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by PhilCamb
Mon Nov 04, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Battery Upgrades and Warranty
Replies: 4
Views: 347

Re: Battery Upgrades and Warranty

Thanks again Dave. Hopefully the VAT savings will offset the install costs. I will call them to see what they say.
by PhilCamb
Sun Nov 03, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Battery Upgrades and Warranty
Replies: 4
Views: 347

Re: Battery Upgrades and Warranty

Thanks Dave, You are right in that if installation costs are reasonable, it may be worth following the route for peace of mind. You mention Zero VAT. All the adds I have seen include VAT and when I tried to check the VAT status, I saw something implying batteries were excluded. If getting the ...
by PhilCamb
Sat Nov 02, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Battery Upgrades and Warranty
Replies: 4
Views: 347

Battery Upgrades and Warranty

Hi, I have recently had a solar and battery install. (6kw solar, Fox inverter and Fox 8.2kwh battery). It all works fine so no problems there. With the onset of winter, I can see that on overcast days, the solar panels will not always fully charge the battery during the day. To date, if my partner ...
by PhilCamb
Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Mobile App Help
Topic: Some questions around using schedules
Replies: 2
Views: 689

Re: Some questions around using schedules

Thanks Dave - I discovered that the 'old' charge periods weren't compatible with schedules shortly after posting. As soon as as I enabled the schedule, the 'old' charge data was cleared and I couldn't enter any new data. Thanks for clarifying what the default mode is when a time period is not ...
by PhilCamb
Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Mobile App Help
Topic: Some questions around using schedules
Replies: 2
Views: 689

Some questions around using schedules

I have recently had a fox based PV and battery system installed. It works fine and I am pleased with it. I have been using this forum to help me understand how the app works, I found a great guide for setting up schedules and have successfully set one up to test however I still have a couple of ...
by PhilCamb
Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Customer/End User Help
Topic: Intelligent Octopus and Ohme Pro price cap setting
Replies: 5
Views: 2789

Re: Intelligent Octopus and Ohme Pro price cap setting

Can I suggest a possible alternative solution. I am not sure what Car you are using or what make of home charger. Some home chargers have a scheduling function that allows you to program when to charge the car. Your car may have the same function. If the car does not fully charge in that period ...
by PhilCamb
Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Hybrid (Solar + Battery)
Topic: Inverter Self-Power consumption / efficiency
Replies: 14
Views: 7253

Re: Inverter Self-Power consumption / efficiency

Hi All, I have just had a new installation and noticed the 'discrepancy' between the numbers shown on the app suggesting the inverter was consuming a significant amount of power. After reporting it to Solar Power they agreed to send out an engineer to check everything over. For the rest of the day I ...