[RE-wrenches] HomeGrid Battery Experience

[frenergy]

Howie,

             SimpliPhi also has the benefit of adding smaller KWhr 
batteries (3.8).  They have a ten year warranty but also say:" AmpliPHI 
and PHI batteries’ /expected/ cycle life rating is 10,000 cycles when a 
maximum of 80% DOD is maintained"

Bill

Feather River Solar Electric
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.(shipping)
5575 Genesee Rd. (USPS, UPS)
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.1925 Office/ 530.258.1641 Cell
CA Lic 874049
Solar powered since 1982

On 4/14/2023 2:03 PM, Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Hi All,
> I am looking to upgrade an offgrid client's battery bank from 2-volt 
> Rolls KS17s to LiFePO4 batteries.  I'm basically looking at one 
> Fortress eVault Max cabinet vs. a HomeGrid 4 stack option.  I have 
> used the eVault Maxs before, and generally like them.  The 2 options 
> are relatively equivalent cost and size.  The advantage of the eVault 
> is that I've used them with good success several times, and they have 
> a better listed warranty (6,000 cycles vs. 4,000, slightly more 
> favorable end of life capacity retention).  The reason I am 
> considering the HomeGrid is because the promise of more incremental 
> increases if that becomes a need (4.8 kWh blocks vs. 18.5 kWh) and the 
> promised ease of adding up to another 4 blocks with apparently little 
> or no effort compared to the need for a whole other large battery 
> connection.  These will be matched up to an existing Sol-Ark 12k 
> inverter. If anyone has any experience with the HomeGrid (positive or 
> negative), or experience with both brands, I'd love to hear any 
> feedback.  I hate installing equipment I haven't used before! 😕
> Thanks,
> Howie
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