EEVblog 1719 - 75kWh Home Storage Battery Expansion!

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Expanding the AERL home storage battery from 25kWh to 75kWh! Also replacing the 5kW Deye hybrid inverter with an 8kW Solis hybrid inverter. And installing a changeover switch to power most of the house from the Backup port in the new inverter. https://www.aerl.com.au/products/life2-battery https://www.thomsonenergy.com.au/ Solis s6-eh1p8k-l-plus-au https://www.solisinverters.au/uploads/files/202506/Solis_Manual_S6-EH1P(3-8)K-L-PLUS_AU_V1,1(20250530).pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1719-75kwh-home-storage-battery-expansion/ 00:00 - 75kW Battery Expansion 05:11 - The new AERL 10 way outdoor battery cabinets 07:28 - New Solis 8kW Hybrid Inverter 08:27 - 70sqmm DC battery cable 09:22 - New Changeover switch + New 10sqmm cable run 10:19 - The old 25kWh rack 11:03 - New grid side energy meter 12:03 - Wire strippers or Pliers? 14:10 - Can you get an entire system for free? 14:45 - 70sqmm wire crimping 15:36 - Dave's spidey sense kicks in 16:09 - Trick of the Trade: Bending PVC piping 17:00 - Always trust Dave's spidey sense 17:17 - Nighttime install! 22:02 - RJ45 termination in the dark 23:18 - First test, something seems wrong... 26:17 - Nest morning troubleshooting 28:52 - It's always the current clamp 31:19 - Switchboard upgrade with Changeover switch 33:32- Stress testing the Solis backup port Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com Hardware Store: https://eevblog.store/ Merch Store: https://eevblog.dashery.com/ If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/eevblog Other channels: EEVblog2: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover #ElectronicsCreators #Solar #batterystorage