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  • Post in thread: Schneider discontinued their SCP??

    um. WHAT?!!? i just found out that schneider discontinued their system control panel. like, WTF??! when did *THIS* happen? guess it's been replaced with their (WAY overpriced) insighthome/facility offerings. (and FYI, they discontinued their cheaper 'gateway', which is the EXACT SAME thing...
  • Post in thread: Schneider discontinued their SCP??

    yea, i had the same question. it makes NO SENSE that there is a battery-storage-limit on either device! schneider customer service couldn't answer either. i've got 86kWh of storage and use the Facility, no problem. the 2 main differences between InsightHome and InsightFacility are the amount...
  • Post in thread: Schneider discontinued their SCP??

    NAILED. IT. i don't know why any company would want to be anti-their-customer. maybe b/c their "customer support" is nonexistent? LMAO!
  • Post in thread: Schneider discontinued their SCP??

    yea, i hear y'all. i've got the insightfacility myself and LOVE the functionality of using it through insight cloud & insight local. using the computer is WAY more convenient. HOWEVER... just like Koldsimer said, sometimes it's just nice/convenient to check a screen if i just so happen to be...
  • Post in thread: Conext Battery Monitor Shunt stud size?

    yea - i emailed them some questions and didn't receive responses for weeks. THEN, when i did get a response, the info they told me was wrong! THAT'S why i'm relying on this forum and the good ol' internet and YouTube now... i really REALLY like their equipment. it's been super-solid for me.
  • Post in thread: Schneider Electric Conext 60 150 MPPT

    subsequently: pushing those 3 buttons together again, it goes back into only the Basic functions...
  • Post in thread: Schneider 60/150 weird (new??) setting

    (as any good story starts) so, no $hit, there i was... ...minding my own business, just poking round my Insight Cloud account and i was looking at the settings of my CC's. i've been having an "issue" with one of them turning off or not charging at all after my system goes from Bulk/Absorb to...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    ok. follow me on this: right now it says 53.3V, 94%, 19.0degC, and 9d16h46m. currently pulling 310w from battery and 266w to load. 9d16h46m = 9.699 days and 1500Ah @ 51.2V = 76.8kWh (i have my battery monitor set to a total of 1500Ah...) so: 310w x 24h = 7.44kWh 7.44kWh x 9.699days =...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    the math checks out. i LOVE it when the math checks out!
  • Post in thread: Buying a house with passive solar hot water

    just curious: are you in a climate where there is NO CHANCE of freezing? like, at ALL? just wondering b/c my hydronic system uses glycol in the loop... then there is a heat exchanger in the hot water tank. so it's a closed loop. i couldn't quite tell from your pics...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext SW 4048 does NOT list Lithium as battery option. Why?

    interesting. i'm clearly not savvy on the particulars! LOL! well, at the end of the day (for the OP), LiFePO4 chemistry works with his (or basically any) inverter. just not BMS supported. and, honestly, i don't see WHY people care that their BMS communicates with the rest of the system. the...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    ok. new (cloudy) day, but that shouldn't matter really. we're charging. SO: same math as above. just charging instead of discharging, right? 725w x 2.45h (that's 2h27m...) = 1.776kWh 1.776kWh is 2.3% of the full 76.8kWh. so, the battery monitor *should* be showing us at 97.7% if it thinks...
  • Post in thread: InsightCloud not showing historical Solar Production data?

    hey everyone! i'd say over the past few months, i've noticed in the InsightCloud dashboard, it doesn't/refuses to show historical data pertaining to Solar Production. it'll show daily production no problem, but just WON'T show Month/Year/Lifetime data anymore! i can still go into...
  • Post in thread: Schneider 60/150 weird (new??) setting

    @hammick , i see your "1200 miles away from home" and raise you to 7500 miles!! LOL! i, too, have used InsightCloud, but i now use a Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnel on an old computer to access my home network as if i'm physically there - pretty awesome, actually! i can get into my InsightFacility...
  • Post in thread: Schneider discontinued their SCP??

    oh yea, my Xantrex 6048 was truckin' along perfectly since 2008! i recently upgraded to two 6848's. the equipment is ROCK solid! i came across a youtube video, and in the comments someone off-handedly mentioned the SCP was discontinued. i thought that was the most ignorant comment, so i...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    hey guys! ok, i installed my Schneider Conext Battery Monitor about 2 weeks ago on my new DIY 1680aH LifePO4 battery bank. (yea, 6x 280aH batteries) and i just finally got a full charge. i've been watching the progress of the charging through Schneider's Insight Cloud and i'm a lil confused...
  • Post in thread: Conext Battery Monitor Shunt stud size?

    ok, i scoured the internet. and came up with nothing. i'm looking at the Schneider Conext Battery Monitor for my Schneider system and i'm trying to figure out what the darn stud size for the battery connection on the included shunt is. can't find it *ANYWHERE*. i'm guessing either 5/16 or...
  • Post in thread: Conext Battery Monitor Shunt stud size?

    to be clear - i don't have it yet to measure myself. i'm overseas and only home for a short period where i can't exactly wait for mail to show up. trying to do all my research now and order everything before i get home! thanks for the help everyone!
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    ...ugh... just over an hour later, sun is trying to peak out. now it's showing HIGHER voltage (which is fine), HIGHER percentage (which makes sense), AND MORE TIME!! 4% of 76.8kWh = *ONLY* 3.02kWh needed till 'full' (i have faith in the SOC%) but now it's calculating/telling me: 2.33kW x...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    you say "S/E Insight box"... is it the Combox, Insight Home, or Insight Facility? regardless, is your wi-fi stable from your access point? i.e. does the wi-fi/network loose connectivity at all when this happens? is your "S/E Insight box" within range of the access point or just *barely* able...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext SW 4048 does NOT list Lithium as battery option. Why?

    yes, LiFePO4 batteries work with the inverters. yes, you would use the CUSTOM battery settings. no, they WILL NOT work in a 'closed loop' - there is no communication of the BMS over the Xanbus network for anything other then the 2 battery manufacturers that Schneider 'approved'. can't remember...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    i'm re-reading your comment... are you having a problem with the Insight Cloud when you log into your account online? or do you think your "S/E Insight box" isn't connecting to your LOCAL network at all? are you able to log into your "S/E Insight box" directly from your computer (using the...
  • Post in thread: Schneider discontinued their SCP??

    really? i just can't understand NOT having an interface to the system using buttons you physically push! LOL! are you just using insightlocal via combox/gateway/home/facility then? i mean, that IS totally valid i guess. it just sucks that schneider in their INFINITE WISDOM sell a $3500...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    ok, you are using Insight Home. got it. yea, that one (and the ONLY one Schneider has that is) is already self-terminated for the Xanbus network and needs to be on one of the ends. you keep mentioning 'lan' - as in Local Area Network? Xanbus is *technically* it's own LAN with it's own...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext SW 4048 does NOT list Lithium as battery option. Why?

    i'm under the impression its the two companies that schneider allowed to see how their Xanbus protocol worked. that's the reason those BMS's/batteries work with the Schneider equipment. there are OTHER batteries are "UL tested" or 'approved', and yet, they don't work with the Schneider...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    it shouldn't be that hard to find. the Combox is usually available from someone on ebay. i've even seen it sold as 'new old' stock from online retailers...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    sure! so, here's why i'm confused: 'a' & 'b' were both taken 24 hours from each other and NOT during charging. 'a' has more voltage and SOC and less time on the counter, than 'b'. (albeit using slightly more power... but not a 50% difference! remember, my bank is ~88kWh.) 'c' was taken...
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    keep in mind: the SOC was NOT calibrated yet in any of these pics as the bank hadn't been fully charged yet... so i was taking the SOC % with a rock-of-salt! which leads to another thing: if it 'thinks' it is at 100%, why would it still say +1d? just trying to figure it out.
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    again, that was another thought - time since last 'equilazation' is shown while charging... however, it was WAY less than +1d since the monitor 'thought' it had reached 100%.... more like, maybe, 3 hours prior.
  • Post in thread: Schneider Conext Battery Monitor - Insight Cloud info??

    well, in this thread, i'm still looking for what the time shown in Insight Cloud represents.
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