I haven't installed those but searching them on Google indicated that they are inherently safer than lead acid and additionally have a two stage fire suppression system built in. I bet their website has more specific info you could share with the customer. They are 9540 listed as well.
On Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 6:16 AM Jim Gowdy via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Good Morning, > I have a customer where we are replacing their FLA battery bank with > Lithium, specifically the Discover Helios ESS 16.1KW battery and they have > concerns about fire suppression in case the battery catches on fire. I've > never really thought about it other than installing them on non > combustible material and letting the BMS handle any over temp, over > charging, etc. I've seen batteries grid tied and offgrid where the > batteries are mounted in all sorts of places and I don't think anyone has > fire suppression on their minds. Has anyone had any experience needing to > install some sort of fire suppression for their battery bank or have any > thoughts on this matter? > > -- > Jim with Gowdy Electric > Cambria, Ca 93428 > business 805 927 2630 > cell 805 975 5279 > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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