KeithBriggs
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My 16kw outback radians allows up to 2 AC inputs. I had considered hooking the leaf to a charge controller but I was told that wont work by a midnite solar tech. A V2H inverter would have been my second AC input (usually a generator). I upgraded my simpliphi batteries to 8 100aH chinese rack batteries. At 48v using 80% capacity, these new rack batteries give me over 32kwH of storage. I'm set so I'm not going to invest in a v2h charger when available. 26usd meter fee is still way cheaper and convenient than a 3000usd 3kw inverter from alibaba.
I did install a 30a level 2 charger but do try to limit L2 charging as its slightly harder on the leaf bats. I put the circuit on a digital intermatic timer so its only available to charge from 8am to 4pm. I also piggybacked a 110v off the same timer box and use it primarily.
Speaking of intermatic timers, I put another one on my hottub. It comes on at 11am and does its filter cycle, then I shut it off at noon and turn it back on at 12:05pm and does its second filter cycle and runs normally until 11pm when I shut it off for the night (an hour before it would want to do another filter cycle). That way it does all its heavy lifting during the peak solar harvest and rarely taxes the batteries. This works because its balboa / waterway? brained tub. My old calspa in Colorado runs for about 5 hours when the power goes out and comes back on (which is nuts).
I did install a 30a level 2 charger but do try to limit L2 charging as its slightly harder on the leaf bats. I put the circuit on a digital intermatic timer so its only available to charge from 8am to 4pm. I also piggybacked a 110v off the same timer box and use it primarily.
Speaking of intermatic timers, I put another one on my hottub. It comes on at 11am and does its filter cycle, then I shut it off at noon and turn it back on at 12:05pm and does its second filter cycle and runs normally until 11pm when I shut it off for the night (an hour before it would want to do another filter cycle). That way it does all its heavy lifting during the peak solar harvest and rarely taxes the batteries. This works because its balboa / waterway? brained tub. My old calspa in Colorado runs for about 5 hours when the power goes out and comes back on (which is nuts).