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I've now switched to the server API for settings and mode status (but local API for high speed monitoring). I would have switched earlier, but the re-write never made it to the top of the long to-do list; it wasn't broken so it didn't make a lot of sense to make the change while the local API...

Can't log in as installer without physically toggling switch on powerwall. Telsa, if you're paying attention (we know you sort of are, because you've made this change) - the reason we log in as installer is to automate mode changes because your options don't work with our tariff - because you...

I got updated to 1.45.2 this morning this morning at 7:40. Powerwall immediately started charging and charged to 100%, and stayed there, and then didn't discharge at all. App showed it in self consumption mode with a backup percentage of 0%. I put it into backup, and then back into self...

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That used to be the case for me, and so my charge strategy was simple - charge overnight to 100% every single night to maximise the possible feed in. Unfortunately, since 1 January, the cheapest Off Peak is now about 50% more expensive (in VIC) than in 2019. That means now that the strategy...

App 0% = GW 5% App 100% = GW 100% It is linear between those two points. App never shows less than 0%, but GW will show lower values, if the powerwall is discharging when it reaches "App" 0%, it may run for a few minutes before shutting down. Usually it will then recharge from the grid (at...

Yep, there's a thread going here: Complete now returning 200 (1.43.3) · Issue #26 · vloschiavo/powerwall2. It looks like calls to the API no longer stick. A second call might make the first call take effect, resulting in the behaviour you noticed.

Depending on whether peak and shoulder are close in price, or shoulder and (normal) off peak are close in price, you could consider reserving off peak in the app for special off peak, and combining two other price bands. But, agreed, bands alone are not enough - the app must also allow for...

Yeah, I've seen the same thing: In Self Consumption mode, discharging to match house load. Increase backup percentage from 10% to 15% (when current state of charge is 70%), and immediately goes into standby - now drawing from the grid at peak rates. Try setting backup percentage to 0% to force...

1.40.2 seems very broken. Like @eml2 I see changes pushed immediately, but then it looks like it crashes. I've set reserve to 0% in the app, and the web UI reports 5%, but powerwall charges rather than discharges, as if the reserve percentage is set higher than current SOC.

I'm on v1.37.1 in AU; do you have the Gateway 2 (where the gateway looks like the powerwall, rather than an ugly grey cabinet)? I'm guessing you're on Gateway 2, and if so, you might already be up to date.

Three phase power is surprisingly common in AU (I guess like split phase is in US) but of course the vast majority of loads are single phase. Three phase is typically only required for large AC. Solar, historically, is almost always single phase even when the home has three phase power...

Fix connectivity issues and enable 800A CTs. What's interesting about this is that the Neurio must be connected to the Gateway over WiFi to receive the firmware update. My Neurio was connected using a RS-485 harness, because the gateway could not see the Neurios, so I couldn't get configured...

Long time reader first time poster in these cost of PV threads. Does anyone know why prices are so high in the US? I am comparing to AUS. Is it town or utility permit costs that get built into the quotes? Are the panels actually more expensive? Perhaps due to tariffs? Is it too early in the...

Not trying to start a debate here - I am guessing this has to do with eligibility for some sort of tax rebate - but it does not make sense in Texas where there is so much overnight wind energy that it would make sense to store it and use it during the day instead of gas / coal.