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RE: Independence from power cuts

@ken the issue isn't a switch, the issue is that a battery/inverter has a peak output; for example my current setup is only 3.2kw (48v x 75amps). So y...

4 years ago
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@editor how much battery storage are you planning? You're going to need a lot of batteries and a lot of capacity to actually use them to power an ASHP...

4 years ago
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@jeff if its the middle of winter you are going to burn through your batteries in a couple of hours (if its for your ASHP) - IF they are fully charged...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar PV and battery

@atommyk got pretty close yesterday to not using peak power Take off 3kw from anything "to grid" which gets dumped into my hot water tank via a So...

4 years ago
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@editor I wouldn't get too bogged down in things personally. The fact is we don't really get power cuts in this country and if you were to get a reall...

4 years ago
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RE: new PV, iboost, battery info- esp Powervault

@editor you need an off-grid setup with grid capabilities e.g. a secondary power source i.e. the grid or a generator. That should work. The issue is g...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar PV and battery

@atommyk once the heat pump was installed that was always our plan. Saved us a tonne of cash so far - hence the thinking on bigger and more batteries....

4 years ago
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RE: new PV, iboost, battery info- esp Powervault

@alex you get get EPS switches, but you'll need a new consumer board with that EPS attached to it so the specific loads can be isolated. It's simple e...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar PV and battery

What's the split on batteries and solar? I'm looking at buying in some batteries for $240/kWh from China. Just check your inverter can work with multi...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar PV and battery

@atommyk don't get me wrong, we are well down now on power use. Our batteries are full and much of the excess PV is heating our hot water at the momen...

4 years ago
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RE: Solar PV and battery

@atommyk now we have the ASHP it's going to be a little different as that chews power. However it's good that we are basically free on the bulk of our...

4 years ago
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RE: 14kW Midea ASHP in an old leaky building

@cathoderay they put a low loss header in my system. Next time we have a plumber in, I'll be having it removed. It's not needed and it's a cause of he...

4 years ago
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