FoxESS Community - Owners & Installers Forum

Hi all,
I am new to this self generation and am trying to figure out the best way to set up my Fox ESS system.

I have a 2.7kW solar system south facing (restricted size due to loft skylights) and a 10.24kWh Fox ESS.

A couple of days a week I am the only person at home and I am only using approx. 150-200W most of the day.

What would be the best use of my solar during these periods - I am assuming charging the battery & then using the battery in the evening when the rest of the family come home.

How do I set the battery to just charge from the solar during the day on certain days?

I also have Octopus intelligent go tariff as I have an EV with an Octopus approved EV charger so have set forced charges of the battery between 11.30pm and 5.30am - should I do this on the days when it is going to be really sunny?

I also have an agile export tariff set at 15p - so would be good to know thoughts around this too?

All suggestions are welcome - just looking to make the most out of my new asset and reduce my energy bill as much as possible.

As you may know, there will be days the sun will shine and not, so charging overnight covers those dull days.

How you setup your system will depend on what you end goals are, to maximise profit (ROI) for example, or just reduce grid usage.

Also, you state you are on Agile Outgoing at 15p, Agile export is a variable tariff that changes the export price every 30mins, so please check that you are on the correct export.