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Joklyn Switched-on
09-12-2023

Re: Solar panels and hot water

Because this graph (or chart) only gives a single indication for each hour, I think it's hiding your problem. I still think you don't have enough battery power. To me, it looks like the off-peak comes on, and the battery runs for as long as it's able before reaching it's cut-off point and the off-peak continues to draw about the same amount of power as it did initially, so the graph levels are about equal. Now that your battery is technically flat, the chart shows small usage for the rest of the ...
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Joklyn Switched-on
07-12-2023

Re: Solar panels and hot water

Ant73: I'm totally new on a digital meter (7days) but I have an idea about your prob. I may be wrong but it looks like your batt isn't supplying power during the night possibly because batt isn't fully charged, or not having enough solar. The power jump at 11pm is at the time that AGL switch on the Off-Peak power for hot water systems etc. (usually around 10:45pm). Your batt tries to supply power but not enough, so it registers both usage and generation initially and then only small usage all ni ...
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