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Do systems like this has to be integrated into the fire alarm because I have seen a mixed opinion on this on RU-vid with some people saying no because the room is locked for safety and other people saying it should be into linked for egress
It's good practice to do so and I always do so when possible, especially in sleeping accomodation They shouldn't really be used on final fire exits as these need one action to open the door but there are other solutions for these types of doors.
@@brianwebb3699 Hi I still have a dumb meter so I haven't set that bit up but It can be done on this inverter using inputs or time of day etc the app has agile pricing displayed. When I'm upgraded i will get this set up and do another video
@@brianwebb3699 Hi Brian,yes PV CT on mine wraps around the outgoing live wire on solar export meter (most meters the far right is almost always supply out)
Hello, What are the thin flexible fish rods are you using? I'm looking for some that is that thin but everything I find is not really that flexibel. The other question is how do you program the Keyfob to this system?
Hi the blue rods are just silverline 10mm rods ebay.us/aVeOAl the orange ones are CK mightyrod ebay.us/hmSiF0 blue ones are the most flexible, but because they are smaller they do not last as long as the bigger ones. When you buy the fob pack it comes with RFID cards that are used to program fobs the fobs, ban fobs, door times, silent function etc Hope that helps
Hi Shawn, The switch2 can come with it's own enclosure and power supply but they are only 1amp which isn't enough to power a maglock. (Tiny one might be ok or a solenoid type lock would be fine) You'll find the PSUs will die after a while because they can't drive the load. That's why I used a third party one 🙂 hope that helps ?
@@Funeve that’s helped very much, thanks a lot! Thought it would be the same as Net2 Pro as Ive seen locks powered straight from the controller - assume it outputs the required power where switch2 doesn’t!
@@Funeve sorry, did you suggest that this is possible then? Also, I’ve seen many ways for locks on controllers to be wired - 12v into com, nc/no to positive on lock, 0v to negative on lock - 12v to nc/no, com to positive on lock, 0v to negative on lock - 12v to positive on lock, 0v to nc/no, com to negative on lock. Are all of these typically OK providing its giving suitable power to that particular lock?
Any of those methods work, as the relay is just a switch - the 0v is commonly used to drop power to a lock but if your door is metal then it can pick up ground from the building which makes the lock unreliable (it may not unlock, as it's not losing ground) if that makes sense? So you'd switch the 12v instead
aside from dirty solar panels, too much heat also reduces the efficiency and lifespan of the solar panels ive never tested if watering the panels will help the temperature issue. i just go with the instructions upon installation to have proper ventilation and it works fine .. try it next time if watering the panels on peak day will give them boost on efficiency :D
Your results are meaningless comparing the energy from early morning to probably solar noon, where PV panels peak You need to review peak energy over a few days before and a few days peak energy after cleaning to get even a rough idea of improvements and take only the max number hopefully when sun was shinning. I really do think you got improvements but it was no even close to the over 100% your numbers showed, my guess a possible 20% gain
@@Funeve Not for me I moved from England to Southern California 50 years ago 🍺 I have a 7.29 kWh in solar panels and got 48kWh today I average 30 for home including a pool and a Model Y the rest I put in the utilities bank for Rainey days
That’s a great job again and it looks like you have the almost perfect roof for safe access. Even if the gains are only marginal, it’s got to be worth doing as the lichen will just take over once it’s got a hold. Will you be doing an update on the battery setup this summer as. I am thinking about doing the same setup as you have. I was surprised that the gains were not as good as you had anticipated. Thanks for the video.
After I had cleaned them i noticed a couple of lichen bits so had to use some chemicals on them, definitely an improvement - the clouds didn't help with the comparing the gains, took the opportunity I got. Well worth getting some, mine have been in for 9 years or so and have paid for themselves 3 x over by now
@@Funeve hi, I have the solar panels but considering the cost of adding batteries. At the moment I am about to add 2.5 kw of additional panels on the south facing roof of garage to add to the east facing 5kw that I already have. (The cheaper option atm for coverage later into the day ) but a battery is possibly for next year.
@@tonyfrewin4822 I did make a video about my battery performance - how much they cost and how much they saved, I think it was something like a 9 year pay back! I have permission from the DNO to add another 4kw onto my East facing roof, to catch morning sun, so at some point I will get that done☺
@@Funeve that’s probably a good idea. My system is only just over the year so I am getting 15p / unit from Octopus but having worked out the revenue from selling back and adding the saved units at cost price, I think it more or less pays for all my electricity and gas. I have fitted a small heat pump in our main living area so use that when there is some excess power and it is chilly just to save running the central heating.
Nice repair. You would get a lot more out of it if you lay the lid over the top and force the airflow through the evaporator. Look forward to seeing it installed and working 👍
Thanks for the kind comment Tony, yes that makes total sense, I should be somewhere near in about October for it to be used, I can only manage working on my project in my free time - which isn't much!
I was cringing a bit when you were stripping the Flex to fit the Bootlace Ferrels, get yourself a decent set of Flex strippers mate. Lidl do a Parkside one, it’s a Knipex clone. Thanks for sharing, great video👍👍 PS. I think I’d do some Polarity Testing & PAT Test etc the Unit before switching it on!! So if it’s a 7KW Unit & it’s only pulling 1.8KW you’re getting a COP of around 4. Which is good mate. I’d also check the water Flow Rate through the Heat Exchanger. It looks like a Pool ASHP, so may not be suitable for Low Temperature Central Heating?
Ah I think I saw this one on eBay about a month ago! It was from York right? Pleased to see that the fix was somewhat straightforward and that there are bargains to be had for air to water heat pumps
This one was local to me, i'm in the midlands, bit of a gamble not knowing what caused the cap to go but fairly certain it wasn't wired to the drawing. Hopefully it will do it's job when I'm ready to use it 👌
@@Funeve good job on fixing it. Maybe expoed capacitors are a common issue? I seem to remember the listing having a picture of a really similar set of melted wires near a capacitor. What are you going to use it for?
@@jamesdc1993 Could be, there's a few videos relating to AC systems with the same issue, but for a £12 fix can't complain. I am going to use it to heat a future swimming pool - buying things when they appear to save a few pounds 😄
Hello there. I have some advice for you and your batteries.Right now in your video you have the one battery against the wall connected to your inverter/charger. then you have your second battery jumped onto the first. This is a mistake electrically speaking. Whats happening is the battery agaist the wall is doing ALL the work, while the second one is then slowly charging your first. The way to FIX this properly is to move EITHER, not both the red, OR the black (once again not both) from the inverter to the SECOND battery. Doing this will all the current go through BOTH batteries evenly. In your video you can already see the imbalance by the status indicators of battery one showing 2 leds, and the second battery showing 3. This means that you are currently discharging, and it is pretty much all coming from battery number 1 (Wall) I really hope that this make sense, and you fix it promptly as you are putting MORE CYCLES on the Wall battery than the second battery. Cheers Mate, Liked your work on that air source heat pump. Maybe just pay a little more attention to what your pointing the camera at next time. Cheers!
Thanks for taking the time to write that Michael, I just looked at the wiring diagram in the manual and it does show it how you've described, so I'll get that sorted. Practice makes perfect 😌
Hi mate, what is the lthicker ong black cable running down along with the CT Clamp? Is that the meter wire cable or the CAN cable provided by Solis? Have you wired that into the gen meter or the AC Isolator?
I normally put a good size log on the bed. Then put another log on top of that to split. Saves time waiting for the head to come down the extra distance every split. Give it a try next time!
Fantastic video! Question, can there be some sort of module to incorporate a computer? Does this project have a computer and do you need a license to access it?
Hi thanks the switch2 is standalone, for pc control you would use the net2 plus version which has a TCP/IP rj45 port and the software is called net2 and is free. Hope that helps
Just changed the batteries in the lock this weekend (March 2024) they lasted 11 months, no low battery warning given it just died, so always keep a spare somewhere safe!
@@asianking187 - yes no problems with it at all not even changed batteries. I just looked on the website and my version is out of stock there are a couple available on the ebay link, but maybe they are going end of life which is a shame as I think they look great
Hi sorry, forgetting the break glass unit, how does the magnet connect to the Paxton module? How does the monitoring work? Is it a 12v positive and negative to magnet then a common and normally closed pair from magnet to Paxton unit? Thanks.
@@mark6098 The paxton has a relay onboard which will open if a correct for or the exit button is pressed, 12v straight to the mag and the negative goes through the Common and normally closed pair on the controller relay to facilitate unlocking. The monitoring contact on the maglock is just a relay that will change state depending on if the maglock has latched on to the plate or not, this can be used to connect to an alarm input on the controller with a sounder also
It's never locked from the inside, the handle operates like a normal multipoint lock handle, lift up to engage the multipoint from the inside or outside. Push down from the inside to open, if you haven't entered the code / tag / fingerprint on the outside it won't open until you present a valid credential then it works as a normal lock for the time set on the app
@@Funeve Thanks for replying. So if someone broke in through a window they could open the door from the inside? The existing handle/lock I want to replace is at the in-laws and they lock their door with a key and remove it at night.
This is correct, however we do also sell a double sided slim series that will allow locking from both sides, which is great for domestic uses but isnt suitable for most commerical uses@@SimonCoates
Hi, smashing video, I have just fitted the exact same solis inverter,however i am strugling to the menu system and wundered if I can have a copy of your exact menu settings,thank you, I have subscribed
I upgraded my fit solar with better panels and added a second string to gather more juice from the roof. Only the new string with the same fit allowance feeds the fit meter but both are feeding into my 15kwh solax battery. The battery and inverter are silent. I installed a heat pump last year and combined with an electric car are minimising our use of grid electricity to off peak for 9 months of the year.
A very informative and useful video, I have few questions I need clarifying before getting the same setup: 1. Do you plan to fit the 2 x DC battery isolators (300A)? 2. What grid standard did you set the inverter to? 3. Do you need the Solis data logging stick as I can see the "Solis 3.0kW 5G RAI" comes with a wifi antenna anyway - what does the data logging stick do? 4. Can the Solis be set to charge the batteries from the grid overnight at set times to use cheap rate electricity? I have Enphase microinverters and looking to get the same Solis/Pylontech setup - looks like best option for my needs. Many thanks.
Hi Rob, 1 Yes I have fitted some now, although i bought mine as a kit it didn't come with any. The pylontechs do have built in protection for battery overloading but belt and braces never hurt. 2 I'd have to check what grid standard it's on, but it was the correct setting out the box. 3 You don't need it, but it's handy if you want to review performance from the cloud, the other wifi antenna basically broadcasts it's own wifi network that you can connect too using a smartphone, this is a direct connection between your phone and the inverter, no internet is involved at all. The app you use is called solis techview. 4 Yes you can set that up through the front end or on the app. Overall it's performing very well for me, with no problems since it's been up and running.
Does this smart lock lock the door if the handle isn’t lifted up? As most multipoint doors require lifting up the handle to lock the door. So I am afraid this lock can't meet my needs. Thank you.
Hi Jeff, if the door is closed without lifting up the handle the lock disengages the handle so the door cannot be opened, but only when you push the handle up is the multi point system engaged. You will not find a smart lock like this that automatically engages a multipoint lock as it requires a lot of power. You need an electronic uPVC multipoint lock set and an 3rd party controller to open and close etc
Hi It's me again! I'm planning to go with a similar setup that you have just fitted. But it would have to be located in my office. My question is, is it noisy? and how long is the CT clamp lead?
Hi flashback, it's not too loud mostly a low buzz while it's working hard with lots of power going through. Batteries don't make any noise. There's 2 CT clamps one of the PV and one for meter tails I think they're both about 5 meters long. They have rj45 plugs on so you can extend the cables with cat 5 or similar
@@Funeve Another couple of questions. From your video couldn't see your installation of the Grid CT and Grid meter unit? Secondly, I'm a little confused over the UK requirement of a DRM cable and hard switch. Did you fit these?
@@flashback9966 Hi the grid sensor is housed in a separate unit next to my consumer unit. The CT clamp is just attached around the live meter tail. The DRM cable isn't used on my setup, the inverter communicates with the batteries via canbus. I haven't read much about it but assume it would be for batteries with no BMS The grid current sensor plugs in to a separate port and measures how much current is being imported/exported from the grid and the inverter will match the charge or discharge rates of the grid sensor. There is an isolator on the supply feeding the inverter and there is a built in one for the batteries on the inverter. I didn't film either of those bits as the video would have been even longer 😄.
@@Funeve Thanks for the quick reply. Did a bit of Googling on UK DRM regs. and there seems to be some confusion here. From a logical point of view, the inverter would know almost instantly if the Grid went down, since it is monitoring it continously. Hence would shut down accordingly. Trouble is, Solis don't make this clear in their manual.
Hi I used the pylontech usc5000s, made another video of them being installed more of a timelapse one. Will make an update video for them when the weather improves 🙂
Thank you for the video. Having returned my Yale Connexis for being really really terrible, I've been looking at this lock as an alternative for my UK multipoint door. Does it auto-lock after you close the door? My kids keep leaving the house unlocked!! If it does automatically lock, does it properly engage the multipoint latches? So many of these smart locks for multi point doors seem to require a manual handle lift to lock the door securely and some seem to bypass the multipoint latches altogether, I'm hoping this one is a bit smarter!
Hi Bennie, you're welcome. It does auto lock and you can set up times where it's unlocked in the app. It doesn't engage the multipoint locks no smart lock will do that as they need a lot of force to do so. You'd need a motorised mutlipoint lock and another form of access control to get a door to lock that way (you'd see that in commercial premises where boxes and wires are going to be visible so doesn't really matter so much)
It does lock.. but does not enage a multilock door. It's not "locked" as such.. my door has a spring latch when it's not locked, and I push the handle down to retract the spring latch withthe old door lock. This new lock disengages the handle so it doesn't allow the spring latch to be operated. When it's locked the outer handle is not connected to anything.. it's on a spring to keep it in the up position. When you unlock it.. it engages and works like a normal door. At anytime, even when unlocked you can lift up to engage the locking pins in the door. I love it!
it was nice to see that quick unboxing. I was looking for a recent Pylontech unboxing. I think your unboxing lacks a lot of content, I understand that you are utilizing affiliate links in your videos in order to monetize your "unboxing", but could you please make a followup video where you actually go through with describing every knob and feature on this battery? I believe that will also attract more views, as this particular video did not provide much content other than what a quick 45-seconds manufacturer video on Amazon would look like. many thanks
Thanks for your kind criticism David - I mainly recorded because I couldn't find anything else useful online showing exactly what you get - more so with the Solis inverter. Once the sun starts shining a bit more and the batteries are operating how I want them too, I will create a follow up video 🙂