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As luck would have it, as it often does, 2 days before a trip my inverter went pop. I knew that I would not have time for repair and needed to do something quickly. A quick shop around and I found an SPF 6000 ES Plus at a very good price. The supplier said he could get it to me in one day. Now this unit has 2 x mppt and my current one only had 0ne. Another quick call around and a local installer said he could help in the one day that I had left. Duly the unit arrived and the next day the installers came. They are Growatt installers with an installer code. Have to admit they made a good job. Also have to admit that I am quite impressed with this unit. It is an off grid and as I am on pre paid now, suits me just fine. I looked at the Growatt 5000 series when I first installed and this unit is definitely a step up. 6kw with a max of 8 kw solar input. 2 x mppt, 500 vdc with 120 to 450 operating range. 100 amp solar charge and 80 AC. I have attached the data sheet. So far so good, this unit is by far outperforming my existing unit and with the web and app supplies some decent info on production and usage. if you are thinking of an upgrade, could be worth looking into. SPF_6000_ES_Plus_Datasheet_EN_202211.pdf

Mine is NMC and is exactly the same battery as the original. I know I am going to have to get both to the same Voltage before I connect, but I have plan for that. It is the dip switches that concern me.

OK, does this help My DB board goes to the changeover switch, this then goes to an AVP, AC in and AC out This then goes to a mini DB with breakers AC in and AC out this then goes to the inverter Would the AC in line be a direct connection ?

Thanks I am in Alberton and my inverter does not have a feed back option. Like yesterday though, no nice knock on the door for my neighbors, they just rocked up and started pulling meters out of the box.

Oops my bad, meant 120 amp My system is 5.5 kw inverter 12 440 w panels currently 1 x 48 v 120 amp battery

There is always some curve ball in life that upsets the plans. Yesterday there is commotion in the street as the pre paid meter squad is ripping out meters out of the street box. My neighbor who has the same system as me is one of the victims. The contractor handed him a pre paid meter and said plug this in, it should work. Issue no 1 Non of his plugs would work to power this thing. The contractor is saying that he needs a direct to Eksdom plug. Like me his system is all on essential there is no split DB. How do we fix this ? Issue no 2 I have ordered a 2nd 120 amp battery. Please let me know if this is right. Switch everything off Connect red to red Connect black to black Connect communication cable In my manual for the battery it states for ADS, set dip switches 0 off, off, off, off 1 On, off, off, off Turn on inverter Turn on batteries Turn on PV Turn on AC Does this sound right to you.? Thanks in advance.

Thanks all, it makes sense and has put my mind at ease.

5.5 kw inverter. I have been trying to find out what a 1.1 kw pump will pull on start up but no joy I am just concerned that it does not hurt the inverter. Yes I have grid I Installed Feb 2023 and this is the first time this has happened in 15 months and the pool pump runs daily.

Hi Guys This morning, we hear a beep when the pool kicked on via the timer. I go to look at the inverter and see nothing wrong. We decided to try and repeat the event, so I watched as Swambo turned off the pool and then turned on again. For a second only, I saw Fault 07 flash on the screen and then all back to normal again. This is something new and has not happened before. Fault 07 in my manual states overload by 110 % Could my capacitor on the pool pump be seeing it's last ? 8 years old What could be the cause of this new problem ?

Thanks @Sc00bs Appreciate the comments

Hi, I need to replace my EV tube solar geyser o my roof. So far Apollo which is a Chinese import and SA Geyser seem to be the ones quoted for most. Has any one installed these units and can comment please. Thanks

Just an update, a pro 5 data logger, linked to the smartess app for android and the dessmonitor web app works very well.

Update: I bought a Pro 5 data logger and with a little help I have managed to get it all connected for the app Smartess and the web dessmonitor. So far so good, I can pull much more info than just from the panels on the inverter and battery.

Hi Ron No expert here but my limited knowledge leads me to ask Is the Gennie modified sine wave or pure sine wave. Most inverters do not like "dirty" electricity. Does the Gennie have an AVR to regulate the voltage Do you intend to install a changeover switch on the AC in line ?

I am no expert but felt sufficient enough to DIY a system. For this I chose the Solarwize 5.5kva inverter, the 120 amp Lithium battery and the 440 W panels. I installed in Feb 2023 and to date have had a very pleasant learning curve and am more than happy with the results. The inverter is a full hybrid that allows for AC, PV and battery and if I understand correctly it also allows blending other than just a straight bypass. The battery is not Lifepo, it is NMC and is very robust. Having 120 amps gives me enough to use the SBU setting early mornings when there is not enough PV. As soon as PV is enough the battery recharges quickly and even with a 3kw geyser, I rarely go below 50% DoD. The battery has a panel for monitoring SOC and overall and individual cell charge and the BMS works well for balancing. All the usual over/under V protections are there. It also has a SOL setting that allows for PV to power everything and will also recharge the battery with anything not used for the load. The panels are 2 strings of 5 into a combiner that gives 240 V and I have limited the amps to 30. Cost of this system for the three components, inverter , battery and panels was R65 000 and around 20K for the balance of the install, wiring, fuses, breaker boxes for AC/DC, changeover switch and automatic voltage control. There is a dongle available but I am struggling to get this to work on account of me being BBC (born before computers) Time will tell but for the cost I am more than happy with the end result and the daily functioning of the system. I am also about 2 thirds less on my Eskom bill than pre system. Does anyone else have Solarwize products and would like to share.