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    Why is my Type T fuse getting hot?

    Ok, got out to the camper today. Replaced the type T fuse with a brand new Buss from Blue Sea Systems. No sign of corrosion when I removed the old one. Cleaned the fuse and fuse holder anyway with deoxit then emory paper. Installed new fuse and ran another load test. Original test: 71 deg...
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    Stress testing 12V Victron MultiPlus 3000 with EG4 LL batteries (heating issue)

    Get rid of that cheap piece of crap disconnect and get a real one. Victron gear should not be associating with cheap kit. Blue Victron + Blue Sea Systems = Bluey goodness...
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    Why is my Type T fuse getting hot?

    Blue Sea Systems bought direct from Blue Sea Systems.
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    Do the 80v ryobi mowers suck?

    I wish I had gotten the 54" Ego. 54" is the perfect size I think. My yard is only 1/2 acre so it was hard enough justifying the Ego to my wife. I only have one gas powered non car left: the big pressure washer. Still can't beat a giant gas pressure washer even with a plug in pressure washer...
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    Do the 80v ryobi mowers suck?

    That's a great price for a lithium ZTR. I paid $5k for my Ego 42". It is fantastic but that Ryobi is $2000 less. The problem with a 30" deck is trying to get close enough to things to cut without requiring weed whacker follow up. My neighbor had a 30" ZTR and got rid of it because of that...
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    Simple battery backup for house

    The simplicity of this sure makes it appealing. Ima gonna abort for now.
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    Exhaust for whole house genset

    Ok, got it to what I think is a good spot. 5' from all fresh air intakes, 3' from gas meters and the exhaust points away from the house. Gonna just take the wheels off and skip the log chain.
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    Simple battery backup for house

    The more I think about this, the more irritated I get with myself. I spent $1900 on the big genset and a soft start. Just to be able to have air conditioning. If I just remove the heat pump from the sub panel, I can power all the sub panel loads easily with just my 2500W Champion inverter...
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    Simple battery backup for house

    Here's a really dumb question: what happens if the power goes out while the heat pump is on, then the 120V inverter takes over and only supplies power to one leg of the heat pump? I'm thinking I could just turn off the heat pump breaker before I manually transfer to the inverter which works...
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    Simple battery backup for house

    What would happen if I leave the aircon Not sure. I am not smart unless it's an RV. Whatever a simple Victron inverter/charger takes I can provide from the monster outside.
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    Simple battery backup for house

    The easy start tells me the locked rotor amps after install. Sticker on heat pump said 78A factory LRA. Easy Start is reporting 25A after install. Now that I am looking at my outage profile of 10 outages a year for 2-6 hours, why not just move the aircon back to the mains panel and use the...
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    Simple battery backup for house

    Just in exploration phase. I have a full Victron setup in my 5er that I wish I had in my house. But I don't. House has 200A mains service with a 50A subpanel for the generator hookup. Manual interference switch from mains to genset. The genset is a Westinghouse 9500W/12000W (surge) 240V/50A...
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    Automatic Transfer Switch

    True dat. I know how that works. Wife proofing has cost me a fortune.
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    Automatic Transfer Switch

    Wouldn't it be easier to just install a SPST neutral-ground bond switch on the genset?
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