New Jersey homeowner's electricity-savings DIY project sets house on fire

New Jersey homeowner’s electricity-savings DIY project sets house on fire

Dan Alexander | August 14, 2024

EDISON — A homeowner's attempt to save some money on his electric bill backfired Tuesday afternoon when the lithium ion phosphate batteries in his garage caught fire.

Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said it took firefighters over an hour to put out the flames after the batteries being used as the power source for his a home on Hill Road caught fire in the garage attached to a home.

"He was harvesting electricity, using his own lithium ion phosphate batteries," Bryan told New Jersey 101.5. "They were around his house and some sheds in his yard. He had some solar panels outside of the house. And he was storing some of the batteries in the garage."

A hazardous materials unit also responded to the fire.

Bryan said the homeowner had wires and cables running underground. The homeowner was not charged and firefighters kept the fire confined to the house...More:
https://nj1015.com/firefighters-battle-lithium-battery-blaze/

Installing a used EV battery for your house?

Might want to notify your home insurance company.

Which will undoubtedly require inspection and certification. Most weigh more than half a ton. So you won't be able to throw it into a pickup truck. The inspector will have to come to your house.



Batteries: Truly Green? Time will tell...