Thanks guys
AGT wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:36 pm
That’s the magic battery figure I’m looking at!
2x15.5kWh fogstar batteries
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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 have been in contact with Colin Deng from the forums to possibly purchase 2x 15kwh and get them shipped over.
If I do go ahead with the plan, I aim to house the batteries in the garage. Unfortunately at the moment there is no electricity supply to the garage, so I have been looking into what cables I need to get fed into the garage from the house consumer unit.
Firstly I would like to take advantage of the off peak rates on octopus to charge the batteries overnight and power the house throughout the day. Would also like to future proof for any future solar panel install and also would be nice to have the ability to export any surplus electricity back to the grid.
I was looking at getting an 8.8kw SunSynk ECCO hybrid inverter and as I said the 2x 15kwh from Colin.
We use around 12000kwh a year. We have an EV and all kitchen appliances are electric. Only use gas for heating and hot water. So could also look to get a heat pump in the future to get rid of gas dependence completely.
Solar panels would be great too in the future, but don't think can afford the outlay at the moment. Might have room to stick a few on the garage, but unsure if it would be worth it.
I have been trying to research as much as I can so I don't make any rash decisions or costly mistakes! Upto my ears in kWh, dno, g99, etc... hehe
It's a shame I can't DIY it all, but in the process of trying to get some installers involved to get the ball rolling.
Apologies in advance for all the questions I can see myself asking!
