Looking for an RV solar vendor in So Cal

dedmiston wrote:

IAMICHABOD wrote:

dedmiston wrote:

IAMICHABOD wrote:
I have not used them but when I asked a mobile RV tech a while back about solar he gave me a referral to ***Link Removed*** You might give them a call.

He told me he had referred others and he had great ***Link Removed*** as did my RV Tech

Perfect. That’s very close to home. Thanks!!

Great If you do use them please come back and let me know how it worked out,I have been toying about this idea myself.

FOLLOW UP:

"These people" turned out to be "this guy" Dave. He installed my system for me yesterday and I'm happy so far.

The install started off a little rocky. He was supposed to meet me at my RV storage yard at 10:00. I went up early to take care of some other things and got a text from him just before 9:00 that he was going to be a few hours late. I wasn't thrilled, but these things happen.

It turns out that he lives out in Palm Springs (not North Hollywood like the website says) and he had to swing by the factory in Ontario to pick up the parts for my job. That's a ton of driving (over 150 miles plus the detour through Ontario).

He was a good guy though and he was ready to hit the ground running. He took a few minutes to scope out my setup and talk with me about where I'd like the panels and the controller. It took us 10-15 minutes to brainstorm on the best spot for the controller. I'm happy with the spot that we ended up with.

He wasn't crazy with the ladder on my 5er (neither am I), so he used his own extension ladder. I figured he'd need a hand to get the panels up to the roof, but he never asked for help.

Once he was done, he walked me through the concepts and the functionality. I had read the controller's documentation while he was cleaning up and had some questions. One question was about the automatic 28 day desulfation/equalization cycle: the docs said not to use any load during that automatic cycle. I asked him if that meant I couldn't run any lights or appliances? He said this was news to him and that I'd need to call the manufacturer.

I appreciate when an expert admits that he doesn't know instead of tap dancing around the question.

He had one boo-boo during his wiring run (we all have issues during our DIY projects) and I was impressed with the way he made it right.

The finished result was a very clean wiring job. My wife is a reasonable woman, but she gets pretty peeved when things don't look right. She will never see this controller unless she's looking for it. Perfect.

I drove up to the storage yard this morning because I'm a geek and I wanted to check up on everything. I knew I'd forgotten to turn off the fridge and I didn't want to be using LP unnecessarily. But my real motive was to see what the numbers would look like in early morning light on a cloudy morning (it's very overcast today). The controller was controlling and the panels were charging. It wasn't much, but 1.5A seemed pretty good for those conditions.

So all in all, I'm happy with the equipment and the work he did.