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    EG4 18k zero export

    Yes, I've been using it as such for just over 7 months now. But don't expect it to be zero export 100%. You will get spill over depending on your loads. It will be around .1 kWh a day average in my usage. Some service providers might have an issue even with this small amount. This is typical...
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    Congrats Rakitejada! I'm getting close to 17,000 kWh here. System has been running with no issues for a long time.
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    No generator hooked up at this time.
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    Just around 3 1/2 months here. Over 6Mwh solar and almost 7Mwh thru the inverter.
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    There might be a setting to restrict it from doing that, I just don't know of it from my usage as I am trying to have it off-set as much of my grid usage as possible. My solar typically is enough to have my batteries fully recharged from any overnight usage as well but I also have a little more...
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    It will back feed from your batteries as well as PV. It will primarily use PV to cover but it will off-set with battery if not enough PV. (At least in how I have my settings. I don't know if there are settings to restrict it from using battery.) I have my major loads (AC, Stove, Hot Water) in...
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    Yes, if you put the CTs between the meter and the main panel with the grid on the 18kPV being fed from a breaker on your main panel, it will back-feed your main panel if there is enough coming in from PV (or from the batteries) after covering the loads in the critical loads panel. This is of...
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    Great to hear you have positive results! 0E:0E definitely has been working well for me for awhile now. At most I have seen 0.1kWh in a day but most days it has been 0. The days I see the 0.1 are typically ones which there are some big swings either in load or my solar, which are probably...
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    Try having them put you on firmware 0E:0E. That's the version I have found to run best when it comes to minimal export to grid. For my system I have seen minimal (less than 0.2 kwh) export each day and on many days it is zero. The only time I see export is when there is a large load swing or...
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    @EG4_Ty should be able to help as he did it for me. But any SS or LP support person should also as well.
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    From my personal experience (running over 3 MWh thru my system so far), the 0E:0E firmware version works best for those who need grid assist (or to back-feed a main panel) with as close to zero export as possible. I typically see 0 or at most 0.1KWh export over the course of a day. Version 10...
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    EG4 18kPV Q+A general thread

    Just a heads-up for those who are running their system as per the setup on page 28 of the manual (Partial home backup with backfed breaker), the new unreleased firmware no longer backfeeds the breaker to the main load panel if in zero export mode. I had them update my system to this to try to...
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    EG4 18kPV Q+A general thread

    Wow this is getting confusing. Are the arrows supposed to be towards the grid or towards the inverter? rmacgurn has them towards the inverter but with the CT direction reversed checked meaning that it should be towards the grid but the diagram from Markus (from the manual) shows them towards...
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    EG4 18KPV Grid Draw

    Any changelog?
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    EG4 new AIO rated 12K output and 18kPV aka "EG4-18Kpv-12LV"

    How did you add the LuxPower to HA as a device? I don't see it in the list on my system.
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