On-grid domestic battery storage

mickyduck

Hi decided to go ahead and at the same time arrange a full system for my son.. so all in package seems good value.
Now I think I may have a small issue as I have a solic 200 connected does anyone know if this will continue to work as it uses a clamp meter to decide when to send power to the immersion, how would the set-up decide to send power tp the batteries or the Immersion?
In theory Im guessing when the batteries are fully charged and I am exporting the Solic will kick in OR when the water is at temp the Solic will turn off and the batteries will charge.. anyone actually know?

Solarchaser

Essentially you are correct. 
You can let them fight it out, in which case I *think* the solic will win, until it's full, then batteries will take over.
That's what's reported by members with sofar, but lux responds quicker I believe. 

Zarch

Has anyone heard of GivEnergy inverter and battery systems?

Just come up my radar..... seems similar-ish prices to a Lux/Sofar/Pylontech setup.

https://midsummerwholesale.co.uk/buy/giv-energy

Solarchaser

Never heard of them, but seems very cheap for the batteries..... just after I spent more money on batteries 🙈

chamelion

Solarchaser said:

Never heard of them, but seems very cheap for the batteries..... just after I spent more money on batteries 🙈

1326 post VAT for 2.6kwh? 
When you get get pylon techs from TR for 804 post VAT?

How is that ... cheap?

EVandPV

The 8.2kwh module is a good price, about £287 per kwh compared to £333 for Pylontechs.
The 6.3kwh module works out about the same as Pylontech.

EVandPV

EVandPV said:

The 8.2kwh module is a good price, about £287 per kwh compared to £333 for Pylontechs.
The 6.3kwh module works out about the same as Pylontech.

Scrub that, didn't notice the price doesn't include vat. 

Solarchaser

chamelion said:

Solarchaser said:

Never heard of them, but seems very cheap for the batteries..... just after I spent more money on batteries 🙈

1326 post VAT for 2.6kwh? 
When you get get pylon techs from TR for 804 post VAT?

How is that ... cheap?

Just over £2k for 8.2kwh seemed like a good deal,  but as EvandPv pointed out its without vat.
So £3k for 8.2kwh isn't quite as good as I thought.
Though it's still not a terrible price.
Comparible to the Pylons... but given the Pylons are a known quantity, I'm reassured I did the right thing buying more Pylons... especially as i Picked up 9.6kwh for £2k (used though)

EVandPV

Solarchaser said:

reassured I did the right thing buying more Pylons... especially as i Picked up 9.6kwh for £2k (used though)

That's not bad at all !
With 2nd hand Pylons, is there any way of telling the state of health percentage ?
The Lux inverter shows this in the web interface but wondering if there's another  way to check ??

joefizz

I dont know if anyone else lives on the edge of civilisation but with Storm Ciara approaching, Ive set my batteries to fully charge from the mains for the first time ever.

Will be disappointed now if the electricity stays on ;-)