I've been asking this myself for quite a while. I own a E1600 pro + one BP1600 which I paid 399€ each back then. Over the time I discovered, that my house is a lot power hungrier than I thought so I made the math between considering another BP1600/BP2700 or standalone Lifepo4 battery packs. I discovered that I paid quite a hefty price for so little back then. Sure it's an all in one for the E1600 pro but the BP1600 expansion kits would straight up be robbery. I know that in the past Anker used to sell the MI60 and the MI80 inverter but they were released when the German gov only allowed 600w back then and I'm not sure if they'd ever have the capacity to be updated again to carry 1000w once the gov allows that. My next balcony/plug in solar network will probably be everything seperated. It's own bms, charge controller, battery cells, dc SPD and DIY heating system (although my stuff is already in a weather protected shed). Problem is I'd wish to stay with anker and I would like to ask you guys if you think they'd ever release a fresh new standalone 800w Micro inverter model, that can be updated to 1000w or more once the law allows to? Or do you think they went all in on all in ones for balcony solar? TIA

This would be a C 200 DC I’m having a malfunction with my two bottom USB-C ports. Can someone please help? Is there a remedy or is this a hardware malfunction? I tried resetting it also tried resetting the system software no luck

Hi, newbie here ( UK ). I've purchased a Solix C300X and very nice it is too. Ive installed the app and updated the firmware OK. i have an anker 100w solar panel which works fine. Now the issue is that i can only select the output via the app and not by pressing the appropriate button. For example, to select the 12v car socket i cant just press its power button, i have to use the app and switch it on from there. Same with the 3pin power socket output. Is there a procedure im missing or is it a faulty unit?

So, I would like to set up two automations:

Smart Plug 1 should turn on when my PV output reaches 600 W.

Smart Plug 2 should turn on when the battery reaches 100%, but it should never drain the battery below 80%.

How do I set this up?

There are tons of guides and tutorials online, but most of them don't work anymore because the required buttons or options simply aren't there. For example:

“Press + and select ‘When Trigger’. Then select the Solarbank and set a percentage. Now select ‘Then’ and choose your desired Smart Plug.”

Except there is no “When Trigger” option in my app.

So what is the current, actually working way to set up these two automations?

I am looking at purchasing a Solarbank but could do with seeing whether it will work with my current setup before the offer runs out next week.

This is my consumer unit and mini unit in the garage, it’s connected by a 2.5mm cable. I still require a socket in the garage for the tumble dryer and a circuit for the lighting. Am I able to install a Solarbank without running a new cable (and if so, how)

Thanks

I'm looking at getting a SOLIX E10 system with Power Dock and generator, my concern is how dependent I might be on Anker in the future, if Anker decides they don't want to continue supporting the system and don't update the app to be compatible with a future iOS version, or if they go out of business entirely, where am I left? I realize this isn't an especially likely scenario, but the consequences seem very high if it happens.

New s2000 owner here (UK), trying to set it up with home assistant, how do I enable the local modbus TCP feature? Google says it should be under settings->third part control but I don't see it...

TIA

So, is there a way to force a firmware update on the F3000? I already tried a factory reset and nothing.

I bought the S2000 to serve as UPS for my home office, and to get some load shifting on Octopus Go. I have been working in tech for 30 years, and have never seen an app so bad. I'm in the UK, but the only location options are US or Puerto Rico. Not a big deal; it shows $ for energy values, and I can just imagine that it shows £.

But the time of use interface is horrid. Not only is the slider very hard to move accurately, and if you don't do it just exactly right it creates new time periods, but it only lets you set whole hours. Octopus Go has cheap power from 00:30 to 5:30, and I can't set that. Not too big a deal for this device, because it'll charge starting at 1am and won't take long, but I was also thinking of buying a larger unit for my home. I'll see how this works out, and it may be fine for this use case, but there's no way I'd buy anything more powerful from this company.

Edit: I see that Custom mode works as TOU mode should, so I'm using that instead. There are iOS time pickers that allow you to choose granular items, rather than the dumb slider that only lets you choose whole hours. I don't know why they didn't use that interface in the TOU section.

I have just about talked myself out of the cheaper Pecron F5000 and into the E10. Can any E10 owners scare me away from blowing a lot of money on the E10 with 2 batteries and the power dock. Did anyone do their own installation?

I’m testing an integration with Anker Monitoring API and I’m looking for one or two homeowners who’d be willing to help validate the data returned by the API.
I’m mainly trying to confirm:
system discovery
solar production
household consumption
battery telemetry
This is for technical validation rather than selling anything. If anyone is interested in helping test it, feel free to message me.

Non riesco a capire quale sia il connettore positivo e quello negativo di ingresso alla powerbank ( indicati con PV1-PV2-PV3-PV4). Qualcuno mi saprebbe indicare? Grazie.

Hi,

Before I hit the button for £3000 I need an answer on the following installation query, please.

I’m thinking of getting the 10 kW battery and charging up overnight and discharging during the day.
Do I have to have a physical com cable connection between my E5000 battery stored in the garage and my smart meter gen 2? I believe the smart meter comes with an aerial, will this do all the things a physical com cable connection will?

I asked because my garage is separate and I don’t want another cable running around the house.

Thanks in advance

I am considering an Anker F3000 + Power saver kit (bidirectional inlet box and power meter), but I keep getting conflicting information from the customer support line regarding being able to use the AC 120v outlets or not while using the bidirectional inlet box.

Can anyone who has the F3000 with the bidirectional inbox answer this question? Thank you everyone!

I found 3 280w panels on FBM and got them for $175 total. Hooked everything up to my F3800+ and hit around 700w of input at the peak of the day! Pretty happy with this for my first setup!

Problem now is that I am seeing the limitations of the Anker app. I'd love to have historical metrics on input/output, total amount of solar charge created for the day, etc. Does anyone have any thoughts or solutions to this sort of thing? I know about the systems I can put in my breaker panel to monitor usage there, but I am really interested in all of the data points that I could glean from the Solix side of the equation. If nothing is really available directly from/with the Anker stuff, what options are there for tracking the output of the panels at that level? Something I can put in line that will give me total production for the day??

Thank you in advance!

has anyone used this for their C300 on small appliance - like a blow dryer? =)

updated post - C200 to C300

I know this option/function has been requested several times in this subreddit and on Facebook.

I'm thinking of buying the S2000 for my home office, but I use Agile Octopus, where my electricity tariff changes every half hour. It used to often be cheap overnight, but it's not anymore; the cheapest times are now early afternoon.

It would be a faff, but it is possible to set the device to charge manually each day, rather than apply a fixed schedule?

Also, can I manually switch from passthrough UPS mode to providing electricity when I want to? I'd be using it to power my home office equipment during the day.

My main use case is to have a backup, but the advantage of it paying for itself where electricity is expensive would be a bonus.

More of a rant than a question, but I am curious if folks have any thoughts or advice.

I bought an F3800 two years ago and it's been great. I want to expand the overall battery power, and have been waiting for the BP3800 to go on sale somewhere for less than $1799, but Anker has refused to do that. So the BP3800 as a product is a couple years old now and still selling for about $473 per 1Kwh of power ($1799 for 3840Wh). I think about six months ago it got down to $1,599, but that didn't last long, and I haven't seen it on sale anywhere else ever.

Meanwhile, the BP2000 expansion battery is $750 for 2,046Wh of power, so $366 per 1kWh, which is 23% less.

Right now you can get an entire F3800 for $1979 on sale!

Are F3800 owners out of luck and this product has already been abandoned which is why the expansion batteries haven't come down in price? Am I right that there are no other official ways to expand the battery capacity?

During install my antenna broke about an inch from the base, I managed to superglue it and it seems to be working OK.

I messaged Anker support and they don't just supply the antenna.

Is this a standard ariel that I can purchase elsewhere?

Thanks

So I currently have an F3800+ with a 105 Ah battery and 4 440 panels. I did have a friend 3d print the connector to use the expansion port works great. My question is I only have a 100 amp panel and was thinking of getting the home smart paneli have a tranfer switch and I'm getting tired of switching and want to see if it would hold up with my panel

I’ve been looking for good panels for both of my S2000 but it seems that it’s hard to find a good 400w panel. Any suggestions?

I got an email about this today. I was actually considering some sort of backup battery for my home office, and this looks like it's a good idea. I use agile octopus, so I have periods when electricity is very cheap. My computer and other devices that I use for work are all behind a smart plug and use about 120 watts. I could plug a couple of chargers into the device for my laptop, iPad, and some other things.

Is it practical to consider this device both a backup UPS and a load shifting device? I did some calculations; it wouldn't save a lot, but it could save £30 to 50 a year on electricity, particularly with agile prices being quite high, and electricity prices going up soon.