[RE-wrenches] Lithium Batteries Fire Safety

[Tyrone Houck]

I haven't installed those but searching them on Google indicated that they
are inherently safer than lead acid and additionally have a two stage fire
suppression system built in. I bet their website has more specific info you
could share with the customer. They are 9540 listed as well.




On Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 6:16 AM Jim Gowdy via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Good Morning,
>      I have a customer where we are replacing their FLA battery bank with
> Lithium, specifically the Discover Helios ESS 16.1KW battery and they have
> concerns about fire suppression in case the battery catches on fire.  I've
> never really thought about it other than installing them on non
> combustible material and letting the BMS handle any over temp, over
> charging, etc.  I've seen batteries grid tied and offgrid where the
> batteries are mounted in all sorts of places and I don't think anyone has
> fire suppression on their minds.  Has anyone had any experience needing to
> install some sort of fire suppression for their battery bank or have any
> thoughts on this matter?
>
> --
> Jim with Gowdy Electric
> Cambria, Ca 93428
> business  805 927 2630
> cell  805 975 5279
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