Outdoor Housing for Battery and Inverter

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I have run out of viable space (that Mrs will let me use) to house my inverter and battery for when my solar arrives next month (GivEnergy). So have been looking at alternatives. Originally looked at stainless steel and GRP kiosks but that was going to cost me nearly £1500.
So now i am thinking just making a 2m x 1m x 0.4m wooden box with a plywood mounting plate to house this and sit in my front yard in the corner. Insulate it for the cold months. The drive is north facing so hardly gets any sun.
Has anyone done this in their system? i was a bit sceptical of using wood but i reckon it should be ok as long as its pressure treated, can brave the elements and was thinking of putting a rubber roof on it.....
Any thoughts if this is viable ?
So now i am thinking just making a 2m x 1m x 0.4m wooden box with a plywood mounting plate to house this and sit in my front yard in the corner. Insulate it for the cold months. The drive is north facing so hardly gets any sun.
Has anyone done this in their system? i was a bit sceptical of using wood but i reckon it should be ok as long as its pressure treated, can brave the elements and was thinking of putting a rubber roof on it.....
Any thoughts if this is viable ?
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Might need to have some sort of heating for the cold months and be well-insulated. The charging rate is throttled if the battery temperature drops below 5. Battery can be permanently damaged if the cells freeze.
Plenty of people have done this, maybe join the Givenergy forum on the book of faces
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 20 x 330W Jinko Panels + Enphase IQ7+ microinverters (Jan 2022) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump
4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).
BEV : Nissan Leaf e+
My neighbour has 2 solaredge batteries on the side of his property. Again. No special cover.
Why do you need a small structure to house it if it already comes waterproof??
4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).
BEV : Nissan Leaf e+
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 20 x 330W Jinko Panels + Enphase IQ7+ microinverters (Jan 2022) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump