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@derek-m for £108?! You'll forgive me, but I don't believe that for a second.
@derek-m what's the total capacity of that ups? How many Wh?
@saz went don't you just lower the flow temperature?
@derek-m that's true, but you no matter the battery size you will be limited to 3kw of power at peak - 16amp in EPS mode. The goodwe inverter also h...
@editor doesn't seem a great place for a battery system - they don't like the cold and if they get too cold the battery management system will shut th...
@editor most batteries have some kind of low temperature cut out which stops them working. Its part of the BMS. You'd have to check what that is if it...
@editor what do you mean by "open garage"? In the end, its electrical equipment, so the usual things apply. Dry to keep them dry and as they are batte...
@kev-m Inverter is an inverter - so pop it on the wall. The batteries are 440 x 750 x 270 and you've probably stack two on top of each other or place ...
@editor I actually bought ready assembled batteries - Pylontechs. However, as I said, if I were in your position, knowing what I know now, I would bui...
@derek-m that would make it 3kw then - so the same as most other inverters. If you wanted something beefier I might suggest the GoodWe GW5000S-BP - ...
@ken the battery wont be 240v - it'll be 48-52v I expect. I didn't dive into the exact schematics, but I'd be surprised if it was a 240v battery
@derek-m @editor you might want to check out the battery specifications before getting too bogged down -/p> I note that the EPS has a maximum of 1...
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