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My issue has been that the alarm has gone off a few times, too. Way too sensitive. Sadly, it has become unusable for the last few releases, so I had to shut it off. I would rather have it just notify me on the phone, if there is an alert (that triggers the camera.) Hoping they spend more time on...

I've had my Model 3 for 14 months now, the only minor complaint has been the fact that with each software fix, some things work better, but others work worse, or don't work at all. My calendar function is completely inoperable after working fine for quite a few months. I've tried every fix that...

I just got on 2019.32.2.1. The only difference I have noticed so far is that fish eye camera is extremely clear. My son noticed it.

I noticed that my Model 3 would never get hotter than 100 degrees with cabin overheat (AC enabled) turned on. When the temperatures hit 110 a week ago, I did see an internal temperature of 125 degrees. However, I think the cabin overheat (just the fan) keeps it from going much higher than that...

Just to add my info. Have had a Model 3 for over a year now. It started to smell about two weeks ago. Pretty bad on start-up, but would dissipate after a few minutes. Based on some of the comments, I ran the heater for about 25 minutes one night. I also turned off cabin overheat protection...

I'm down to 296 after one year. No supercharging. I'm in Texas, so it might be the heat for the last few months. I normally charge to 80% once the battery falls below 40%.

Nice. I know that giddy feeling. Like prepping for a test and realizing that you studied all of the correct information. A one hour outage won't get a lot of people to consider a solution, but it is amazing what a 24 hour outage will do, based on some of my neighbors' comments.

That makes sense. I know that the solar was still loading up the PW2s at 98% with the grid being down.

Oncor was able to turn on power in the late a.m. to our neighborhood, so my PWs were not fully at 100%. I was not able to see if they would accept my excess power (even while I was not receiving power.) I'm also curious what happens when the grid is "down", but my solar panels are producing...

Oncor (our power distributor) has pushed the time for recovery back to Tuesday afternoon now. Interestingly, the power has been restored in our neighborhood, but they are diverting it to critical locations. They can do this now with everyone having smart meters. So, businesses get power and...

I'm currently running a "real life" outage simulation. Dallas, Texas had some pretty severe storms and over 400,000 are without power. Power went out back at 1 pm, but I was not aware. The solar panels (8.33 kw) and PowerWalls (2) took over without even a flicker. I was at 100% of Powerwall...

I am at 1.36.1 and I still see it discharge in off-peak (under cost savings) IF the gap between what my Powerwalls "are charged to" and the "reserve" is greater than 20% or so. My off-peak is 8 pm to 6 am. What seems to be hitting lately, in peak, when I have fully loaded Powerwalls, I will get...

Pretty strange. They moved me up to 1.36.1 recently. I have not noticed any functional changes.

Excellent. I will try this tomorrow as my peak begins. I'm sure the Tesla Energy folks will love this approach. :eek:

This is not true (at least me.) The Powerwalls continue to discharge at some point during the off-peak when Tesla "decides" they have a sufficient amount of reserve. I can counteract that by raising my reserve levels up before my off-peak begins. Once peak begins, then I can reduce my reserve...

One thing I have found from experimentation is that 10% from where the PW2 is charged beginning the off-peak, to where you reserve for power, seems to be a sweet spot to keep the system from discharging during that time period. Once I hit peak, then I lower the reserve. Just wish they would...

Yes, it does have to do with the tax rebate. The utilities forced that into the bill. Why? No clue. We would be paying to charge the battery, so what is their beef? I guess their theory is that this keeps us from charging when their rates are high and the grid is being taxed due to high...

The plan in Texas that I am on does not compensate me for sending power to the grid. No feed in tariff. The plan is pretty basic. I pay $0.23 per kwh from 6 am to 8 pm. After 8 pm until 6 am, the energy is completely free, regardless of amount.

It's funny talking to the Tesla support team. I keep trying to explain that I live in Texas and our utilities are all deregulated. It seems they always assume that every state operates like California. Your last point is what is so frustrating. In my setup, they want to start discharging...

Yes, that was me. I set the system up the way you suggested, but it still discharged during off-peak. I scrapped that plan after a few days. Right now, the system works for me in cost-savings mode. When I know there will be some cloudy days, then I make sure I raise the reserve to within 10%...

I was on the phone with L2 for almost two hours. First of all, the Tesla Powerwall folks are nice people, but honestly, I rarely trust a word they say. I called in today because I noticed that when the Powerwalls are dormant during my peak period, that it takes about 5 minutes for them to "wake...

Yep, they pull that same BS with me. (You're changing the settings too much!) One thing I have noticed about 1.34.3 is that the changes for the reserve seem to happen instantaneously. I raise the reserve once non-peak start and bring it down once I am in peak period in the morning. Gee, to bad...

And, that is the current problem on my end. I would like the ability to have my Powerwall NOT discharge during off-peak using "cost-saving" mode. Seems like a simple request, but Tesla just can't seem to make that happen or doesn't want to. I watched as the Powerwall drained to 20% during...

1.32. Level 2 called me after I talked with Level 1. I spoke with Caleb. He quickly assured me that the Powerwalls were working as designed (by destaging at various times and amounts during off-peak.) I asked him various questions on why or how it decides to destage and it was like talking to...

Tesla (L1) called me up and confirmed that my Powerwall2s were not working as they should be. They agreed that it was discharging when it shouldn't (off-peak). L2 is now looking at it to see why this is occurring. And the story continues...

I'm fine with the PW2s using some type of forecasting and calculating based on your usability statistics, plus some type of weather forecasting. However, there should be a base (or option) that simply allows you to not discharge at all during off-peak (or whatever you want to call it.) In our...

I have my reserve set to 10%, per Tesla L2 instructions. I don't think I have ever seen the PW2s try to discharge power below the 30% threshold, but I have not had that scenario in the last week to observe. What is really odd is that regardless of the amount of PW2 power the system begins with...

No, I just have peak and off-peak set. The PW2s did not have a full charge going into this off-peak last night. They were at around 58%, nevertheless they discharged down to around 30% before peak started this morning. Seeven days in a row. Will be interested in hearing the comments from the...

Yes, I did try Balanced, and it discharged very similar to cost-savings. eml2 mentioned that if the reserve is greater than 30%, then the Powerwall will decide to discharge. I'm not sure if that is a number than Tesla provided (or eml2 noticed), but I do believe that a large reserve triggers...

Well, it has been a week, and the PW2s continue to do discharge during off-peak (while in cost-savings mode.) There is no doubt that the PW2s are set up to discharge in off-peak when they have a certain amount of energy. It will be interesting to hear what the Tesla folks say in a couple of...

What's funny is that during off-peak right now, half of the power is coming from PW2s and the other half is coming from the grid. Seriously, I think the PW2s are using a randomizer to figure out when to come on.

Do you ever have an abundance of power (> 50%) during off-peak with your PW2(s)..? My won't discharge if the power is low, but if I am over 50% (a guess) then it will discharge to some extent. In fact, last night, I went into off-peak with 92% and the PW2s discharged the entire night (down to...

So, I tried the Balanced TBC and it continued to discharge during the off-peak even when there was no peak. However, I called Tesla, and now they are telling me that the PW2 should not discharge at all when it is off-peak under Cost Savings mode. They want me to not make any changes for the...

If I could write some FORTRAN, ASSEMBLER, Basic, or even COBOL, then I might be the guy. :confused: So far, the Balanced setting has operated the same as the Cost Savings. If the Powerwall has "some amount" of a high capacity of charge, then it will start offloading at night (off-peak). I have...

If the Balanced approach does not work, then that is my best bet. I'm not any good writing scripts (only worked at IBM for 38 years), so I'll need to find someone competent to assist me. :eek:

Thanks, I set it up the way you suggested tonight. I'll wait a few days to report back on how it operates. The good news is that the next few days will be totally sunny, so I should see how the Powerwalls operate when they are still filled up once off-peak begins.

Right, I agree it is working as designed, but I would hope it could work as the customer (me) would like it to. :)

My utility retailer charges me $0.23 per kwh from 6 am to 8 pm. From 8 pm to 6 am, the price is $0.00 per kwh regardless of how much power I use. Free energy.

Interesting. I'll try switching over to balanced to see how that behaves.

A Tesla L2 rep talked to me about "Cost Savings" mode a couple of days ago. I opened a problem up and said that during off-peak, the Powerwall would decide to discharge power at various times. He explained to me that the Powerwall would decide whether it has enough power for the next "peak"...

You don't want to use what I was given as a contract from SolarCity. They sold me an 8.33 kw system for $9,800 back in 2013 through a 20 year PPA. It was a ridiculous price that I jumped at. I think it was based on the rebates that SolarCity was going to get through three entities (state...

My PW2s keep doing what they want (erratically). Last night, they shut off right when off peak hits, but then three hours later, they decide to start offloading in the middle of off-peak. It makes no sense. I really believe the logic of the code is just messed up. I got that feeling after...

I don't know if Tesla changed their designs from SolarCity, but here is my layout from 2013. I doubt much has changed. It is an 8.33 kw system.

I have had it running in cost savings mode for about two weeks now. Three times it has started to discharge in off-peak. Last night it did, and my battery was at 90% going into off-peak. Tonight, my battery was at 89% and it worked properly, shutting down at the exact start of off-peak. I've...

I'm actually fine with that. They just need to make the Powerwall act consistent. It should go into standby mode during "off peak" when in "cost savings mode." Sometime it does, sometimes it does not. Tesla Level 2 has told me that it should always go into standby mode in that case, but there is...

I've been happy with my PW2s, but I can't seem to consistently get the Powerwalls to act correctly in "off peak". They should not be producing energy during "off peak", but for some reason, they come on after I have charged them up during a sunny day. It works fine for a couple of days, but...

After reading some of the entries from other users, I thought I would add my experiences on utilizing my two Powerwall 2 units along with my 8.33 kw Solar City panels (from 2013), and my Tesla 3. I installed the Powerwalls earlier in the 2018. The Tesla 3 arrived in August. I live in Dallas...

I just wish Tesla would allow the screen to be able to tilt more in the direction of the driver. Being an old guy, it is tough to view the screen when it is at its present angle. Doable, but not comfortable. Hopefully, someone will create a fix for this.

I finally got the IPhone calendar to pop up. Haven't had any luck with the Google calendar, but I am happy with small victories.

I wish I could get this function to work, but it is one that has never worked for me since day 1 (back in late August). I have been told that the calendar would be able to display your Google calendar, but no luck for me in either case (Apple calendar or Google calendar.) Any idea where we can...