Last seen: Jul 18, 2025
The lack of basic knowledge on the overall subject of home energy is frightening, let alone the introduction of heat-pumps into the mix. This leaves t...
Back on the subject of safety fuses for connecting batteries to inverters, I compared (above) the Eaton Bussman Type T fuse with the equivalent RGS4b ...
This discussion comes down to the underlying reason that @benguela wishes to use the generic Pylontech batteries. It's difficult for us to assess th...
There is a Solar Edge Key which allows their panel installations to work with 3rd-party inverters, storage batteries etc.Installation of the key overr...
I actually ended up ordering Miro fuse RGS4b which is physically larger than the 'a' variant and has a nominal 80mm distance between the fixing bolts ...
LiFePO4 cells balancing on the shelf... in both senses of the phrase 😉 The first photo shows two strips of Cembrit 8mm board used to ensure that ...
Hi @dexters-mum and welcome. So we now know that the forum works whilst driving on the A9. Is this going to be a 'hands free' relationship with the ot...
I think BigBug shelving has a minimum depth of 400mm. You need about 220mm. I'd imagined you using Unistrut (or equivalents) something like this: ...
Another photo - this time showing two horizontal Unistrut bars on which a 'shelf' will be fixed. I've fixed these bars 'upside down' in order to m...
Even though I feel that fire-resistant boards are more important for the fuses/trips than the LiFePO4 cells themselves, I have explored this subject e...
Cell compression. Thanks for raising this @robl I'm in two minds about this. Apart from the possibility of mechanical strain on the terminals, there...
Yes. I'm imagining a modular system whereby one enclosure can be placed on top of the other. If the cells are horizontal, then there's no need to disc...
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@downfield and @toddles, this isn’t in the settings cur...
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@skyefarmer amazing. Well done!
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
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Don't do much digging around.That's best left to the pr...
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RE: Compute heat loss from energy used
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@pie_eater I have been thinking of adding cooling to my...
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@chandykris Horses and beggars…. 😉 Toodles.
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RE: Cleaning up after gas meter removed
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