Expert Solar Panel Installers in Bradford

A: Yes, If your energy provider offers you any form of cheap energy tariffs at certain times of the day or night then you can simply set the Lux to charge from these times at a push of a button.

A: Octopus Outgoing offers people with Solar and batteries the option to sell back there stored Solar Pv generation between the hours of 4pm to 7pm. Between 4pm and 7pm every half-hour the price changes, You can set the lux to only discharge back to the grid should the pay back price exceed your stated sell back price. Example: you request that the Lux can only discharge back to the grid should the payback price exceed 15p, The Lux algorithm will then select any of the highest paid half-hourly periods that exceed your 15p set price and discharge back to the grid. You always have full access to the pricing structure, and you can charge your payback price at any time.

A: Depending on which system you have i.e. The Lux AC or the Lux Squirrel Pod and how many batteries you have will determine how much power you can charge and store. If you have the Lux AC system the maximum you can charge at is 3.5Kw per hour, therefore if you have 4 hours of cheap energy i.e., Octopus Go then the maximum you can charge, and store is 14Kw of bankable power. If you have the dual Squirrel Pod system the maximum you can charge at is 7.0Kw per hour, therefore if you have 4 hours of cheap energy i.e., Octopus Go then the maximum you can charge, and store is 28Kw of bankable power.

A: Yes, but you will find there is some confliction between the two technologies! They both work on the same principle using a CT clamp to measure the export from your Solar PV generation. Most of our customers have removed the CT clamp of the water diverter and use the override boost function on the panel display of the water diverter first thing in the morning to allow the water to heat up to temperature. Once the water has hit its target temperature the solar water diverter will switch off, this will allow the batteries to take over and charge accordingly with any interference. The other options our customer have chosen is to change the water diverter for a diverter that works with battery storage. There is one unit on the UK market that will work with batteries and is UK manufactured, The company is called intelligent Immersion Here is a link to there website: Intelligent Immersion (intelligent-immersion.co.uk)

A: Yes, you can. The fantastic thing about our Lux battery storage systems is that should you move home you can take your system with you. We can arrange the decommissioning of your system and reinstate your system in your new home. Cost for decommissioning and relocating your system would need to be quoted on the day of notifying us of your intentions.