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Get in touch with Steve at @Powerforum Store, he will be able to scope a system according to your needs.

Yeah - I was also thinking of getting a Growatt, but since decided on a Sunsynk. I'd also advise you get that - lots of people on here have it so there is a pool of knowledge to fall back on.

Thanks guys. Shees - this is quite a learning curve !

Thanks - there is the question though of weather the warranty will be affected by not using the required battery capacity that a 8Kw inverter requires ( ie. I should probably get 2 x AM-2's or 2 x Pylon 5000's to satisfy the required draw of the inverter ) ? Someone made me aware of that today, so I tried to call SunSynk to find out, but their SA number went straight to voicemail ( I asked for a call back though ) So not sure if running the 8K on a single AM-2 will void the warranty on the inverter Thanks for everyone's advice thus far ! Appreciated.

So, help me out here.... If I can afford only ONE Hubble AM2 at this stage. Will that be detrimental to the battery and/or the whole solution as long as I keep the power draw in line with the specs of the battery - ie not exceed my load by 5Kw? And what if I add another AM2 maybe a year down the line, then one of them already have a year's worth of service so they are basically out of sync in terms of their cycle count - is that a bad thing?, or not something to be overly concerned about ? Thanks for your input.

Thank you very much. Does Steve have an avatar on this forum ? Or how does one go about making contact ? Nevermind - i see there is a contact us on the store website - my bad 😉

Hello New guy here. I have 2 (almost ) full days of research under the belt and tired to absorb as much knowledge as I could muster. I'm a complete noob with no electrical background, but have been toying with the idea of becoming self sufficient when it comes to electricity supply, or at least make a start towards that goal. From all my researching, and recommendations, I have my heart set on a SunSynk 8K and either a Hubble AM2 or Pylon 5K battery to start off with to at least initially help with load shedding, but ultimately, in addition be 90+ % self sufficient if not 100%. I know I have a long journey ahead of me, and I have SO much to learn, especially not being as clued up as many of you are, but I need to start somewhere. My daily draw is about 25-30KWh. It's a new house with all LED lights, A Heatpump ( 5Kw ) with 2x 200L Geysers and a 100L geyser for the kitchen on Solar already. I have two aircons installed, but have hardly used them so far. I have a water pump for my two water tanks ( 1KW ) , a Kettle 2.4KW and the usual Washing machine, dishwasher etc. Also have Gas hob and Electric stove combo. So I guess the typical household of 4/5 Now I know may will sya- just geta small inverter and battery to cover loadshedding, but I have more in mind - looking to the future, because it doesnt look like things are going to get any better, in fact , i think it will just get worse, so I want to go BIG ( or at least as BIG as I can from the outset ) and grow from there. I'm in two minds if I should go for a 8K or 5K SunSync, but I guess the 8K will be more future proof ? The Solar Panels can come later, so I may just get a couple initially. or hold off till funds permit. Same with batteries. Anyway - glad to be here. Hope to learn a lot from you all. Cheers