Could not find much out on the market for covers, other than some highly priced folding PVC units, and did not want the look of a shed on the side of the house effect, sketched out some designs and got my local fabricator to knock up a pair of covers.
Very pleased with the quality and outcome.
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Looks very neat, thanks for sharing.
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32 x 490w across 4 arrays
2 x EV's (Tesla & Mercedes)
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I'm going to keep an eye on the upcoming cable concealment covers which Fox mentioned recently. Haven't seen them on sale yet. Aren't as neat as the OP's solution, but should make things look a lot better.
https://fox-ess.uk/2025/09/15/coming-so ... le-covers/
https://fox-ess.uk/2025/09/15/coming-so ... le-covers/
My friend passed that onto me when I was looking for covers.
Will not know until they are launched, but from the image it appears the inverter cover is bolted in place, which would mean the inverter has 2 tappings each side, so would assume at this point, it will only be suitable for future inverters tapped for this purpose.
Maybe wrong, only time will tell.
Will not know until they are launched, but from the image it appears the inverter cover is bolted in place, which would mean the inverter has 2 tappings each side, so would assume at this point, it will only be suitable for future inverters tapped for this purpose.
Maybe wrong, only time will tell.
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I think your DIY covers look better; you should put them on ebay do made to order. plus a margin.
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Thanks!
I was surprised there was nothing out there, I can’t be the only person looking for some external sun and dirt protection for this issue.
My fabricator is a small 2 man operation, and he had never been approached for solar before.
If anyone wants my measurements, just ask.
The only mistake I made was not to allow a gap for the cables from the battery to inverter in the top rear of the cover, I just channeled the wall to sit them flat where it passed the cover edge. The other option was to reroute them, as there was plenty of slack to come in via the left hand side.
I’ve left them completely open at the bottom of each cover.
There is plenty of ventilation, and air movement, but the reality is that you can design any size that suits.
Also there is the option to put insulation board in some areas in the battery cover to retain heat in the winter if required.
And you can have them power coated any colour you wish.
All this at well under half the price of the only commercially available option I could find.
I was surprised there was nothing out there, I can’t be the only person looking for some external sun and dirt protection for this issue.
My fabricator is a small 2 man operation, and he had never been approached for solar before.
If anyone wants my measurements, just ask.
The only mistake I made was not to allow a gap for the cables from the battery to inverter in the top rear of the cover, I just channeled the wall to sit them flat where it passed the cover edge. The other option was to reroute them, as there was plenty of slack to come in via the left hand side.
I’ve left them completely open at the bottom of each cover.
There is plenty of ventilation, and air movement, but the reality is that you can design any size that suits.
Also there is the option to put insulation board in some areas in the battery cover to retain heat in the winter if required.
And you can have them power coated any colour you wish.
All this at well under half the price of the only commercially available option I could find.
I can see your equipment is on the outside of your home like ours is. We have just had a lot of problems with the batteries getting too cold so have made up an insulated box with a low watt heater inside to go round the batteries. Are your covers insulated ? We were told by the installer that having the equipment outside was fine but this was not the case when the weather turned cold.
33 panels split into two phases
2 x Inverter Fox H1-6.0-E-G2
2 x Battery Fox EP5
Running home on one phase and glamping business on the other .
EPS enabled .
2 x Inverter Fox H1-6.0-E-G2
2 x Battery Fox EP5
Running home on one phase and glamping business on the other .
EPS enabled .
The covers are purely to protect the cables and won't affect the temperature in the slightest.
Do you have a battery with the warming feature? If so, I would recommend turning it on, and setting the start temperature and final temperature appropriately.
An enclosure will also help.
Do you have a battery with the warming feature? If so, I would recommend turning it on, and setting the start temperature and final temperature appropriately.
An enclosure will also help.
Ah I see.
No sadly we had a very poor supplier/installer which didn't recommend the heated batteries. After discovering recently the batteries not performing I read on here about the low temperature issue (installers didn't even mention this after I asked them directly about cold weather !) and have just built an insulated wooden box around the batteries which transformed them overnight back to full working order.
Sadly after falling out with the supplier we are left with no ongoing support so I'm so pleased to have found this forum.
No sadly we had a very poor supplier/installer which didn't recommend the heated batteries. After discovering recently the batteries not performing I read on here about the low temperature issue (installers didn't even mention this after I asked them directly about cold weather !) and have just built an insulated wooden box around the batteries which transformed them overnight back to full working order.
Sadly after falling out with the supplier we are left with no ongoing support so I'm so pleased to have found this forum.
33 panels split into two phases
2 x Inverter Fox H1-6.0-E-G2
2 x Battery Fox EP5
Running home on one phase and glamping business on the other .
EPS enabled .
2 x Inverter Fox H1-6.0-E-G2
2 x Battery Fox EP5
Running home on one phase and glamping business on the other .
EPS enabled .
Mhys1016 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 9:02 am I can see your equipment is on the outside of your home like ours is. We have just had a lot of problems with the batteries getting too cold so have made up an insulated box with a low watt heater inside to go round the batteries. Are your covers insulated ? We were told by the installer that having the equipment outside was fine but this was not the case when the weather turned cold.
No, I’ve posted other pictures with a cover that goes over the metal covers. 50mm insulation board and waterproof skin.
I’ve got heated batteries, but even in the current cold temps, battery temp has not dropped below 11C, so heaters not kicked in yet.
CDubbs wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 6:18 pmMhys1016 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 9:02 am I can see your equipment is on the outside of your home like ours is. We have just had a lot of problems with the batteries getting too cold so have made up an insulated box with a low watt heater inside to go round the batteries. Are your covers insulated ? We were told by the installer that having the equipment outside was fine but this was not the case when the weather turned cold.
No, I’ve posted other pictures with a cover that goes over the metal covers. 50mm insulation board and waterproof skin.
I’ve got heated batteries, but even in the current cold temps, battery temp has not dropped below 11C, so heaters not kicked in yet.
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