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Looking through old posts, it seems this is answered here... https://www.foxesscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?t=1166

Just had a look online...even at approx midnight, there's still a few watts coming from the grid?

Hi all

I'm fine tuning my setup after moving into a new house. I have self-mode enabled and my solar produces approx 3kw on a sunny day (between about 10am and 4pm anyway.. ;) ). I have also set the batteries to discharge all day - they are 5.2kw and the invertor is 5kw.

When I check the app in ...

I always see trickle grid usage even when batteries are full. I put it down to a combination of the accuracy of the systems not being 100% and that the smart meter itself runs off the grid and cannot pull from the battery.


Thanks, that makes sense.

Looking more closely this morning, I'm seeing ...

Hi all

I have recently got registered and have been looking on this forum to get started. Apologies if this question has been asked before. :-)

One thing I have noticed is that the load in the evening can be as low as 0.5kw, and my battery (which is 5.2kw) could cover this...I believe the invertor ...

Hi Dave

The customer services team confirmed that the S/N was still bound to the previous owner.

I have quickly setup via the App but have not had time to set any parameters at all. Hopefully I can login online and make some amendments.

Thanks for the reply.

Hello all

I have moved into a new property that has solar & battery setup. After spending quite a few weeks getting Octopus to put me on the Flux tariff, my electricity usage still seemed very high and so I wanted to check the settings on the invertor (after carrying out some online searches ...