Everything posted by Gary the Bat
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Large 'Retro' Power System Display
This is the Most Awesome thing I have seen in a long time 😁
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Access home assistant remotely
The native nabu casa integration works perfectly
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Aftermarket - Bolt On type Temp and energy monitoring of Geysers
I recently put in a geyserwise / geyserwala combo the geyserwala is superb! Integrates perfectly with home assistant
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2 x Sunsynk 8 + 4 x powerbox pro + 32 x 540w panels
Initial install was neater, but I added 2 extra batteries + 600amp victron busbar + battery disconnectors after the initial install wall space became a problem 😂
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Sunsynk Reporting Voltage when Grid is down
Thanks - What exactly does the “Floating Neutral” problem mean - I see it mentioned in quite a few posts - but I’m not sure what it means
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Sunsynk Reporting Voltage when Grid is down
I havent measured, I'll try that tonight But I turned off the main breaker and get the same result - which leads me to believe that any voltage would have to be coming from inside the house - not eskom side.
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Sunsynk Reporting Voltage when Grid is down
Hi I have 2 x 8KW Sunsynk running in parrallel, 3 x 10kw Dyness PowerBox Pro and 32 540W Panels. The system has been in for around a year and everything is running mostly fine except that whenever the grid is down the system reports +/- 80V on the Grid. I have asked the installer and he is unsure what the problem is, I also mailed SunSynk Support and they said they suspect the "Grid Relay has failed" I can replicate the behavior if I turn off the mains in, the grid voltage is reported as 80v. I dont know if it makes any difference - but My Eskom is 3 Phase, but I dont use two of the phases - they are connected to nothing. Only the Red phase is connected. The CT Coil is connected to the Red Phase on Eskom side of the breaker. The installer put in a permanent Earth neutral bond in the inverter. Has anyone experienced this, or have any idea what the problem could be?
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Software for Solar System Reporting
I have to agree here - I have 2 x 8kw Sunsynk and I use Solar-Assistant for the reporting, also allows you to control and edit all the settings on the inverters remotely. Very easy to setup. It integrates well with home-assistant as well, the only drawback is that it doesn’t support pushing back of automations from home-assistant from what I can see. - eg When there is load shedding automatically increase the battery reserve But hopefully they add it soon
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I successfully installed Home Assistant BASIC
Looks Good - you can get the tubular plastic things at builders - I think I paid R50 for R4m and a couple of bucks for the fittings The fan is an elegant and pretty robust solution 😀