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RE: Is it normal to use power from the grid when running off the battery?

@johnnyb - check the connections for your Current Transformer at the inverter. Re-do them if in doubt and see if this makes a change. Also ch...

4 months ago
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RE: Reliable, easy to use home battery options

Correct. LiFePO₄ cells mustn't be charged if their temperature is 0°C or below.That would cause permanent damage to the Lithium electrode plates. ...

4 months ago
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RE: Water outage in the the south-east

Indeed!Any contamination in the well water would be transferred into the water main, making your neighbours 'unwell'. So don't do that.   A...

4 months ago
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RE: Is it normal to use power from the grid when running off the battery?

Yes @toodles - I believe that the majority of grid tied equipment with the potential to export do indeed draw small quantities of power from the grid....

4 months ago
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RE: Water outage in the the south-east

1: There are homes at the Lizard peninsula, SW Cornwall, which also haven't had mains water since Storm Goretti. However this isn't news, because th...

4 months ago
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RE: Reliable, easy to use home battery options

However, see what I've just posted here about these (cheap and functional) inbuilt aerosol fire suppressor units.

4 months ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested

That's a good point. The majority of steel battery enclosures being manufactured and shipped direct from China have had such an aerosol fire suppres...

4 months ago
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RE: How to use my Hanchu battery storage for home without it feeding back into the grid?

@countryman-helmsley - I'm noting that you are configuring the Hanchu ESS using an App. Is that App on a device (Smartphone) which connects via a l...

4 months ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested

Thanks @batpred. You'd identified the document I was referring to, and I've now changed the link in my previous post. I use a system which strips ou...

4 months ago
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RE: Reliable, easy to use home battery options

I think I ought to raise another issue whilst you are still early on with the investigations into battery storage. Some battery systems require you ...

4 months ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested

The issue of earth bonds to pipework doesn't yet seem to have been considered by any off-grid hybrid inverter manufacturers. It's a valid point, and...

4 months ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested

Here's that section of the Installation Manual:   My understanding is that the Inverter Power Limiter parameter is referring to electricity...

4 months ago
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