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EG4 6.5kW 6500EX-48 question

Jason Dunkin

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Thinking about getting EG4 6.5kW 6500EX-48 and pairing it with the EG4-LifePo4 5.12kWh battery with 1280W Solar (320W x 4 panels) and the grid AC input (120V input). Solar will be the priority and AC as the backup. I want to run a dishwasher, a 16cu refrigerator and clothes washer via the EG4 inverter. Or at least the refrigerator and the clothes washer. I know this is a hard question to answer because there are so many factors to consider but I figured I might ask. Would I be able to power all 3 or at least the 2 equipment reliably with the grid AC input as a backup in case its cloudy for a few days ?
 
3 motors on one inverter !!!!
I think those inverters (eg4 6500/lv6548/sp6548) stand a good chance of being able to handle that. They seem to be very robust for difficult loads. My pair of sp6548 have been the only inverter that can start my heat pump 100% of the time, even when the hwt has a 4kw load on them too.
Washers are the hardest to run, large but brief spikes so as long as all 3 don't start up at the same time I reacon it will work.
 
First step is doing a power audit (in watts) to determine your worst case scenario. I live in Florida, so July/August are highest on demand months. Focus on big energy consumers like HVAC, water heater, oven, well pump,… We have a five ton, four ton and 1 ton DC inverter heat pumps, three fridges, three freezers, and two tankless water heaters. We went with 6 EG4s so as not to worry about current loads. The next step is calculating your battery sizing which I built around our night time demand x2.

Hope this helps.
 

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