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Hi All, I checked all the readings again this morning with the inverter in bypass mode and are as follows; Power to Inverter 239VAC/2.8A Power from inverter 239VAC/1.38A Battery bank (on float charge) 54VDC/150mA Will start looking at the Local Authority meter and the units consumed. I have an energy unit installed but have always regarded any readings from it with a large pinch of salt.

Hi, I will check the charge current and get back to the forum.

Hi, Is 2A at 230VAC not too high for a float charge? I will disconnect the battery bank and install a DC ammeter to check what the charge current is.

Hi, I used a clamp on ammeter to measure the current to the inverter.

Hi, Thanks for the comment, it took a while to get everything together. The perspex is only on the front and one side, the bottom, back and the side next to the fridge are open.

Hi All, I am new to the forum and to the installation of domestic off grid power systems. I have just completed the installation, in my home, of a 5kVA inverter with a 48VDC/200Ah battery bank. No solar has been installed as yet but it is planned for the near future. The inverter is branded 'MPP Solar', CPU version 00072.40, and looks to be identical to the Axpert and Mecer models. My distribution board has been rewired into two sections, one side for geysers, oven and AC's, the other for essential circuits such as lighting, fridge freezers and the likes. At the moment without solar it is running in bypass mode and is working well with the exception of excessive current consumption! In bypass mode the inverter is drawing an additional 2A more than the output. Even with the inverter AC output and batteries disconnected the inverter is still drawing 2A. Has anyone else come across this problem. The programmable settings are as the attached WatchPower screen grab; Regards, Brian.