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  1. Can you post a pic of the panel specs. I highly doubt those are 12v panels. Look for the Open circuit voltage (Voc) values on the panels.
  2. Can you perhaps share the details and possibly sales links of this inverter please?
  3. " I didn't have a proper MC4 crimper, so I just squashed the connectors on with pliers" You should fix this though Edit : I misread - thought you actually joined the wires by twisting them together with pliers .My bad. Squashing them IN the connectors with pliers seems just fine to me
  4. Very interesting content. Wondering the validity of it all. Make sense in a way I guess, my Solis has integrated isolator
  5. Sounds like you don't have a battery hooked up and it's running as grid tied. Without battery, when the sun goes down the inverter powers off even with AC present. This is by design.
  6. Have one of these. And it does what you need it to. Feeds excess to non-essential circuits as well as excess of excess to grid if you so choose. Has the option to block export. the 3kw is limited on the Backup AC port - so anything on essential is limited to 3kw. Which is for the most part more than enough for essential loads. Non essentials benefit from PV when the grid is available. That's when i choose to go balls to the wall and run the geyser, dishwasher, washing machine etc etc etc
  7. Are you removing the smashed panels? I have 3 out of the 6 panels on a string that are smashed. Sealed them with clear epoxy and they still work mostly fine.
  8. Are you absolutely sure Time of Use is turned off? If there is a discharge window set in time of use it will discharge your battery to grid in that window. Edit. I see your last post was an answer:D Perhaps enable time of use as a test, set a charge and discharge time slot, in the discharge time slot make it for 10min, see what happens when that window comes around. If it discharges to grid for that few minutes and not longer that's a good start. Then disable time of use and enable self use and monitor further. Maybe, just a glitch that needs to be enabled to be disabled. A pity they removed the screen from these new gen inverters. Have the previous model with the screen and there has been ocassions in the past where I set something on the app and it doesn't pass through. The screen was helpful through many glitchy app phases.
  9. If well within the voltage specs it shouldn't go "poof". Curious to know though, when folks are seeing way higher than rated output are they seeing voltages going past the advertised Voc or just amps climbing?
  10. I'm near certain you still can export. Meter will either trip after a certain threshold or just merrily export away while your units deplete as it cannot differentiate if electricity is going in or out. My Conlog Prepaid doesn't trip and from experimentation doesn't appear to have a threshold where it will trip either and it gladly accepts export all while charging me to send power back. Something to be careful of.
  11. Mine is similar to the second pic installed on an IBR roof. Not going to lie, I've had water ingress post installing but have since applied a generous amount of rubber sealant under, in and around every mount hole. No more ingress and fingers crossed it holds up. I plan on inspecting before each rainy season though.
  12. Have similar rails and they've survived the elements especially some near gale force winds.
  13. Are these "rules" applicable to Parklands though? COCT seems to be steering the ship off a cliff but Parklands and surrounds is not on COCT but Eskom. That's been my only consolation all along. Eskom and their incompetence can't steer any thing anywhere and will turn a blind eye, indefinitely I hope, to it all
  14. No cost if you're residential?
  15. Had a very similar issue way back when using analog cameras. Came down to an earthing issue on my side. Maybe an avenue worth exploring?
  16. Amazing innovation and great results. I feel compelled to ask though, do those capacitors gets extremely hot? Did a thermal check? For some reason, and likely extremely unwarranted, I just can't shake the sense that you've just amplified your risk for a house fire
  17. Easiest is to swap it around and observe the result. Sure sounds like a likely cause though.
  18. High load at the time of grid disconnect or a load that the battery and/or PV cannot sustain independently without grid would cause the BMS protection to kick in and the inverter in turn to error out and not turn itself off surely? Then wait for a determined timeout period and attempt to "reinitialize" so to speak. Do the 2 inverters actually power off entirely as your title suggests?
  19. I've been using a Sonoff POW for years. Works perfectly for scheduling and monitoring. Consumption in real time helps as well as historical views of daily usages. Definitely helps with trending and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of just how much heating water costs in rand terms. Turning the geyser on and off from the APP also helps when I decide it would be shame to have my excess generation not contributing to anything.
  20. I don't see that listing on their site. New special they're running?
  21. Are there different models with the same naming convention of this inverter? I see different specs for the same thing essentially. hard to tell which is accurate If the specs listed from the below site is accurate - you have an issue with those panels all in series. https://www.communica.co.za/products/kdk-og-5-48-1#:~:text=KODAK Pure Sine Wave Off,%2C {140x303x525mm}%2C 13.5kg Solar Charger Type : MPPT Maximum PV Array Power : 4000 W MPP Range @ Operating Voltage : 60~115VDC Maximum PV Array Open Circuit Voltage : 145 VDC MPPT Maximum Input Current : 60 A Maxmum Solar Charge Current : 80 A Maximum AC Charge Current : 60 A
  22. There was/is a try before you buy option. I was offered a 1 month trial a while back . Had full functionality for a month. Perhaps email them and enquire if that's still on offer.
  23. Yes. All load wired to AC Backup can be used with no grid connection
  24. I reckon Google Maps Satellite view isn't helping any either Easy enough to identify homes with panels, panel location, plot entry and exit, get a feel for lay of the land etc. These criminals don't sound the opportunistic type that walk around and theft is impromptu. Must be planned, surely (?)
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