Afternoon Guys.

busy with purchasing my hybrid system.

have a 8kw sunsynk and 5kw of panels.

i either want to purchase 2 x hubble am-2 or 2 x shoto 5kw to start off with. Both are similary priced as i have contacts for both.

which is the better battery? I have read up on problems on both.

my installer recommends shoto as that is what he normally uses.

thanks

go with who your installer supports

from the anecdotal evidence on the forum, it seems the hubbles are a lucky packet

15 minutes ago, madness_za said:

the hubbles are a lucky packet

especially when paired with Sunsynk. Other Inverters too but most troubles were that combo. 

I would go with sunsynk as i think the warranty might be better if you have a sunsynk inverter.Dont get hubble.Lots of us have had tons of issues with the am2.

I have an 8kw sunsynk and would dump my 2 x am2 for sunsynk batteries or another brand.

13 hours ago, zsde said:

especially when paired with Sunsynk. Other Inverters too but most troubles were that combo. 

Well I think that's probably the most common combination. Indeed I wonder if the most popular combionation in SA right now is Sunsynk and [fill in battery name].

I always think that inverter and battery should be considered as a combination. They need to get on nicely with each other. 

Coming back to the original question, I think there is value in going with what your installer regularly uses. You can expect that he has a good relationship with that company, can access various support functions more easily than you can, and that he has familarity with those products. Sure, he's getting a cut of the action, but his relationships and knowledge should (if he's not a fly by night) add value and make the process smoother if you don't have the technical skills to do it yourself.

i would also go with anything else but Hubble, i have 3x AM2's and each of those batteries have been back to Hubble at least twice in the last year, because of issues...

Also look at Greenrich batteries. They are amazing and working so nice. I have 2 of them with my 8kw Sunsynk. 

 

HI there has anyone heard anything about the Dyness batteries as i want to install a 8 KWH Deye inverter with 2x 5KWEH batteries .

Please also advise on whom is the best priced and where to get these  .

 

 

4 hours ago, Dario Stander said:

HI there has anyone heard anything about the Dyness batteries as i want to install a 8 KWH Deye inverter with 2x 5KWEH batteries .

Please also advise on whom is the best priced and where to get these  .

 

 

Dyness is decent, similar to Pylontech. Just noting that both are 0.5C discharge so if you only have battery then you are limited to a max discharge power of 50% total capacity (2.5kw on a 5kw battery) - you can still go through the whole 5kwh of battery storage 

I have 3 of the A48100 model and haven't had an issue in the 18months we've had the system

Edited April 25, 20231 yr by mzezman
clarified the 0.5C