Battery won't switch om

We, rather foolishly, have a bin next to one of the batteries which can get pushed against the on/off switch. This has happened a coupe of times in the past.

I have just noticed that the battery is off and the bin pushed up to it. However, the battery will not switch on again with the press button on the side (it is a Giv-Bat 5.2). I have tried restarting the inverter.

Of course, it may not have been due to the bin (which I will now move) but I think it is. It is not possible to tell if the press button is on or off.

Any tips?

Thank you

GribinIsaf when you turn the battery on it requires a longish hold on the button for it to turn on

the battery should be able to turn on irrespective of the inverter and the AC breaker that feeds your battery, but check its turned on

if the battery still won't turn on then it indicates its completely flat. Givenergy support may be able to do something remotely but more likely you'll have to get your installer our to jump start it

geoffreycoan if the battery still won't turn on then it indicates its completely flat.

That must have been it... but after a little rest it managed to come back to life.

Thanks for responding so quickly.

Bin now moved

Perhaps put a cover over the switch? Stick on one like kiddy anti tamper cooker knob cover?
Is you battery outdoors? Does it need/have rain cover?

Totally off-topic - your bin problem reminds me of a car I had in Austria in the 70s. A Steyr-Puch based on the Fiat 500 but with a 650cc air-cooled engine and an estate back (!). No in-car entertainment, so I had a battery-operated cassette player shoved into the glove compartment which occasionally - on a sharp right-hand bend - slid to the left and knocked the ignition key into the 'off' position. As I remember, an old sock stuffed into the gap solved the problem...

ChrisLav That is the proper engineering solution with the added bonus that if you had to clean frost / snow off the mirrors you could use them as gloves.