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Hello! Thank you for your question/comment. I’m still very pleased with the battery. I would definitely choose the same inverter, which you can find at Solar Trade Sales. However, if I were to do it again, I might opt for a higher-capacity inverter to import power more quickly at night and enhance power output when needed. When I had my system installed after the first lockdown, I received several quotes. Interestingly, one company wanted 50% more than another for the exact same setup. At that time, I was using Plyontech batteries. It’s essential to shop around! I’m based in Northern Ireland, and I chose www.treenergy.co.uk/ for my installation. The battery installation itself is straightforward; just have installer leave it for a future "update" So you dont have any solar system setup at the moment ?

@@AdrianMcDaid Yes I have a solar setup, installed before the origin FIT payments were introduced, so they are quite old by todays standard (10 panels x 180 watts each) I originally got £950 per year on the original FIT tarriffs. Thank you for your advice if you were to do to do it again. I think I'd go for a bigger inverter as well, I might even go for 2nd battery lol I put a query on check a trade, they didn't have a catagory for solar battery, just EV installation . I did a search for MCS engineers in and around my area - that seems to be getting more traction.

@@LindsayMcConnell-uq8dy hello it's been great. Working as it should. There seems to be bug not sorted it out yet. Where if it gets as low as 14% will charge its self to 30% . Believe that's with an inverter. Heavy battery, very easy to install to my current setup. Removed previous Plyontech batteries and simply connected this up. It's a great capacity for the price.

Thanks for the reply, does sound like good value for money and hope you get your charge issue sorted on the inverter. Can I ask why you moved away from pylontechs? I seen batteries on eBay with used lithium packs in them going for good money, so was tossing up between them and your Fogstar.

@@LindsayMcConnell-uq8dy the Fogstar was just great value for money compared to the Plyontech ones that I had. Had three Plyontech 2.5kwh batteries that were giving me around usable 5ish kWh of storage. Sold them used for £1500 in total then for 15.5kwh of Fogstar for £2500 also ended up with newer batteries.

@@billienomates7100 this was my thinking

@@Scottishprepper73 I think the simple answer is no. I had Plyontech batteries sold them on eBay . From what know Fogstar does not recommend mix and matching. If you check notes in there website believe does state this. Just to note it was dead easy once I sold on my old batteries to fit the Fogstar.

@AdrianMcDaid cheers buddy, I was going to double up the pylontechs but tbh for less coin could just buy two of these.! What's your thoughts on em?

@@Scottishprepper73 very pleased so far. My thoughts would be sell what you have buy two of these for 5k what are you going to get back sale of your own. Just to note they are 140kg each

@@kennyrodg hello, yes been great value for money money . Very pleased so far.

@kennyrodg appreciated buddy. Prefer real world opinions like this.

@@Scottishprepper73 Anytime Buddy.

Could you send a link to this discussion? Thanks

@@007silverwings It was on one of Artisans battery choice videos....It should be fairly recent as I posted in here in relation to it.

Hi , the battery has been great. Yes it does have comms to the inverter.

Hi, maybe worth asking the manufacturer of the battery. Do you have to get Fox Inverter

Been going really well so far

I see you joined UA-cam 40 mins ago.....

@@AdrianMcDaid The first time I've ever felt the need to comment on a video...

@@JackHarrell-jt6oj great value for the money. How do you find your Tesla power walls do you just have the one or more ?

Do the config on the inverter

the phone app is just for monitoring.

@@oxfordsparkyno, you can fully control the inverter settings too from the app. An email to Solis and they will add it to the app for you.

Fogstar price does seem to make this option way more appealing for people only wanting a battery system.

@@AdrianMcDaid hi, thinking about getting one of these as well, I can't see on the website but does the price include delivery? Cheers

@@steve_787 Hi, yes the price does include delivery. I live in N.I and they even delivered, no extra charge. Be warned it's 140kg The battery has been great so far. Very pleased with my purchase.

@@AdrianMcDaid that's great, thought it did. I'm about to order one as part of my new solar setup. I know it says max discharge of 200A but what's the highest you've been able to draw/charge it to in kW(still not 100% on how to calculate it from amps)? I'm having an 8.8kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter so don't think I'll be limited that side and guessing the battery would top out at maybe 5-6kW?

I don't . Is your inverter hybrid inverter ? Maybe I can make one.

It’s a growatt inverter model Min 3600TL-X Would be great if you could 👍I’ll subscribe

@@davidbunting9922 you should look up if you have hybrid inverter. If you don't batter won't work for you.

Hi, defo worth asking Fogstar

@@AdrianMcDaid Fogstar confirmed should work perfectly with Sunsynk but not with Foxx ESS as "they are high voltage inverters"

@@RahulParmar1978 you may find this useful online forum of that inverter with Fogstar renewableheatinghub.co.uk/forums/postid/29527

I may be a bit late to the party on this one but I'd be confident that it would work with a Sunsynk inverter. I have a similar setup albeit 14,5kwh diy battery with a JK inverter BMS and a Sunsynk Ecco 3.6 Inverter. The pace BMS in the Fogstar is very similar to the JK. Setup for me was a breeze, i've since added Solar Assistant and everything is all working great together.

I have the F5 RH-3.6K-48ES-5G . Yes was very easy to swap out Plyontech I had and add the Fogstar

Not quite sure of your question. I have 5.4 kw solar array. Produced 17 kWh yesterday from it. You could get this battery setup with an additional inverter without solar and charge overnight on cheaper electric use during the day.

really depends on your inverter/charge controler as with some a single panel will produce power but not very much of it, inverters have a wide range for the input voltage on the mppt side. Personally I have a solis s5-eh1p6k-l which has an input voltage range of 90-520v DC with a max of 15A per string and it can take two strings. I have one string of 9 JA solar 545W panels with a max of 49.75v and 13.86A per panel and a second string of 12x 12 year old 300W panels.

Hi, thanks for the questions. It's the same as any other battery system. Be that Tesla power wall etc. I have a solar setup, the solar power goes into my battery Via my solar inverter. This power then feeds the house. On cloudy days and I know the next day won't produce enough solar I can charge the battery up at night at a cheaper overnight rate. Then feed the house with cheaper electricity during the daytime.

I would love to see how the inverter communicates with the meter. Please do another video. Thanks

@@manikdesign the inverter has its own meter that monitors the power going in and out using CT clamps on the tails between the cut-out and the meter.

Hi, thanks for the question. Be honest I don't know . Did you have any more information or links .The battery only connects to my property side not out to the grid . The inverter would not allow that.

@@AdrianMcDaid I'm pretty new to it all but I know if you apply for g99, they want to see that a battery is on the ena register.

@@carlwhitaker5151 I'm in Northern Ireland seems to apply for GB not UK

@@carlwhitaker5151 I have just completed all the paperwork for my DIY battery and Victron Multiplus 5000VA inverter. It didnt ask about battery manufacturer it was only intereste d that the inverter had been approved and on the ENA register. That was via UKPN

Hi, From my understanding the Fogstar uses the Plyontech protocol. But yes I'll see about making short video

🤣🤣 I have solid wall with hilti bolts even at that afraid wall coming down on me. Not sure how going physical lift it up to the bracket. But on positive note can see great differences in Capacity compared to what had previously.

Yes sure, I'll try to do that on my next one.

I had to take mine down a flight of 16 steps very very carefully. One of my brackets looks wrong if I'm going put on the wall. Have you looked at yours. One side seems fine. Did you have batteries previously ? New system for you ? Great price system we seem now it goes. Can't see any other battery that comes close price wise.

Now have it up an working. Don't do what I did and wonder for longer than I care to admit why its shows its seem be working but the power is not coming out. The Big trip switch at top was turned off on mine. But the screen was showing as on you could see the settings.

@@AdrianMcDaid I also had issues with the brackets. They sent me 2 left brackets. I contacted them and they have sent out a right and a left one now :-D

@@rmplatts I though I was going mad with it, and was like...why this not lining up.

23 stone? What age are you, 90? It's 145kg.

I hope so too!

Hanging on the wall may be challenging due to it's weight. But it wouldn't look good. Is a solid wall.

Will add more videos when I have system setup