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These also store a lot of energy and can burn your house down. If you know what you're doing sure, but your home owners insurance might have something to say if

These also store a lot of energy and can burn your house down. If you know what you're doing sure, but your home owners insurance might have something to say if it is the cause of a fire.

falcolas 3y ago
Using batteries which don't fail in a self-perpetuating fire (like lead-acid) is a good first step towards a safe DIY battery solution.
Eumenes 3y ago
LiFePO4 batteries can help in that respect - they also have superior cycle life. I wouldn't jump into an entire home solar setup as a noob, but a simple 100w panel with a small battery can be fun and accessible.
Scoundreller 3y ago
Maybe Europe is different, but in Canada (and maybe US), you often don’t own your condo balcony. You get exclusive use of it, which means the HOA/condo corp/strata gets a lot of say in what you can or can’t have on it.
- zoklet-enjoyer 3y ago
  That's weird and I don't understand why anyone would be ok with that
  - Scoundreller 3y ago
    scarcity creates all kinds of unfortunate decisions.
Riffz 3y ago
We need as many options so that this market can get jump started. My risk adverse brain wins out over my nerd brain on this one. I love the idea but want a professional product that isn’t priced by space karen so affordability can increase.
dghughes 3y ago
My Canadian province doesn't allow battery storage in homes. At best if you have a garage you can put one there but other than that no other choice. Outside is not an option since it gets to -20C here in the winter. One local person spent thousands of dollars only to find that out. The electrician and province should be sued by the homeowner for lack of info and lost money.
- hedora 3y ago
  Couldn’t they put the batteries in a heated shed?
  - dghughes 3y ago
    Heated sheds are not common here. Most if not all don't have any power. I guess if batteries were in it then it could heat using the same batteries. But you'd still need to run a line from the shed to the house anyway to distribute the power. Minimum three feet deep the correct gauge and encased in the appropriate conduit sent to a subpanel then the main panel. That's a lot of time work and effort.

These also store a lot of energy and can burn your house down. If you know what you're doing sure, but your home owners insurance might have something to say if it is the cause of a fire.

falcolas 3y ago

Using batteries which don't fail in a self-perpetuating fire (like lead-acid) is a good first step towards a safe DIY battery solution.

Eumenes 3y ago

LiFePO4 batteries can help in that respect - they also have superior cycle life. I wouldn't jump into an entire home solar setup as a noob, but a simple 100w panel with a small battery can be fun and accessible.

Scoundreller 3y ago

Maybe Europe is different, but in Canada (and maybe US), you often don’t own your condo balcony. You get exclusive use of it, which means the HOA/condo corp/strata gets a lot of say in what you can or can’t have on it.

zoklet-enjoyer 3y ago
That's weird and I don't understand why anyone would be ok with that
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  scarcity creates all kinds of unfortunate decisions.

Riffz 3y ago

We need as many options so that this market can get jump started. My risk adverse brain wins out over my nerd brain on this one. I love the idea but want a professional product that isn’t priced by space karen so affordability can increase.

dghughes 3y ago

My Canadian province doesn't allow battery storage in homes. At best if you have a garage you can put one there but other than that no other choice. Outside is not an option since it gets to -20C here in the winter. One local person spent thousands of dollars only to find that out. The electrician and province should be sued by the homeowner for lack of info and lost money.

hedora 3y ago
Couldn’t they put the batteries in a heated shed?
- dghughes 3y ago
  Heated sheds are not common here. Most if not all don't have any power. I guess if batteries were in it then it could heat using the same batteries. But you'd still need to run a line from the shed to the house anyway to distribute the power. Minimum three feet deep the correct gauge and encased in the appropriate conduit sent to a subpanel then the main panel. That's a lot of time work and effort.