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    Looking to upgrade my current Growatt 6kw inverter to 18kw: advice/questions

    Huh, had I seen that I would have been reaaaaaaaaaaaaaal tempted to pick that up. Oh well. The 18kw model will just provide a little more juice. Like I said, I placed my order a few days ago. I talked extensively back/forth with the Sigineer rep Franklin who answered every possible question I...
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    Looking to upgrade my current Growatt 6kw inverter to 18kw: advice/questions

    If set to power save mode (aka when there's <=25W of load) the inverter will periodically "search" for loads according to the manual and in this state will consume 60W (max it says) itself. If power save is turned off it's 250W. If it's off and just simply charging the batteries, 3W.
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    Looking to upgrade my current Growatt 6kw inverter to 18kw: advice/questions

    I already ordered the unit a little while ago so it's kind of a moot point, but it was cheaper to buy it than to buy multiple Growatt inverters.
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    Looking to upgrade my current Growatt 6kw inverter to 18kw: advice/questions

    I could add more, ya, but that would cost more than just getting this unit and selling the current one. I mean I'd have to buy 2 more to get the same as this one unit (or I guess just buy their 12kw model to add on, but still, costs more). It would also take up more space and my electrician...
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    Looking to upgrade my current Growatt 6kw inverter to 18kw: advice/questions

    I actually decided not to put the dishwasher/washer/dryer on the critical load panel. I did a test and turns out it's not a big deal recovering from them after a loss of power. Regarding the AC, LRA is 58.3, RLA 13.5. The inverter apparently can handle 300% load for 20s, according to the all...
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    Growatt 12kW transfer switch - dumb question

    I have a Growatt 6000T-DVM. I don't have solar, I just have 2 12.8kwh big batteries hooked up to it and I only have grid power for my supply. The way mine works, and I would presume all of the similar models they make do, is that it charges the batteries AND outputs AC at the same time. The...
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    Looking to upgrade my current Growatt 6kw inverter to 18kw: advice/questions

    I currently have a few 12.8kwh 48V LiFePO4 giant batteries from bigbattery.com (appropriately named). They're the TREX model if anyone is familiar with them. They can handle a max continuous discharge of up to 150A. When I bought the kit from them, they shipped me a Growatt 6kw inverter. Which...
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