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All wired up and ready to connect to the mains.

Good thing my neighbor is an elecchicken, in case I need some of these bad boys: https://pic8.co/sh/1Foyfv.png

In case you don't see me posting for a while, something might have gone very wrong.

All wired up and ready to connect to the mains. Good thing my neighbor is an elecchicken, in case I need some of these bad boys: https://pic8.co/sh/1Foyfv.png In case you don't see me posting for a while, something might have gone very wrong.

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Are you wiring this up to solar or?

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Solar is scheduled for next year. For now it's battery backup to keep central heating, freezers and minimal lighting going.

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That's the main advantage of natural gas heating: you only need enough electricity to run the fan. I can run my central heat with a little Honda Eu2200i.

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Carbohydrates FTW!

Bought two Diesel gennys 2010ish. Single phase 3 kW and three phase 6 kW. Those work great with heating oil, which is just differently colored Diesel. Huge storage tanks in the basement. Got a cable ready to hook the big one up to the main distribution box. Probably going to fry some electronic shit but who cares, it's an emergency. :)

OTOH, for like a week long outage, the battery is an elegant solution, as long as you have a keen eye on your power budget.

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Ah so just charging from the grid then? Nice. How much did the setup run you and what's its capacity?

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About 12k Euros for the 14 kWh BYD battery, Fronius Symo Gen24 Plus inverter and Enwitec mains switch-over-box.

Cables, conduits, work hours, etc. not factored in.

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You can always double check for shorts before plugging shit in.

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That's always good advice.

When I used to do this for a living we just made sure to check and double check then switch on and check again.