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Thanks. Does anyone know any electricians that will approve the CoC once the 30A breaker is installed? I'm in Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort. The electrician I initially contacted said he still won't approve it, so it's clear he's trying to make a quick buck.

Yes agree, it does limit upgrades if I want to install an 8kW inverter in future.

Cool thanks for this. I think this would be the cheapest option for me, while also sticking to the cable current rating. I have the AC input to the inverter permanently switched off, so it doesn't charge the battery with AC. My inverter charges the battery using only solar. On the output side I haven't gone above the 5600W inverter max.

Hi. Yes, the main breaker is to the far left. Yes, the inverter is fed from before, but it has it's own 63A breaker in the garage. I told them to exclude the geyser and stove from being powered by the inverter, so those 2 would be the non-essential. I have a GeyserWise conversion with the dual AC/DC element for the geyser, and the AC part is powered by Eskom by default. I also have an induction stove which runs from the plug, but it's about 1kw when in use.

Thanks, I have a RCT InfiniSolar 5.6kW inverter configured in grid-tied mode with battery backup. I also have a Eskom/inverter transfer switch where I can manually bypass the inverter if required, so won't that mean Eskom will run on the 4mm cable? I guess the inverter would have been fine on 4mm if it was connected off-grid as it would be a totally separate system?

Hi I recently had a solar installation done and the installer ran 4mm cable (see attached) to the inverter AC input, and also 4mm from inverter AC output back to the main DB earth leakage breaker. I had an electrician come out today for a CoC and he didn't approve it saying that you cannot run a house on 4mm (which I agree with) and he advised to change it to 10mm. I contacted the installer who doesn't want to take responsibility and change the cable to 10mm (which is max 20m to and from the main DB). They said if the electrician has a problem with the cable, then he can change it. My problem is I've already paid for the installation so don't think it's fair that I have to now pay an electrician to redo cabling. As a solar installer, minimum cable thickness should be elementary knowledge, and as a company, they should be liable for under-par work. Has anyone been in this situation before, and what would be the best route going forward? Thanks for any advice.

Hi Guys I have an RCT InfiniSolar V4 5.6K inverter, a Hubble AM-2 battery and a RIOT Cloudlink device. Whichever way I connect the inverter/battery to the Cloudlink, I'm only able to view the battery data on the Cloudlink monitoring dashboard, not the inverter data. I tried inverter BMS port to Cloudlink S port, with the battery CAN port connected to the Cloudlink CAN port. This powered up the Cloudlink from the inverter, but no inverter comms, so only the battery data was seen on the dashboard. I then connected the battery RS232 port to the Cloudlink S port and the inverter BMS port to the battery CAN port (suggested by Hubble). I had to cut a LAN cable and re-route the wiring since the CAN pinouts were not directly compatible between the battery and inverter, but this also proved fruitless, as only the battery data came through. My battery type is set to User. I've tried the LIB and LIC settings but those give error 61 (comms lost) and usually goes into protection mode after 10mins. Has anyone successfully connected this inverter to the Cloudlink for monitoring? Any advice appreciated. Thanks.