How can I turn on my inverter at a specific time of day?

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Hi - Recently purchased a Phoenix 12/1200 Inverter to power a Dehumidifier.

The Inverter in Normal On mode - draws around 1AH in standby

If I switch to ECO - this drops conciderably - but it wont power the Dehumidifier.

I actually have a timer plugged into the output of the inverter - so the Dehumidifer is only active for a set period of the day.

However to conserve energy - why does Victron not change the APP so that when the Inverter is connected to a blue tooth dongle - you can automatically set a time when the inverter turns from OFF to ON…

That way I can save power except for say 5 minutes each side of my required Dehumidifer Set Time?

You already have the feature to turn ON / OFF / ECO in the APP… why not link it to a timer schedule?

Would be most helpful.

Because as of now I do not see a good way of saving energy for the 21 hours a day the Inverter is not used…

THANKS

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Hi Simon.
Your Phoenix can’t tell the time.
But it should have a ‘Remote’ port, so you could switch it on with an external timer. Likely a different sort of timer to your existing one if you’re switching ac, but still possible. And when switched off should draw less current than eco mode.

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Hi John

Yes I looked at that thinking I could use the 240V Output to trigger the On relay - but of course there is no 240 Volt output if its OFF…

I guess I would have to use either something off the van 12V - Have you any suggestions?

I am a Mechanical Eng not Electrical - but can probably figure something out.

But always happy to use something someone else has already proven.

I understand the Inverter does not know the Time - But the APP does…

But understand your concern where it wont communicate correctly if outside of Bluetooth range.

THANKS

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@SimonAudi
you just need to use a 12v direct current timer and use its dry contact on the remote (to activate the inverter you need to bridge the remote input)

Timer 12V

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THANKS

Will look for Similar on Amazon