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Thank you everyone, and thank you for the diagram. I’m confused though, if that diagram is for me, what was the reasoning for downgrading it to 100 amps? My electrical system will be activated before Tesla even comes out. My electrician said he probably wouldn’t be able to feed a 200 amp sub...

Thanks for the article. I read that, but I’m not sure how the line side tap would work. Specifically, how would they tap into the wires? This is extremely confusing for me. The Tesla rep said that with a regeneration panel, it’s basically a box that has a breaker for the inverter and something...

The reason I chose this electrician, he runs and owns the company, and lives half a mile away. Plus, he was okay with me running wiring myself. His prices were reasonable. I did talk to Tesla today, they said I may or may not have a generation panel. I asked him to send me a diagram, and I got...

Yes, as seen in the picture, power comes in this way: 1. Meter can 2. 200 amp service disconnect outside 3. Main panel with 200 amp disconnect inside 4. (Future use Tesla Gateway in middle of the main and sub) 5. 125 sub panel which has all 120 volt back up loads. It has around 30 slots and...

I would have edited this in there. I do not know what model solar inverter I will be getting. Yes, people have posted before, but that doesn't help because I don't know what the model is. If I have a 6 KW system, will they use a different version then someone with a 4 KW, or a 10 KW system? As...

Beautiful house. It really should be, "Why I installed a $134K solar roof? Because I can!" ;) I read your post, so yes, ROI is only part of it. It looks nice, it does two purposes, and it lasts longer than a traditional roof. I do believe insurance will not mess with you, as the roof is not like...

I'm having an electrician build a new electrical system in my house. Right now, I have a new service entrance, meter can, main disconnect equipped with a 200 amp breaker, a 200 AMP main load center with 200 AMP breaker, and a 125 AMP sub panel which will have all my lights and outlets. The...

I have a 6 breaker main panel, the house was built in the 50’s. The upgrade is required, and I am relocating my service entrance, main and wiring the sub panel using an electrician. I wasn’t given a particular model, so I could look things up but I wouldn’t know which model I would have for...

My electrician should be out Sunday to begin the new install of a 200 amp panel and a 125 amp sub panel. There will be space left in the middle for the gateway. I’m not sure how big the solar inverter is, but ideally I would like to see that mounted in the center. Does anyone have the...

If you ordered, and it says Gateway 1, I would just tell them, don't bother coming out unless you have a Gateway 2. I will not get a Gateway 1 if I can get a Gateway 2.

Awesome review. Thank you for taking the time to share. I'm in Fort Worth, TX and I'm deciding on if I should do one or two power wall units. I have net metering here as well, and power failure isn't really an issue here. I'm really considering just one Powerwall instead of two. I see they...

Regardless if they cover it, why let things go to waste or get destroyed? I didn't build this house, but if I did build a house, it would be built to last. That's concrete block or ICF, a stronger roof structure, etc. Eventually we all pay for it, through higher rates. Why build a house that...

The bottom line, if lightning strikes, I don’t think the warranty will cover it. Some electricians have their opinions, but I would trust the surge protector. That’s not to say they are full proof, but anyone can say anything, it doesn’t mean it’s true.

For those that have the Powerwall and Gateway, that's a lot of money in electronics. For two powerwalls, its a $14k job. I asked Tesla about surge protection, if the Gateway or Power Walls have it built in. That question was fielded to someone else at Tesla, when the answer was not known. Sure...

Congrats, did they get that design ready in one try? Do they require 3 months or 12 months? I thought I read two separate things requiring 3 months, then something about 12 months. Thanks.

As far as the heat pump hot water heater and dryer, I'm a single guy, and I'm not sure how my return on investment would be. I'm also not quite comfortable with the longevity of these machines, they are pricey and complex. Even if I do save on my power bill, the price of a service call and...

Get the most solar you can get, and forget about it. The days when its cloudy, that extra solar KWH you decide to get will be worth it. You may have too much on a sunny day, but then just enough on a cloudy day.

This is another reason why when all my wiring is pulled, the electrician will wire them in a separate panel for the back up loads. This why when Tesla comes, all they have to do is re-route their feeder wires and not molest or pick apart any of my wiring in my house. Who ever comes out to do...

My Tesla advisor told me if I did the sub panel already they would probably adjust the pricing of the install. I do not want a rats nest of wiring, so this is why I would rather do two 200 amp panels. I was going to have all the wiring done, so the kids that are backed up are already wired. I’m...

I’m trying to find out more information on these solar ready Load centers. Tesla said I don’t require one, but may have read that some cities their building code requires them on a retrofit, and the old panel is used as a sub panel. it was my understanding that Tesla will install their own...

Depending who you talk to, there are phone issues where you will hear your self echo. Some of the people are working from home and doing other things. I had one guy that was doing something else and moving his phone or mic piece from his face and I had to tell him multiple times to move the mic...

Crazyrabbit, you will have to call and email. Most emails don't get responses, so call. They tried to tell me all I could get was 4.3 KWH for my roof, I said no way, I need more than that. They said I couldn't with my design, I asked what the problem was and they told me I had vents in the way...

I haven't purchased the system yet. On back up, I would have a 40 gallon hot water heater, which is around 4,500 watts running, all the outlets and lighting circuits in the house, and the central A/C. IF the water heater kicked on, it would over load. I would only be able to have the central A/C...

Very interesting. Thanks for the detailed response. The website says that I can't run an A/C with just one, I would need two. I did calculations, and discovered a 1.5 TON A/C unit would be fine for my house. Unless there is data that I'm missing, if I could get away with one Power wall to run...

If I could just see the inner workings of the Gateway it would really help answer my questions. I'm welcome to someone answering for me. I'm baffled at the lack of information provided by Tesla. Thanks.

Let me rephrase one of several questions I had: If I get two power walls, and want to back up 240 volt appliances, and also have a sub panel of stuff that I do not want to back up, can this be done? A 2 ton A/C from a google search can use around 7,000 watts (7KW). Each powerwall is only rated...

Thank you for the response. I don't think you understood my post. I'm well aware of all the equipment involved. I have specific questions related to them, that the document does not cover. I'm not interested in a partial home back up and I'm not interested in one power wall. I can not back up my...

I apologize, I'm not allowed to edit my post or I would, so I'll add to this. The electrical install has not began yet, so this is the critical time to plan and do it right. Another question, if my electrician installs a sub panel with the circuits that I don't want backed up, will Tesla be...

Do you mean second generation, second version? So the second version of the second generation? When is it supposed to launch?

My load center and meter are not solar ready, FYI. The load center I picked is a GE load center TM2020CCU and the Meter U7040-XL-TG. thanks.

Hello everyone, I've been calling Tesla back and forth speaking to my rep to get information. A little back ground, I'm getting a new Tesla Solar roof and potentially two power walls, on a small 2/1/1 in Fort Worth. I'm having an electrician relocate my service entrance, install a new meter...