Lux ac battery controller

Solarchaser

EVandPV said:

Solarchaser said:

chamelion said:

Solarchaser said:

Oh !!!!!!, I looked last night and cheapest was 7p and worst was 32p i think, so I thought, yeah best sticking with go.

What i need is a fifer to make a weegie friendly box thats plug and play to manage that for me i think. 🤔😂

tonight - cheapest 0.34p. under 5p from 11pm to 6am. 

Yeah, I see that 😥

It's ridiculously quick and easy to switch though.
Couple of clicks on their website and their system does the switch automatically at midnight.
And you can change back to Go the same way.

Good point, I've switched to agile

EricMears

Solarchaser said:

Oh !!!!!!, I looked last night and cheapest was 7p and worst was 32p i think, so I thought, yeah best sticking with go.

Between 2am and 4am this morning (which most people would describe as part of 'last night') Octopus Agile rates were below 5p , 3.15ppu  from 2:00 till 3:00.  Tomorrow morning it's below 1ppu for two hours.

ASavvyBuyer

Solarchaser said:

EVandPV said:

Solarchaser said:

chamelion said:

Solarchaser said:

Oh !!!!!!, I looked last night and cheapest was 7p and worst was 32p i think, so I thought, yeah best sticking with go.

What i need is a fifer to make a weegie friendly box thats plug and play to manage that for me i think. 🤔😂

tonight - cheapest 0.34p. under 5p from 11pm to 6am. 

Yeah, I see that 😥

It's ridiculously quick and easy to switch though.
Couple of clicks on their website and their system does the switch automatically at midnight.
And you can change back to Go the same way.

Good point, I've switched to agile

Worth noting that Octopus have changed the terms for Agile & Go tariffs so that you can't switch back & forth between them within a short timeframe of less than 30 days. See this blog https://octopus.energy/blog/terms-conditions-agile-go/

"We’ve retained the ability to leave smart tariffs at any time - if they’re not for you we don’t want you locked into them. We’ve just added the 30 day restriction to prevent the “back and forth” which can undermine the way they’re designed to work. Of course, as ever with Octopus, there’s no exit fees and no lockins."

Apparently, there were a few users abusing the system and switching every other day between Agile & Go and back again.

EVandPV

ASavvyBuyer said:

Solarchaser said:

EVandPV said:

Solarchaser said:

chamelion said:

Solarchaser said:

Oh !!!!!!, I looked last night and cheapest was 7p and worst was 32p i think, so I thought, yeah best sticking with go.

What i need is a fifer to make a weegie friendly box thats plug and play to manage that for me i think. 🤔😂

tonight - cheapest 0.34p. under 5p from 11pm to 6am. 

Yeah, I see that 😥

It's ridiculously quick and easy to switch though.
Couple of clicks on their website and their system does the switch automatically at midnight.
And you can change back to Go the same way.

Good point, I've switched to agile

Worth noting that Octopus have changed the terms for Agile & Go tariffs so that you can't switch back & forth between them within a short timeframe of less than 30 days. See this blog https://octopus.energy/blog/terms-conditions-agile-go/

"We’ve retained the ability to leave smart tariffs at any time - if they’re not for you we don’t want you locked into them. We’ve just added the 30 day restriction to prevent the “back and forth” which can undermine the way they’re designed to work. Of course, as ever with Octopus, there’s no exit fees and no lockins."

Apparently, there were a few users abusing the system and switching every other day between Agile & Go and back again.

That seems fair enough. 
I can imagine it would play havoc with their billing system.

EVandPV

Solarchaser said:

EVandPV said:

Solarchaser said:

chamelion said:

Solarchaser said:

Oh !!!!!!, I looked last night and cheapest was 7p and worst was 32p i think, so I thought, yeah best sticking with go.

What i need is a fifer to make a weegie friendly box thats plug and play to manage that for me i think. 🤔😂

tonight - cheapest 0.34p. under 5p from 11pm to 6am. 

Yeah, I see that 😥

It's ridiculously quick and easy to switch though.
Couple of clicks on their website and their system does the switch automatically at midnight.
And you can change back to Go the same way.

Good point, I've switched to agile

Don't think I'll be far behind you.
Looks like the pricing is going the same way it did during the first lockdown.
Given that it looks like we're heading for a second full lockdown, I can imagine negative pricing will become much more regular, as it did in the spring.

EVandPV

Here's a handy site to help decide when to charge the EV when on Agile .....
https://energy.guylipman.com/forecasts?region=N

ASavvyBuyer

For those of you that have the Lux Controller & Pylontech batteries; who did you get to supply, install and register with the DNO?

I have been looking for companies, and found a few, like "The Solar People" that advertise they are sole importers, but I would appreciate recommendations of who has done a good job.

EVandPV

ASavvyBuyer said:

For those of you that have the Lux Controller & Pylontech batteries; who did you get to supply, install and register with the DNO?

I have been looking for companies, and found a few, like "The Solar People" that advertise they are sole importers, but I would appreciate recommendations of who has done a good job.

Got mine from Thinkrenewables (or whatever they're called this week) and they recommended a guy local to them who installs Lux units regularly.
I don't have his contact details anymore but I'm sure they'll be able to put you onto him.
No complaints about the install he did for us.

mickyduck55

Got two systems from Eco renewables based in the North but fit nationwide (I'm in Surrey)

https://www.ecorenewablesgroup.co.ukI

mickyduck55

Noticed this last night and its still running today.. batteries charging from the grid.  Is this part of the BMS deciding they need a trickle charge as we have had very little solar for the last week? It is now up to 65% and still charging at 344 W.....