Inverter to DB wire ring

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TsuntsuP

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Hi, I would like to connect My 3kW inverter to me my DB board and power my lights and some of the plugs (TV, Wi-Fi, surround sound, fridge/freezer, laptop and Printed)

The rest of the appliances I will keep on the grid. However I would like my system to be grid tier so that if my solar system is not producing enough power it should automatically feed from the grid.

May you kindly share pictures of this connection or give advise on how to go about wirering the inverter and the DB board.

thanks in advance for your help.
 
@TsuntsuP is your changeover switch currently set to "GEN"?

Post that pic in here so we can see what's cooking inside that DB.
 
Hi, I have not connected any of the equipment yet, I am yet to purchase the battery, change over switch, circuit breaker etc.

I only have my synapse inverter.
 
TsuntsuP said:
Hi, I would like to connect My 3kW inverter to me my DB board and power my lights and some of the plugs (TV, Wi-Fi, surround sound, fridge/freezer, laptop and Printed)

The rest of the appliances I will keep on the grid. However I would like my system to be grid tier so that if my solar system is not producing enough power it should automatically feed from the grid.

May you kindly share pictures of this connection or give advise on how to go about wirering the inverter and the DB board.

thanks in advance for your help.
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Just a little lazy at the moment, but drop me a pm with your WhatsApp number and I'll take pics of my setup for you. Mine does exactly what you want yours to do. Will open up the DBs for you so you can see exactly how the wiring is done.
 
TsuntsuP said:
Yes I am.
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Then take extra care, anyone who has a basic understanding of electrical wiring would be able to figure it out, I am a little worried about you, you were supposed to have basic knowledge to figure the electrical part and at least get stuck on the workings of the inverter. I take it you are in some rural area where regulations don't matter?

Anyways, the principle is that all the circuits you want to power should be fed through the inverter, meaning the supply side to the lights and the plugs you want to power should come from the output of the inverter and not the main feed.

You should have a proper changeover switch to still be able to power you circuits should the inverter go faulty. The output of the inverter as well as the mains feed will be connected to the changeover going towards the load so that you can select what source powers you loads. Remember to isolate the neutrals of the mains ad inverter.

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Pay someone to do it. It is not much and they carry the risk. I have heard of a few people blowing all their appliances because they did not split one circuit out correctly.
 
ChuckNorris said:
Pay someone to do it. It is not much and they carry the risk. I have heard of a few people blowing all their appliances because they did not split one circuit out correctly.
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It's hard to blow all your appliances because of not splitting circuits correctly, your wiring will have to have been dodgy even before you began splitting circuits.
 
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