Is it feasible to run Alde hot water off inverter?

[jongood]

Always after a way to gain a bit more benefit from solar, I'm wondering if I could get to the connection for the 1 kw element on my Alde 3010? My plan is to put a separate connection through a manual switch to power it from my inverter.

 

[G1969]

I heat all my hot water (Alde 1kw setting) via the inverter when not hooked up. I have Home Assistant running all my electronics and simply say “Alexa hot water on” and during the summer when we don’t require any heating I leave the Alde switched off and have the external start wired to a Home Assistant relay linked to Alexa. When the hot water is heating up the amps draw is approx 80 amps so I set an automation that when Alde external start is on and current draw is less that say 75 amps then Alexa announces hot water is hot and turns off Alde. This takes into account normal amps draw from daily use and not large draws

How did you connect the alde to the internet?

I can now run either hot water or heating off my batteries (manually if needed) but would like to be able to log in remotely??
I have found out that running at 2kw through the multi plus does induce a temperature overheating warning after4 5 hours or so, so won’t run at 2kw for that long again , at 1k seems okay, not read the instructions but presumably they require a rest every now and again

 

[AdrianChen]

How did you connect the alde to the internet?

I can now run either hot water or heating off my batteries (manually if needed) but would like to be able to log in remotely??
I have found out that running at 2kw through the multi plus does induce a temperature overheating warning after4 5 hours or so, so won’t run at 2kw for that long again , at 1k seems okay, not read the instructions but presumably they require a rest every now and again

Ours multi is in the garage, but with the door shut, eventually it will get stuffy - if your able, try it with the door open?

 

[G1969]

Ours multi is in the garage, but with the door shut, eventually it will get stuffy - if your able, try it with the door open?

Oh okay thanks, so it could cope at 2kw for a long time, obviously subject to battery capacity

 

[AdrianChen]

Oh okay thanks, so it could cope at 2kw for a long time, obviously subject to battery capacity

Should do if it can keep itself cool - If you are in a high temp place at 40c, then it could struggle!

On our last boat the very similar MV types we had were put in a locker behind a sofa - the builder said the cool air from the bilges would be enough - it wasn't, we had to open the locker door behind the backrest, then everything was fine, the area would have been smaller than the garage on an e-line, but that just affects how long it takes to warm the air up.....