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Back in mid-Sept, I asked if anyone had any recommendations for Solar 
Battery Installers .... Well, Buyer Beware!!

Back in 2020, having a bit of money to spare, I had a 18 panel, 4.5kW 
Solar Panel system installed and now, having more money to spare, I paid 
Solar Battery Group just over $8,000 to install a 5kW Battery, thinking 
that would give me Power security .... but NO!

Yesterday, at about 7:15p.m., the local Mains power went out and I was 
left in darkness. Surprise, surprise, when the Mains back on about a min 
later, so did my Power. At about 10:00p.m., when I checked my Power 
System, the battery was still indicating over 60% full.

So this morning I rang the Solar Battery Group, the supply/install firm, 
and they said the Solar Battery arrangement had worked as expected. The 
system wasn't meant to maintain power in place of Mains power, it was 
only meant to supply power WHEN THE MAINS WAS AVAILABLE so "in place of" 
NOT "in the absence of" mains power.

The SOLAR BATTERY GROUP will, however, sell you, for $1,300 or so, an 
optional extra, a Power Outlet connected directly to the Battery System 
which will supply up to 3kW maximum .... but, still, during an outage, 
you'd have to go out to the Battery (or the special power outlet 
adjacent to it) with a extension cord to plug in your most desireable 
(less than 3kW) devices!!

I suppose, eventually (if I live long enough), I'll get back my $8,000 
for the battery and $2,500 (I think) for the original Solar Panels .... 
but who knows!! ;-(

Just FYI .... if you are considering getting a Battery installed.
-- 
Daniel

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Just for your information ..... Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-01-05 19:20 +1100
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  Re: Just for your information ..... Phil Allison <pallison49@gmail.com> - 2024-01-05 18:41 -0800
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