The Battery Thread (Solar / Inverter)

[semaphore]

Yeah, nothing. Fml must be an earth leak somewhere. Happened twice yesterday and once today.

 

[RonSwanson]

Yeah, nothing. Fml must be an earth leak somewhere. Happened twice yesterday and once today.

Is it the MCB or the ELB that is tripping? What is it rated at?

 

[semaphore]

Is it the MCB or the ELB that is tripping? What is it rated at?

MCB = Main Circuit Breaker? If so yes.

 

[Snyper564]

Yeah, nothing. Fml must be an earth leak somewhere. Happened twice yesterday and once today.

Sometimes there might be something exposed to water causing a trip happened to us years ago, with all the rain something that usually isn't wet is wet.

 

[semaphore]

Sometimes there might be something exposed to water causing a trip happened to us years ago, with all the rain something that usually isn't wet is wet.

Yeah, thought of that but then should be a more consistent trip, happens very infrequently.

 

[RonSwanson]

MCB = Main Circuit Breaker? If so yes.

MCB = Miniature Circuit Breaker. In other words on your essentials DB? Then it's a fault with the house wiring / plugs / switches / appliances. What is the MCB rated at?

 

[furpile]

Yeah, thought of that but then should be a more consistent trip, happens very infrequently.

If it is the main breaker tripping that means an overload? Mine has also done this at random times, I think the breaker is in need of replacement. It has tripped when a few appliances were switched on together, but should still be below the rating of the breaker.

 

[AchmatK]

And they reconnected me.

Lost out on contributing to the grid by about 27kwh just for today and another 30kwh for yesterday.

 

[semaphore]

MCB = Miniature Circuit Breaker. In other words on your essentials DB? Then it's a fault with the house wiring / plugs / switches / appliances. What is the MCB rated at?

63A, it's only started tripping since the solar was installed. No trips at all prior.

 

[semaphore]

If it is the main breaker tripping that means an overload? Mine has also done this at random times, I think the breaker is in need of replacement. It has tripped when a few appliances were switched on together, but should still be below the rating of the breaker.

Yeah was thinking this as well, what brand would you suggest?

 

[thehuman]

63A, it's only started tripping since the solar was installed. No trips at all prior.

63 amps is alot of current, it could be faulty.

 

[AchmatK]

63 amps is alot of current, it could be faulty.

This

I have a 63A MCB.

 

[semaphore]

Green handle.

 

[AchmatK]

View attachment 1200548

Green handle.

Elcb

 

[semaphore]

Elcb

So you think it could be faulty?

 

[AchmatK]

They do become faulty

 

[semaphore]

That the earth leakages.
It's not Tripping due to an overload

Okay, well the solar guy is coming tomorrow and hopefully he can try isolate where the issue is.

 

[AchmatK]

Okay, well the solar guy is coming tomorrow and hopefully he can try isolate where the issue is.

Nothing like a solar installation to highlight hidden wiring issues.

 

[RonSwanson]

But being an ELCB, it could also be related to an earth issue. Was the inverter earthed? Panels earthed?

 

[RonSwanson]

Panels are earth for lighting protection.
Not for earth leakage protection

Correct, just asking, I know that mine were done.