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In today's video we finish installing all the connections needed to take our home off grid and use our solar power system! Topics covered:
How to install a solar disconnect
How to properly ground a solar array
How to install a transfer switch in a home
How to wire up a LuxPower inverter
How to wire up a solar array
Series vs. Parallel Solar Array
Solar Surge Protection Devices

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Video Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Conduit & Wire Work
3:13 - Connecting Load Wires to Inverter
4:17 - Solar PV Disconnect Box Install
6:45 - How to Cut Conduit with Wires Inside
9:02 - How to Wire Up a Solar PV Disconnect Box
11:28 - How to Properly Splice DC Wiring
14:20 - How to Wire Solar Panels in Series and Parallel
16:40 - How Safe are MC4 Solar Wire Connections
17:25 - How to Crimp MC4 Solar Wire Connectors
19:26 - The Most Important Safety Rule with Solar Panels
20:30 - How to Install a Transfer Switch Box to Your Main Breaker Box
31:59 - How to Wire Up Solar Array DC Surge Protection Devices
34:02 - How to Properly Ground Your Solar Array
37:14 - The Easiest Way to Connect Solar Strings in Parallel
38:56 - Everything is Done!
40:34 - Who We Trust: Langston's Alternative Power


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