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DougL
@dougl
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Joined: January 2, 2025 10:51 pm
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RE: 18kpv - house load does NOT always take priority

@ezpz do you have these 2 enabled?  

2 weeks ago
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RE: 18kpv - house load does NOT always take priority

@ezpz my system and inclination is much like yours but I've been able to keep my batteries above 10% SOC since we can select when to discharge into ou...

2 weeks ago
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RE: 18kpv - house load does NOT always take priority

@ezpz did you turn off PV Charge Priority?   Also wondering if you have AC Charge Mode enabled?

2 weeks ago
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RE: Feature Request: EG4 Monitor App LOCAL NETWORK Access

I'm using Python Protocol Gateway on a Raspberry Pi with an USB-to-RS485 cable which came with one of my Basengreen battery packs. On my EG4 18kPV the...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Feature Request: EG4 Monitor App LOCAL NETWORK Access

@pawnee what I mentioned does not require being "on the net" which I have to assume you mean Internet. Those things can run both stand-alone or on a l...

1 month ago
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RE: Another dongle question

Your WiFi dongle on the EG4 requires not only your home WiFi signal to be good but it also requires your home WiFi router have a working internet conn...

1 month ago
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RE: After FAAB-2525 Showing large export amounts. 18kPV in Off Grid, Zero Export, fast zero export.

Did you have your CT set to reverse before you did the system update and now they are defaulted to not reversed? I had moved my CTs and thought I ma...

1 month ago
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RE: EG4 Web API and Home Assistant

@weertske then if you are willing to go without the WiFi dongle, I would go back to that and use the RS485 which is shared with the WiFi instead of th...

2 months ago
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RE: EG4 Web API and Home Assistant

@weertske if you are using the RS485 port with the RJ45 connector(eithernet) then that shares with the WiFi dongle IIRC. I'm using the 2nd RS485 por...

2 months ago
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RE: EG4 Web API and Home Assistant

@weertske I do not have any parallel devices, just the 18KPV so maybe EG4 is using that rs485 port for parallel comms and there's too much traffic on ...

2 months ago
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RE: EG4 Web API and Home Assistant

@weertske I'm just running PPG on an rPi with it setup to send MQTT messages to a Mosquito MQTT server and then I have Home Assistant pulling the MQTT...

2 months ago
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RE: Lights Flicker in "Off-Grid Mode", On Grid problems

@raisingnemos can you share any info you found on HVAC soft starts? I was charging an EV at only 12A/240V on 18kPV and our 3 ton HVAC turned on and fl...

3 months ago
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RE: How reliable is 18kPV zero export mode?

@newsolarproject I don't think in off-grid mode it would pick up for 100A loads but I don't know since I can live with 50A max load so the grid has be...

5 months ago
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RE: How reliable is 18kPV zero export mode?

@newsolarproject you will want to run in off-grid mode and not bother backfeeding. Not only do they pay your next to nothing for your generation but t...

5 months ago
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RE: Battery Compatability List

@timmann great minds think alike! I put mine up in 2 strings with the front the low pitch(SoCA) roof and the back rack a small 7 panel set angled at ...

5 months ago
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