roughly two days and everything went together exactly how the plans that they provided showed!! After we finished installing everything we scheduled the inspection from our city. A week later the inspector came to our home and we passed the inspection with flying colors!!

The only feedback and advice that I can provide is to make sure that you measure your roof, even if the team forgets to ask you for this information. In my case everything worked out fine in the end. The same might not happen to you so take the time to measure your roof to avoid any issues down the line 📏 !!

Personally I would highly recommended going with this awesome company!! They were very responsive throughout the entire process and they went above and beyond to make sure that we succeeded in completing this awesome project!! I really appreciate the time and effort that the team put into our project!!