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Had a second PW2 installed yesterday. First was installed about four years ago. They are located in the middle of the walk-out basement. Yesterday, installer was telling me code four years ago did not require PW disconnect to be outside by my solar disconnect. Disconnect is next to PWs in...

Already had one PW, added a rebate eligible second one today. Need some help claiming the PW $500 rebate. Website says: Review the full eligibility for the rebate. Install Powerwall(s) between June 15, 2023, and October 31, 2023. Once your Powerwalls are registered and connected to the...

Having my second PW2 installed right now. After the wrapper came off, saw a few dents & scratches on the front panel. From the picture, can't see the depth of the dent, just the scrape. Also note scrape on bottom right corner. There's a few others. More concerning is a sticky or oily liquid on...

Having PWs 2 & 3 installed tomorrow. PW 1 is on a wood-frame wall in a walk-out basement utility closet under the stairs. I could mount 2 & 3 so all 3 are on a wood-frame wall in a row with maybe one foot separation between each. I can also have them drop PW 1 to the concrete floor and sandwich...

I may be wrong on this but I understand Tesla requires each PW2 to have 7.5 kW of PV to keep the the system from shutting down due to inability to unload excess power to the grid. I have a micro-inverter setup with 38 panels. My PV system puts out an actual peak of 10 kW (12.1 kW advertised). I...

I have one PW2 that is 4 years old and has part # 1092170-05-J (per looking at the Gateway IP web page). I'm getting two more and my third party installer said they ordered PW2 with part # 3012170-00-X. Any concerns?

When PW is set for 100% Backup Reserve, there does not appear to be any setting to not let the PW drop below, say 5% so as to retain enough power to self-start the next day. Is there a setting for this or does it have an auto stop at a certain percentage or will the battery let itself completely...

Have a four-year old 12k PV (actual peak 10k) system and one PW for emergency backup only. I leave them it 100%. Finally, after a four-year wait, I'm promised two more PWs installed in October. On October 1, Missouri is implementing TOU plans with only one specified for (monthly tru-up)...

I'm a bit confused on some PW code issues. I recall seeing on a thread here recently that PW2s now should be installed 3 ft apart. I currently have 1 PW installed in a utility closet in the basement. I plan to add 2 more shortly. The following is from the NFPA 855, Standard for the...

Been waiting 2.5 years for an additional PW2 from my third party installer. He said Tesla rep recently told him PW production has been reduced and it may be another year or two before I see another PW. I called Tesla. The phone rep doesn't know anything about third party availability, said...

Had a PW2 & Gateway 1 installed in Feb 2020. Cost me $11,500 with a third-party installer (no Tesla install available in Missouri). I could have had a second installed for $8,000. We misunderstood the need for a second and decided to try one and order a second later, if needed. We ordered a...

I had one PW2 third-party installed on an existing 12.1 kW PV system in February 2020, as the pandemic was getting underway. Upon realizing a single PW was a bad call, a couple of months later I ordered a second one. Now, after waiting 2+ years, Tesla has told my installer that they're only...

I have 38 LG320 panels (12.1 kW), APsystems YC500 microinverters & one PW2. I have been waiting 2+ years for my second PW2. When testing the PW on a sunny day, I discovered the microinverters don't ramp down but shutoff, leaving me with a counterintuitive lack of power on a sunny day. I'm...

Thinking about adding a NG generator, such as Generac, to my existing PV & PW2 system. Would that integrate with the existing Tesla Gateway 1 transfer switch or would the generator need its own transfer switch? Thanks.

Can't seem to find the current PW price on the Tesla website, at least not without filling out an order. I was reviewing PW2 price history and came up with: $5,500----PW2 introduced 2016 $5,900----2018 $6,700----2018 $6,500----2019 $7,000----Oct 2020 PW+ production begins Nov 2020...

I have AP microinverters & Powerwall. System a few years old. The AP ECU app has not provided any data for about five days. Connected to the network OK. The Tesla app continues to provide solar data. In the past, I've always noticed a slight discrepancy between the AP & Tesla apps. I always...

If my house loses grid power, apparently so does my cable Internet, and I lose Tesla app access. I would think, once the PW kicks on, I could still access the Tesla app while in the house on the network. But, I can't. The whole house is backed up. How should this work? I also paired to...

Have had my PW2 for about 15 months. While I've only had a couple of grid outages lasting more than a few minutes, maybe for an hour or two, I do get a lot of supposed "outages" for 5 minutes that I suspect may not be true outages. I have a neighbor that tracks outages closely (so as to get...

Not sure if this is normal or not. Have PW for about 16 months now. Have 12k solar but PW is backup only. Have one PW, been waiting 14 months for second. True operational grid outages in last 16 months have been few and short. While out of town a couple of weeks ago, during a thunderstorm...

Just saw the old news today that Sunrun will be installing 80 amp bi-directional charging stations for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning EV Sunrun To Install 80-amp Charge Station For All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Any thoughts out there on being able to integrate this into an existing 12 kW...

Had one PW installed in February 2020. A few months later, I realized I need a second one for my 12k solar system. Ordered it from my same local third-party installer around the first of June. A few months later, installer told me they're backordered until first quarter of 2021. Well, here we...

After installing PW2 and doing 6 outage tests over the first 6 months, I got the phone app push notification when power went off and also back on. The notifications, both power on and off, appear to be delayed about 10 minutes before receiving push notification on phone app. Is this normal...

Had a single PW installed a couple of months ago. Unfortunately, the recommendation of the installer was incorrect and I actually need two. The installer is an authorized partner and install was fine. I paid $11,500 for the install. Taking out the material costs (Battery $6,500, Gateway $1,100...

Already had a new 12.1kWh PV system. After much research (unfortunately, not on this forum) comparing one PW2 with a natural gas generator, I decided on the PW. As I have net-metering, the PW's only purpose is as backup---same as the generator. For the same net money as one PW, I could have...

I recall (possibly incorrectly), that the PW2 has a feature similar to The Sense Home Energy Monitor. Is this correct? I couldn't find anything on my Android app. My Android app is working. I looked, but can't find a Windows PC app or a comparable web page. My battery arrived with 18%...

Install still in progress. Yesterday, they got all the wiring between main panel & battery done. Unexpectedly, green light started flashing. Don't know if power button was initially bumped on, but if it was, after turning it off, still had flashing green light. Per owners manual, should be no...

The building inspector was reviewing my PW interior basement install yesterday. Code requires a fire dept warning plaque on the electrical/PV panels outside. The inspector asked, "what happens after the fire dept turns off all the electrical/PV switches outside and the PW is still powering the...

Forgot to ask earlier. I'm having a Powerwall installed tomorrow morning. Apparently two location options. 1. An unfinished storage area in the center of the basement next to the main electrical panel. This area is conditioned space, year-round temps probably range 65-75F. 2. An unfinished...