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It's all good until your powerwall batteries catch on fire.
by throwawayboise 5y ago
It's all good until your powerwall batteries catch on fire.
- ChuckMcM 5y agoAbsolutely true that and fortunately that situation appears to be in the level of risk as tankless water heaters lighting your house on fire. But only time will tell. On the plus side, you can put them in a subterranean vault if you have space on the property for the set back limits.
- scheme271 5y agoOr you can get home batteries LiFePO4 chemistry. Better lifetime/more cycles, requires temps about 100C higher than NMC chemistry to hit thermal runaway, and better temperature ranges. The only problem is that it's not as power dense as NMC batteries but that's not a huge concern for a home battery.
- ChuckMcM 5y agoTrue, and we're watching over vendors in this space (we use LiFePO4 batteries in our camper) the integration with the Powerwalls however is pretty good. Batteries being only one component of the whole off grid experience.