Comment by j45
I know batteries to generally be safe but am wondering if any folks are putting the battery systems outside of their home, let's say in a shed, detached garage, or a purpose built enclosure for batteries?
I know batteries to generally be safe but am wondering if any folks are putting the battery systems outside of their home, let's say in a shed, detached garage, or a purpose built enclosure for batteries?
In a cold climate you have to add heating and an insulated enclosure to keep them alive.
Bury them below the frost line in a concrete box with a sealed access port, add in some water cooling for when the battery heat goes above a cutoff. They'd never get too cold that way, stay around 60 Fahrenheit by default.
We have ours in a porch - mostly because the fan is slightly noisy.
I think the main consideration for any outbuilding would be whether it was water-tight, had some level of climate control, and was secure against theft.