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by Richard77
Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Idiot's guide to a self build battery
Replies: 1124
Views: 180172

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Fill the roof with PV!! I just re roofed Mine and added 200mm onto one side and that allowed me to get 9x250 watt panels. Fogstar that I’m going for have the built in heaters in the battery enclosure but a small greenhouse heater will stop any low temps affecting batteries. I was thinking about the...
by Richard77
Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Idiot's guide to a self build battery
Replies: 1124
Views: 180172

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Have my Pylontechs in a self made wardrobe looking type of enclosure in my garage, no hearing or insulation but im down in Cornwall so rarely very cold. Coldest my batteries have dropped to is 12c. Have seen a few people on the Net use celotex type PIR to make a boxing for batteries, so might be wo...
by Richard77
Fri Sep 20, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Idiot's guide to a self build battery
Replies: 1124
Views: 180172

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Hi.... I'm considering getting two ready assembled cased 15kwh batteries from Colin. They will be housed in the detached garage. The garage is single skin concrete block. Metal roof tiles. It will have an insulated roller shutter garage door on it (eventually!). No insulation inside the garage. (Pic...
by Richard77
Fri Sep 20, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Re: Hello

You may find reviewing this thread and the links it provides helpful: https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3326&p=49591&hilit=earthing#p49591 Be aware that many electricians may not have come across the issues with earthing and then disconnecting your dno earth etc. w...
by Richard77
Fri Sep 20, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Re: Hello

You might also need earth rod connection for UPS circuit Thanks... I assumed that it would use the existing house earth? No idea really... Hehe Your house is often earthed via the neutral of the supply, if you lose your supply you may well lose your earth as well. I see... Thanks. Hopefully, if I c...
by Richard77
Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Re: Hello

AGT wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:45 pm You might also need earth rod connection for UPS circuit
Thanks... I assumed that it would use the existing house earth?

No idea really... Hehe
by Richard77
Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Re: Hello

Fortunately, my garage is only 1.6m from house. About 6m from the main supply/consumer unit. I was thinking only needed 2x lengths of SWA 10mm² 3core. 1 to connect consumer unit from house to new consumer unit in garage. The other in case wanted to connect the inverter back to the consumer unit in c...
by Richard77
Thu Sep 19, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Re: Hello

Thanks guys :xl: That’s the magic battery figure I’m looking at! 2x15.5kWh fogstar batteries Welcome to the best place on the internet! I was looking at something similar. I originally looked at the fogstar's, but I noticed that a few people on here had a good experience ordering from China, so I ha...
by Richard77
Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Hello

Hi everyone.... Hope you are all well. I've been researching for a while and hoping to get 30kwh battery installed soon (still need to purchase) and solar in the future. If anyone can recommend any installers in and around Merseyside that would be great? DIY might be a bit too much for me!! :surrend...