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I fixed it for you.
Remove the AC breakers to make it compliant.
To disconnect, make sure the inverter is not generating power, use the DC disconnect on the inverter to disconnect all the PV, open the fuse of the string you want to work on, and then you can work on that string.

You really don't understand how this all works, do you?

The Shitty Council is about making money to pay their salaries, not about serving the citizens.

BTW, I have two old rotary meters... they DO run backwards... but haven't run backwards or forwards for 4 or 5 years.

You really don't understand how this all works, do you?

The Shitty Council is about making money to pay their salaries, not about serving the citizens.

BTW, I have two old rotary meters... they DO run backwards... but haven't run backwards or forwards for 4 or 5 years.

I agree with the AC breakers, ideally you switch them off before power is being produced and there's no harm, if you need to switch with power being produced, shade one or two of the panels in the series string you're about to switch off and again, no major power should flow and no major smoke should be produced... but don't talk too loud, a few others on here will surely jump down your and my throat for suggesting such sacrilege...
 

My Plan B (rainy day plan) is a 3kW Honda genny attached to my Deye 8kW. I set the Deye to only draw 2kW from the genny. It charges my batteries and supplements the feeble sunshine perfectly... uses relatively little petrol vis a vis my 6KVA Plan C (when the inverter fails ) fallback.

It's important to note that the cheapy gennys DO NOT even closely approach their rated output. I tried a succession of Ryobi (based solely on their ease of exchange at Builders) gennys... from the 950W that could only give me about 200W before it choked, to the 1.2kW that choked out at about 500W, and up to the 2.5kW that couldn't provide a kilowatt. I have Mac Africa/Adendorff gennies in the 5.5kW class that will only provide 3kW (at Joburg altitude).

But my old 6kVA Honda will happily lug down when drawing 5kW, so I bought a Honda 3kW that is actually rated for 2.8kW, and provides 2.4kW before it starts to struggle.

On 2kW it is quite happy.

Makita LXT.

The Impact Driver is the finest and most versatile tool I have ever owned. It can drive a 5mm tek screw into the side of a shipping container all day long on a single battery.
 

I have two totally off-grid installations (my home, and my office). I started with my home about 5 years ago (a Growatt with 2kW of Solar World panels), added a Goodwe and another 5.5kW of panels, and (eventually) 24kWh of Pylons. Last year I changed the Growatt and the Goodwe for a Deye 8kW. At my office I had 32 Canadian Solars feeding a pair of Kodaks (and briefly a Growatt) with 14kWh of Pylons. I changed the Growatt and the Kodaks to an 8kW Deye last year... and have NEVER had occasion to look back or wonder whether I did the right thing.

Absolutely flawless operation on both properties for more than a year now.

In retrospect I would never have been able to get both properties off-grid if I had gone the Victron route. As it is both properties are well into profit (original investment paid back long ago) now which has allowed me to invest freed-up cash in all sorts of new developments.

Agree on this. I am over-panelled, but on a few consecutive overcast days it's still a close-run thing.

At my office I have a standby 6.5kW silent diesel genny on the ATS output from the Deye, at home I have a 'spare' 4kW of panels on their own Kodak invertor which I switch in to help charge (I also have a standby genny, but it hasn't been used in a year).

I am doing a major extension project at my office right now and will put up 4 more strings of panels and a second Deye 8kW (paralleled) when I have finished. Power is like beer or ammunition. You simply can never have too much.

Agree on this. I am over-panelled, but on a few consecutive overcast days it's still a close-run thing.

At my office I have a standby 6.5kW silent diesel genny on the ATS output from the Deye, at home I have a 'spare' 4kW of panels on their own Kodak invertor which I switch in to help charge (I also have a standby genny, but it hasn't been used in a year).

I am doing a major extension project at my office right now and will put up 4 more strings of panels and a second Deye 8kW (paralleled) when I have finished. Power is like beer or ammunition. You simply can never have too much.

Why do you need/want to 'register' your installation?

Do you have single phase or three phase???

Your description refers to two phases. AFAIK that's not an option.
 

"repair or replace"... or you can ask for a refund.
I believe the price has come down so ask for a refund then buy a new inverter and you may be scoring a bit of cash for your inconvenience.

This is a 'their problem'.

Cool! So I get to save MORE money!

Both my solar plants (at home and at the office) are now fully paid off and my return on investment is soaring.

As with beer... or ammunition... you simply can't ever have enough.

I have a 'spare' two strings on a separate inverter (on a manual breaker) adding an additional 4Kw into my home system just for those inclement days. Consequently I have never needed to supplement with the standby generator.

As with beer... or ammunition... you simply can't ever have enough.

I have a 'spare' two strings on a separate inverter (on a manual breaker) adding an additional 4Kw into my home system just for those inclement days. Consequently I have never needed to supplement with the standby generator.

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When they describe Mecer inverters as "premium"... in police work that's called a "clue".

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When they describe Mecer inverters as "premium"... in police work that's called a "clue".

When they describe Mecer inverters as "premium"... in police work that's called a "clue".

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Get thee behind me, Satan!

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