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    Battery Is is possible to connect a used Lithium Ion Battery from a Two Seater Smart car to an inverter?

    The idea of having electrical power from 240volt AC sockets in a sectional building not on the national grid is becoming popular among those who want to live in a tiny house. Is it possible to connect somehow a used lithium ion battery from a Two seater Smart Car to an inverter? Then to connect...
  2. X

    Battery Solis Battery installation

    Hi we have been asked to fit a Solis batteries and inverter to an installation and I wanted to check if the battery set up detailed will work completely independent of the solar panels as they have their own micro inverters fitted. Its our first exposer to domestic battery set setup and I can't...
  3. F

    Battery Motorhome Leisure Battery /ECU Issues

    I have a 2005 Swift Kontiki 610 Low Profile and just been doing my usual pre winter check. I should say at the outset we are still amateurs re van electrics despite having driven around Europe and the Middle East over the past decade or so. Anyway ,to my surprise, the leisure battery reading was...
  4. P

    Storage heater question.

    Hi. I've been asked to install a Dimplex qm150 storage heater for a customer. There is a suitable existing supply for the off peak element. Someone has installed a switched fused spur to supply the boost functionality. This has been taken from a nearby socket circuit. However the property has...
  5. S

    Dimplex Quantum storage heater 150 - keeps melting 20amp double pole switch

    Had a quantum (qm150) installed for 8 years - no problem. Couple of weeks ago the switch (usually always on except when on holiday) stuck and no power to heater. Had a look at switch and saw it was melted where the N wire goes in. Bought an exact replacement (B+Q) and replaced myself with the...
  6. R

    Battery Replace leisure battery with Cigarette socket

    Hello, I’ve got a campervan with a 75ah lead acid leisure battery. Wired via a split charge relay. Now I’m tempted to get rid of that and just use a jackery or Bluetti for my power needs. However when I remove the leisure battery, could the existing wiring be used to power a cigarette...
  7. D

    Battery 24VDC Battery Back up - with 2 x 12VDC - 100Ah Batteries - monitor and charge options.

    24VDC Battery Back up - with 2 x 12VDC - 100Ah Batteries - monitor and charge options. 2 x 100AH deep cycle batteries - wired in series. Can I use 2 x 12vdc trickle chargers to keep them charge? Can the 12vdc chargers be connected permanently while connected in series? What can I use to...
  8. G

    Battery Battery tester that test batteries under load

    I am confused about battery testers for house hold batteries, AA, AAA, 9V, etc. Recently my smoke alarms started chirping so I changed the 9V batteries and no chirping. However, the replaced batteries tested good using GBT-500a battery tester. I was told that batteries need to be tested under...
  9. Pat H

    Battery Critical load from PV battery

    Hi folks. I'm having a PV system installed with a 5KW Amasstore GTX5000 Battery. This comes with a critical load output. I have the spec sheet but its not clear if this output is active all the time or only engaged when the grid power goes down. I'm assuming its live all the time (unless the...
  10. J

    Battery ASHP and Tesla battery

    I have a 11kw Air source heat pump heating our UFH. We're looking to fit a Tesla Pwerwall battery and have been advised that we should install a sort starter to avoid spikes when the ASHP starts up which could cause the battery to shut down. Does anyone have experience with such a situation...
  11. baldelectrician

    Battery New Fire Angel recall - battery units

    Went in to a local wholesaler last week and noticed a flyer on the desk Apparently Fire Angel have had a problem with some WST-630 battery only radio detectors Has anybody heard of this ?
  12. I

    Storage Heater Repair

    Hi, We have an old storage heater (FGS Storad COH 972A). Guess it's around 30 years old. It's a dual rad - storage and convector heater. Stopped working last winter. I opened it up (after turning off the power!) and noticed one of the cables was burnt and snapped). Also, noticed one of the...
  13. M

    Battery Lithium Ion Battery fires in domestic BESS

    Hello, I'm part of a team doing risk assessment analysis of Lithium Ion BESS. Des anyone know of any domestic (house, apartment, garage, etc) fires caused by Lithium Ion batteries in a household BESS system? Thanks
  14. K

    Storage Heating Replacement

    Hello, looking for some advice please. The storage heater in my livingroom has stopped working and I thought I would take the opportunity to replace the heaters throughout the house (4 in total), I am unsure what is best to replace them with, modern storage heaters, panel heaters, IR...
  15. C

    Do you think energy storage system with Lithium Iron batteries is the big trend in the future?

    I think it's a big trend in the future. lithium ion battery wall 50 become increasingly popular ever since the announcement of the BYD Blade battery technology, which comes with a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) chemistry instead of the nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) mix. But I heard others say that...
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. KevinH

    20A DP or FCU for 1.5kW storage heaters

    Done a few EICR's recently and having a blonde moment regarding storage heaters. All storage heaters in the property are rated at 1.5kw and fed by 1.5mm HR flex, circuits are individually fed in 2.5mm T&E by individual 16A MCB's. All perfectly normal, except that each one is isolated locally...
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    Battery Trannergy inventer or huawei inverter (battery-ready)

    Looking for a bit of advice before I go for one or the other. I can only fit 8panels 400w (maybe 9) in my roof. No room to expand. So I am locked to that system. Also looking to get an eddi for the immersion. There's a difference in price of 900eur. Would I just be alright with the Trannergy...
  18. T

    Battery Looking for help/info about my troopy battery setup

    Hey guys, I'm pretty new to 4x4's etc, so please go easy on me, just looking for some help/info. Some background: I have a 92 landcruiser troopy (75 series) with 100watt solar panel on the roof + dual battery redarc setup, I have an old style 45L engel fridge connected to the auxillary and a...
  19. M

    Battery Help with Battery meter (golf cart)

    So I got my battery meter for my golf cart through Amazon today. I see two flat tabs where I think will need to connect directly to the battery. My question is, is there a purpose for the two round nuts above them? It looks like they would serve a purpose but not sure what to make if it. TIA
  20. N

    Battery solar protection for inverter and battery

    Hie. How can I size my protective devices for my solar installations because most breakers keep burning out. I'm I missing something?

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