Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that lithium batteries are not dangerous and cant burn down your house, I am trying to understand how dangerous they are and who should be installing them.
If solar industry is punting to allow single phase testers or an IE to test and sign off a lithium battery installation, they can be that dangerous.
If they are highly explosive and could catch on fire and burn down your house, then only an MIE should be allowed to install and sign off the installation as reasonably safe ?
There should be a set of regulations specific to each lithium battery type, the safe installation guidelines, precautions, barrier sand any otehr relevant details to create a safe installation.
If you are one of those people trying scare the public about the dangers of these lithium batteries and cutting and pasting old irrelevant documentation, best you get your facts straight and produce documentation that is relevant to that specific type of lithium battery and the dangers they pose to the public, be it standing exposed on a shelf in a shop where anyone has access to the power button, or under your stairwell in your house (as displayed by the manufactures home page... by the way I am told I should follow the manufacturers requirements... if they have it displayed on their web page, then why cant I do it in my house? ).
It is time to stop the bullshyte and get the facts right, we are wasting the publics money, I know people in SA have more money than they need, but it doesnt give us the right to rip them off 'just because we cant get out regulations and facts correct.
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