5 years old on 3 strings, it might not matter to mix, better get ready
for a new bank.
I have never used more than 1 string for my clients and get closer to 10
years life, so maybe there is better advice out there.
Good Luck!
Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
"we go where powerlines don't"
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On 2023-04-03 11:03 am, Daniel Young via RE-wrenches wrote:
Hello Wrenches,
Have a client with 24 x Rolls S550's. 2 of the batteries have given up
the ghost. Rolls will replace them under the pro rated warranty.
The issue us, the client is wanting to replace them with non Rolls
batteries to save $. They can get 400AH 6V L-16 form factor FLA
batteries from a local battery house for the same price I am going to
get the new Rolls for. And that also means they don't need to pay for
freight. The net result is that they could save $4-500 by getting the
batteries locally. No freight, and no markup on the batteries we
provide (I can technically add the lost markup back in as labor, we do
need to make something off of the 3hr one way drive to swap the
batteries)
Question is, has anyone got experience mixing battery brands like this?
3 x strings of 8 c S550's (L-16HC would be the replacements) both dead
batteries are on the same string.
Whole battery bank is near the 5yr old mark.
The last rolls battery bank the client had lasted them 10 years. (they
baby the battery bank to be sure, and take maintenance seriously)
I understand where the client is coming from, but do not want to let
them shoot themselves in the foot, and I simply do not know what the
chances are of swapping in batteries from a different brand. In my
head, I don't see a big issue, even if they are sub par, they will
likely just get older faster, and fail around the same time as the rest
of the 4-5yr old battery bank. But I'm unsure if there are any more
subtle issue that these other batteries would cause.
Client has been loyal for more than a decade, so I want to give them a
fair shake at saving some $ now, as they plan to move to lithium when
the whole battery bank finally gives out.
With Regards,
--
Danny Young
NABCEP PV Installation Professional #031508-90
Engineering Team Lead
Solar Energy Solutions
Lexington | Louisville | Bloomington | Cincinnati | Evansville |
Indianapolis
513-448-5176 (mobile)
877-312-7456 (Main Office)
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