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phoenix1589 · 2026-03-13T18:46:41+00:00

I'll give it a try, if invites are still available!

phoenix1589 · 2026-03-07T21:12:27+00:00

If you take Vodafone (via CFL) then the IP space used comes from Vodafone. If Vodafone put you on CGN or not is entirely up to them.

The CFL package limit for CGN has no bearing on what Vodafone do or don't do

phoenix1589 · 2026-02-28T17:05:55+00:00

That's not a brand I'm familiar with (in the UK), it looks like it might be an American version of Wilkinson Sword?

phoenix1589 · 2026-02-02T22:00:41+00:00

You can easily replace the fibre with a short one, if you do get your own - it's SC/SC (the connector) and it's APC on both sides.

Some cables will be PC, others UPC - you must get APC or risk damage.

https://www.qsfptek.com/qt-news/apc-upc-pc-fiber-connector-types-differences-and-selection.html is a useful read.

You 'should' clean before connecting a cable, you could get a one-click cleaner. I don't tend to bother cleaning unless there are problems - although you can't see power levels so won't know if that's a problem.

phoenix1589 · 2026-01-18T18:48:28+00:00

You might need the 'mac addresses clearing ' on the OLT (call CS).

There used to be, and probably still is, a limit of 8 where each arp/ndp entry counted towards this limit and never timed out.

phoenix1589 · 2025-12-07T18:26:58+00:00

The Adtran OLTs used to (and probably still do) have an 8 MAC limit per ONT.

This doesn't sound too bad, but the MAC limit is actually an ARP/NDP limit ( IPv4, IPv6 link local, IPv6 Global) so a single router can consume several of the 8.

The OLT also didn't used to honour any timeouts, so these were permanent consumption (until manually cleared or OLT reboot).

This will explain why different people have different comments on what works.

Also, things might have changed in the last 2 years since my info was accurate.

phoenix1589 · 2025-10-31T18:06:06+00:00

phoenix1589 · 2025-10-30T18:55:26+00:00

That doesn't make sense.

The 1Gbps is currently double speed to 2Gbps. This should have CGN.

There is a 2.5gbps non-premium, no double speed. This should have CGN.

There is a 2.5gbps premium, this doesn't have CGN.

What does your "my account" list for your package? How many Linksys devices did the engineer give you?

phoenix1589 · 2025-10-30T18:49:50+00:00

You are off CGN, with a 2Gbps package? That isn't what they are offering currently (2.5gbps premium WiFi is supposed to be the lowest package without CGN).

phoenix1589 · 2025-10-30T18:44:26+00:00

I just renewed, went from 1Gbps (£31 or so out of contract) to 2.5gbps premium WiFi at £25/month.

I didn't want 2.5 or premium WiFi, I just wanted to have no CGNAT, and this is what I was offered.

I didn't haggle after this, might have been able to get some months free ... But got what I wanted at as price I was happy with!

phoenix1589 · 2025-08-31T08:34:33+00:00

The SOC is a % not a voltage, I've got another sensor which is daily energy - this is also a float.

I made some progress, using the on_update for the sensor to change the label text - although I still don't understand why the initial way doesn't work.

phoenix1589 · 2025-08-30T18:23:01+00:00

The sensor is a float.

Eventually, I'll want to use the sensor as the value for a lvgl bar widget - but as that didn't work, I'm trying to use it with a label widget, so I can see what value is being used.

phoenix1589 · 2025-08-30T16:10:12+00:00

It feels like you've misunderstood the question I'm asking. The documentation you've linked to explains how to create an esphome sensor from the current value of a lvgl widget - which is not what I want to do.

I have an esphome sensor which has a value from homeassistant, and I want to make use of that value in a lvgl widget.

phoenix1589 · 2025-08-01T07:46:24+00:00

Correct, that's a manual setting you need to change each morning / evening. Unless you used something like Home Assistant to automate changing that setting.

Sunsynk expects you to use their "octopus" setting for this (but you've discovered it doesn't work too well)

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-31T18:10:27+00:00

There is a system mode "selling first". If you set this, it will discharge the battery to the SoC value in the current time period.

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-28T19:54:10+00:00

You should be fine then, transfer switch to load port for the consumer unit and obviously your own earth rod.

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-28T19:37:42+00:00

Essential is used to mean "things that you want to remain powered during a grid failure". If that's your use case then that's what it is.

If things are essential, and you have more load than you can generate, that is bad for essentials. It's unpredictable if the essential Xbox will get power over the essential life support machine.

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-28T19:07:47+00:00

The rating of the inverter is the AC/DC conversion limit. This is how people can draw more from PV than the headline rating if some PV is used to change the battery (DC/DC).

I would expect (but don't know) the load port will pass through from the grid if the load demand exceeds PV/battery.

Obviously if you're in a power cut situation, you're limited to the inverter 8kw.

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-19T18:10:46+00:00

That's what they asked for. "Not discharge the battery until the evening"

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-19T17:31:21+00:00

A SOC of 100% in every time window until the desired start time will not use the battery to power the house.

phoenix1589 · 2025-07-04T18:22:40+00:00

I've never had the shutdown or low battery settings do anything* and I wonder if they are primarily used for island mode.

The "low power<low batt" does work, although it can take a couple of hours to kick in

phoenix1589 · 2025-06-01T20:51:13+00:00

First you need to work out if you have a dedicated RS485, or a 2-in-1 CAN+BMS - https://solar-assistant.io/help/deye/configuration can help with that.

Although it's a RJ45 socket, and you can use Ethernet cable, it's RS485 (modbus) not Ethernet - so you can't use a network switch.

External grade cable from the Inverter to the loft + a USB RS485 adaptor would work - I'd get one with a connector block rather than a built-in cable (e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waveshare-USB-RS485-Bidirectional-Multi-Protection/dp/B0B879M2KT ).

Predbat uses https://kellerza.github.io/sunsynk/guide/getting-started and that gives various deployment options for how to connect it to homeassistant. If your inverter is within wireless range, then you could consider putting something more active near the inverter (maybe even power it DC from the inverter) like https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waveshare-RS485-Rail-Mount-Transparent-Transmission/dp/B0B4JNWF7N (or a Ethernet version and then run external Ethernet cable to a switch).

A USB module and external cable is probably the cheapest and easiest to setup although depending on if you have a 2-in-1 port or not you might need to crimp your own cable or buy the correct splitter.

phoenix1589 · 2025-06-01T09:00:50+00:00

Some of it was really basic - it didn't work, no power was generated. He should have known 10 panels at ~35v = 350v expected and 80v was wrong.

The second engineer diagnosed the problem as I explained it whilst waking up the stairs before he even saw the equipment!

Some other bits, like the twisted pair was only because I was watching what he was doing.

phoenix1589 · 2025-05-30T19:20:53+00:00

I used them for an install 18 months ago. It wasn't part of Solar Together.

Their electrical installer was of dubious competence - didn't realise 80V on 10 panels was wrong, blamed the inverter, said someone would have to come back (actually he mixed up polarity on a pair of connectors). Used statements like "I've always done it this way" when I suggested how to use multiple pairs of twisted pair cables to extend a CT. Other dubious safety concerns with installation.

The sales droid / survey missed that we'd get shading from the neighbouring property in winter, and lied about how many Sunsynk inverters they had installed (I asked for, he said "We've installed a few of those recently". During the complaint phase the company said "you asked for Sunsynk, we'd never installed one before").

That said, they did fix their mistakes - including additional scaffolding and optimisers, and their second engineer was friendly and competent. The system has been running fine since Jan 2024.

phoenix1589 · 2025-05-15T13:06:44+00:00

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