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by adm
Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Welcome space / Install gallery
Topic: New system in Surrey
Replies: 7
Views: 2450

Re: New system in Surrey

Dave Foster wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:39 pm so it was really just a natural progression for me to get a FatBob 114 which is great.
I had one of those as well. I loved it and put 27k miles on it all around Europe. Good choice!
by adm
Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:06 pm
Forum: Welcome space / Install gallery
Topic: New system in Surrey
Replies: 7
Views: 2450

Re: New system in Surrey

If it's the Foxess facebook group, yes very likely to be me The strange thing is I do have a brother called Stephen Foster, but he is definitely not a Harley rider, in fact I think the only bike he ever rode was my moped nearly 50 years ago . I however do have quite a few motorbikes, one of which ...
by adm
Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Octopus Agile Work Model
Replies: 8
Views: 2735

Re: Octopus Agile Work Model

So a bit of a late joiner to this thread, but I am also trying to get the Octopus Agile work model running. I can see it in the cloud via a web browser, and I can select the different modes and tell it I want to (for instance) buy power at the 4 lowest cost Agile periods. However - it doesn't seem ...
by adm
Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Welcome space / Install gallery
Topic: New system in Surrey
Replies: 7
Views: 2450

Re: New system in Surrey

Welcome on board - that’s a very good sized system - the KHx is one of the best inverters Fox make :) Thank you Dave, Are you by any chance related to a Stephen Foster? Strangely, I got a friend recommendation this morning on Facebook for a Dave Foster....who I presume is you as I think you have a ...
by adm
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Welcome space / Install gallery
Topic: New system in Surrey
Replies: 7
Views: 2450

New system in Surrey

Well, I thought I should put a post here as I just had my system commissioned yesterday. Installed over 2 days - the day before Good Friday where the weather was truly vile, and yesterday. I was originally looking at a 5kW system installed on my garage roof, but I ended up with 8.1kW on the garage ...
by adm
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Pre-sales Questions
Topic: Fox Inverter & Cube Batteries with Agile Octopus
Replies: 4
Views: 2969

Re: Fox Inverter & Cube Batteries with Agile Octopus

Well, I used to be an electronic engineer, so wouldn't have any fear of messing around with microcomputers and modbus connections - and would probably enjoy it. But I can't write code though.... But if the Fox system will interface intelligently with Agile, then it could be exactly what I want ...
by adm
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: Pre-sales Questions
Topic: Fox Inverter & Cube Batteries with Agile Octopus
Replies: 4
Views: 2969

Re: Fox Inverter & Cube Batteries with Agile Octopus

Thank you. That kind of shows that it might work.....and hopefully has gone through some more development since the video, so I am positively encouraged. I'd like to see more about things like how to set up different strategies - for example, "charge my battery at any rate lower than 10p/kWh, and ...
by adm
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:38 pm
Forum: Pre-sales Questions
Topic: Fox Inverter & Cube Batteries with Agile Octopus
Replies: 4
Views: 2969

Fox Inverter & Cube Batteries with Agile Octopus

I am hoping to gain some knowledge from people here on the forum.... I had an installation company around yesterday to do a survey and provide me a quote for a PV/Battery system. Previous companies had recommended Tesla Powerwall for the battery and most recommended SolarEdge inverters. But this ...