Battery outside front of house

[EmEvs]

Hi, I am hopefully having an Evo10 battery installed which will need to go outside the front of my house. I’ve been reading about weather protection - I can see that the battery is protected from -20 to 50c which should cover all extremes in the uk (hopefully) and is IP66 rated which I understand protects it from dust and water. Should I be worrying about it being stolen too?! There seems to be a lot to worry about… thanks

[Dave Foster]

The Evo has a heater (you must remember to enable it) so the cold temperatures should be less of a problem, on theft - that's a difficult one, they are specialist batteries and not much use other than in another Evo system but stranger things have been stolen.

If you are concerned about theft, best strategies are that it is securely mounted to the floor / wall, and use security (anti-tamper) screws, enclose it in a simple structure which obscures people seeing what it is, but allows air flow - if you don't already have it, consider installing an obvious cctv camera near it; in many respects it doesn't matter whether it works or not it will certainly act as a deterrent.

[EmEvs]

Thanks Dave,

I think I’ve just never seen one outside the front of the house but people have bike sheds etc! Good to hear about the heater and I can shade it with a box if I need to in the summer.
All v exciting
Emily

[MaterialBarracuda48]

The battery is also a hefty 113kg, so be interesting to see that getting removed.

Good luck with the new system.

[EmEvs]

That’s quite a weight! I think I’ll stop worrying!! Thanks for the reply