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Bl4d3

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  1. Seems to be at the same time as everyone else
  2. I doubt a complete grid failure will ever happen, its why we have loadshedding. What will however happen is loadshedding will get progressively worse. We had loadhedding every few weeks at the start. Months we didnt have loadshedding. Then it became every few weeks, then every week, then every day, then the stages went up, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. We are sitting at a continuous stage 6 going into winter, when demand is higher. It wont get better any time soon, at least not for the next 2 - 5 years, this is thinking logically and due to the lack of political will power of our current leadership which lets be honest, wont change any time soon, at least not while they're being funded by a BRICS country thats currently at war. What will happen is services will start to degrade further. Generators at pump stations will begin to break down and will not be repaired timelessly due to all the red tape in allocating a tender for a company to maintain it, which in turn will cause freshwater to drop and sewerage to back up. Cell service will be spotty with towers not having enough time to recharge and more batteries being stolen. The same goes for fibre. Stations will likely run out of fuel as people will buy more for their generators and our imports will not be able to meet demand. Malls and shopping centres will start to close down as companies will struggle to get produce and goods to the stores. This is likely when we will see something similar to that of the Durban Riots. What I recommend is to keep a few weeks of tinned food and make friends with your neighbours, its a good time to have friends. Join the local NHW and chat with them about a plan of action should the worst happen. Most have a plan already to blockade the area to keep residents safe.
  3. It doesnt comply because a flexible sprague or no protection is likely to pinch, eventually fail, cause leaks, etc. I found a solution, a 5 - 55mm dektite which will create a water tight seal once attached to the tile properly. We will then drill a 30mm hole through the tile and pass through a solid short piece of PVC. On the outside, we will then attach a 32mm sprague and secure. Problem solved
  4. Hi all. Wanting opinions on the best way to pass cable through tile. We had an inspection done and was told that our current install is not to requirements. We currently have cable in sprague thats passed through between 2 tiles. Been like that for 3 years without a problem. We need to get inline with requirements so that the system can be registered and this is one of the items that needs to be done. What would you recommend we do? I was hoping to find a gland like the image below but cant find anything locally.
  5. Had similar issues, best to report it and the dev will probably patch it in a future update. I've found that forcing the connection at Pylontech with my none Pylontech batteries gives correct data.
  6. They are based on the same architecture however the Growatts use better rated equipment such as higher rated mosfets which commonly pop on the axpert inverters. We have 2 x Sacolars which are made by Growatt and they are effectively Growatt SPF5000ES inverters. Havent had a single problem in the last year we've been using them. They talk with the batteries as well. We get support through TheSunPays and theyve been decent.
  7. I may just doo that. Did some testing over the weekend, anything above 4.5kw running through the battery cables causes the battery comms to stop working. The comms cable is running directly along side the negative cable (loosely next to it) as that is the side where the Pi is situated.
  8. Hi all So have a bit of a weird 1 that I havent previously encountered and cant find an answer for. Installed 2 x Axpert Clones at my brothers place (our old inverters) however they've seem to have developed a weird problem. They idle at 50 degrees. The system functions purely as a whole house UPS with no solar currently. When discharging or charging, the temps drop right down to 32 degrees and the fans run at low rpm. However, once fully charged and there is no charging or discharging with low loads of 300-400w per inverter, the temps shoot up to 50 degrees and the fans spin at 100% until they drop to 45 degrees, spin down and temps go back up, rinse and repeat. All settings seem to be fine but for the life of me, I cant figure out why the temps shoot up at idle and only at idle. Batteries are 3 x 4.8kw TSP LiFePO4 Any suggestions on what could be causing this?
  9. Hi all So have a bit of a weird 1 that I havent previously encountered and cant find an answer for. Installed 2 x Axpert Clones at my brothers place (our old inverters) however they've seem to have developed a weird problem. They idle at 50 degrees. The system functions purely as a whole house UPS with no solar currently. When discharging or charging, the temps drop right down to 32 degrees and the fans run at low rpm. However, once fully charged and there is no charging or discharging with low loads of 300-400w per inverter, the temps shoot up to 50 degrees and the fans spin at 100% until they drop to 45 degrees, spin down and temps go back up, rinse and repeat. All settings seem to be fine but for the life of me, I cant figure out why the temps shoot up at idle and only at idle.
  10. Got more info on the incorporation of the loadshedding schedule? I've got the latest version of Solar Assistant installed and havent seen such a feature. And lastly, have you run into any issues of interference with the battery comms cable when the batteries are charging at high currents? Ours drops connectivity often only during high current. Have tried rerouting the cable but doesnt seem to have solved the problem.
  11. Installed our old inverters at my brothers house along with our 3 'old' lithium batteries. 2 x TheSunPays 4kw Axpert Clones 3 x TheSunPays 4.8kw LiFePO4 batteries Still need to label everything and install the changeover switch. Electrician will come in to do hook up to DB board, final commissioning and CoC. 4 x 60A isolators on the bottom left are AC IN and AC OUT isolators per inverter so that should we need to service each inverter individually while the other remains in operation, we can do so safely, something I see missing in most installs. Many installs I've see require you to either shut down Grid completely or the entire system if work on 1 inverter is required. DB box above the 4 x 60A isolators contains 2 x 'Primary' isolators for Grid AC and Inverter AC and a surge protector, changeover switch to be added here. No Solar installed yet, this will just act as a whole house UPS to cover during loadshedding.
  12. From what I can gather, yes. Same settings as a Growatt SPF5000ES
  13. Didn't even think of this. Going this route, except I'll tripple up ok the aluminium, that should cover me for 300A
  14. I would like to see the lawsuit this creates as the CAA have clear laws about flying drones near roads, houses and over other peoples property.
  15. Check out the White Sacolar inverters from TheSunPays. Sacolar is a subsidiary of Growatt and the white model is the exact same as the Growatt SPF5000. We've been running 2 of them for all most a year now without issue. Support from TSP is also great
  16. Im looking for recommendations on where I could find busbars rated to at least 250A. I found 300A rated busbars from ACDC however they are predrilled to M6. The others that I found seem unreasonably priced. R1000 upwards per bar.
  17. So I've done some testing on charging and discharging. Heat is actually less than the old batteries. Old batteries used cylindrical cells. New batteries use prismatic cells. Also did some digging and I am 90% certain that the pack is made by UFO Battery which has been around for a number of years. TheSunPays does also offer great service.
  18. Mind to elaborate further?
  19. We've been using TheSunPays for the last few years. Service has been good, they've really backed their product. We just bought 4 of their new batteries and we're some what blown away. Colour touchscreen, 60% of the size while still being 4.8kw capacity and 14kg lighter than the old LifePO4 batteries (3 years old).
  20. I have 2 x Sacolar Sunforce 5kw inverters, they work perfectly fine via Solar Assistant. Are you sure you're selecting them in the connection menu and enabling the connection?
  21. Sacolar is not necessarily rebranded as it's produced under the same roof as Growatt. Sacolar is a subsidiary of Growatt
  22. Unfortunately no setting to change it. Yes, it has been amazing especially when paired with Solar Assistant
  23. I'm running Solar Assistant as well and I'm quite keen to know how you are pulling stats that are displayed like the above?
  24. So digging around and I come across a suspicious looking supplier selling some high capacity LiFePO4 batteries for next to nothing. R21995 for a 10kw battery I did some more digging and found that they share 2 websites : https://lcbsolar.co.za/ and https://lifepo4solar.co.za/ both with different addresses in Joburg / Randfontein in obscure industrial parks yet they share the same contact number and email address. Now this screams scammers to me, but I'm keen to know if anybody has dealt with them.
  25. So TheSunPays connected and recalibrated the system. Unfortunately a cell in pack 2 and in pack 3 isnt looking too good and the batteries have to go in for assessment and repair. Good news is they assisted within minutes of asking for help
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