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14/10/2025 1:55 pm  

@batpred - that Solis installation page is too vague.

Yes, they state that there's RCD protection inbuilt to the inverter.
But we don't know to what extent that offers protection to the inverter itself,
nor whether that protection covers appliances which are connected to the always-on port.

As matters stand, that integral RCD would still leave the supply cable and isolation switch unprotected.

Off Grid batterySolis 5spE

I don't like having any conductors leaving the distribution board without both over-current and earth-leakage protection.

The regulations for new installations are even tighter.
You now need ARC-detection trips within the consumer unit.

Those will disconnect the circuit in the event of cable damage within the wall - perhaps vermin eating the insulation.
Whether that measure will reduce house-fires or not is too early to say, but insurers like it.


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