Recent content by Brad Waddell

high pitched whine just started on my 2016 S - i'm pretty sure it's the AC because when you stop the car it slows and stops and if you leave the AC off you don't hear it.

zTesla - did you find a method to automate the setting of the reserve level?

hi jj one contradiction just entered my mind - you said: > What you have is a partial home backup, but your AC is running through a power line that the tesla gateway can see, and provide power for when the grid is on. so the battery provides power for the non critical loads via the measuring...

cost wise it is not perfect, but that is not the goal - the goal is long lasting battery, heat management, better handling of outages, better ability to test critical loads when isolated from other loads, and keeping the battery at the level i want. if the software could exclude those loads i...

ok well that's good news then, even less drain on the battery which is my goal - a happy cool long life battery. thanks for clarification.

yes unfortunately neither do i! they won't show me a diagram or work-order.

again my primary concern is not outages but battery wear/heat during hottest parts of the day. i want this system calm and cool. i am on the TOU - time of use program - 5 cents per KWH except M-F 1-7pm where it is 35 cents per KWH and NV energy pays me 75% of the current rate for KWH sold during...

jj - extremely helpful - thanks for getting me those very helpful details. in my case i do not want the AC loads to affect the battery levels so that: 1. if i am overseas and there is a power outage the battery will be able to backup the critical loads. right now the battery drains to nothing at...

hi so you have your system setup this way then? AC is ignored by powerwall? can you tell me how to set that up because apparently Tesla Solar has no idea. Setting the battery to 100% would not then serve the critical loads during brownouts and spikes such so i don't want to use that option, i...

hello jj very helpful BUT why is it necessary or desirable for the battery to be continually pounded by the AC if it is in the non-critical loads breakers section? Aren't they non-critical by definition and should not use the battery since the sizing is way too small? I can't see any benefit to...

Hello Does anyone here have a PowerWall partial home backup and can explain to me how it works when the grid is on? I ordered a partial home backup system, and my understanding of this system from the sales team is that there are 2 breaker panels - one for the critical loads that goes thru the...