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Good point. To use that, you need some device that allows the power of the car HV DC battery to be fed to the home: a special adapter in the char...
This is what the Solis Engineers sent me about earthing, it does not mandate a rod in all situations, but it may apply: When no voltage is present...
I remember reading in some inverters. They mandate a separate earth arrangement for the inverter to work on UPS/backup/off-grid mode. It could be beca...
Yes, the one I use is 125Amps double pole. Top powers the inverter, middle=off, bottom=connect backup loads to grid I have not found a Geya consume...
We always had it, it is very useful. We had multiple changes made over the years and never had a visit from the DNO for it. 1) EV charger 2) new ki...
This probably makes it simpler to see... In James's case, perhaps the simplest is to make the existing consumer unit become the...
I think the assumption is that the inverter would be able to continue supplying power to the old consumer unit. In order to have a fully automatic sys...
This really helps. But I cannot work out the icon on the right, I assume the utility meter? The house earth is usually provided by the DNO... My su...
This is a typical/higher consumption day, the main activity being overnight charging..
When I did the commissioning tests on the Solis, specifically switching off the main grid to the consumer unit, I just heard a few clicks after a few ...
yes, the circuit needs the usual protection, mcb and maybe rcd. then you also need a lockable isolator.. I am 99.99% sure the Solis wi...
Worth considering something like this? They are bi-directional of course. Two sources or two loads flexibility.. &nb...
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