Our 3 year old GivEnergy batteries froze. They were showing 0% on the app, but they were fully charged. Some how Ron took over our inverter and remotely cured the problem. We live in King’s Lynn, he is in Leeds I believe. Very grateful.
SolaX common problems & faults
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Our SolarEdge PV system with LG batteries had its first hiccup after 8 years of hard work. The Inverter failed. Fortunately I found Solar-Tech-Support who diagnosed the problem very quickly, ordered a replacement unit and fitted it shortly after we received the unit from SolarEdge. Very thorough and professional approach. Thank you, a solid 5 star recommendation.
Ron made more sense in 20 mins than our installer has done over the last 12 months There is a jungle out there and you need someone like Ron to give a comprehensive overview and solution
Massively massively recommended. We had a big battery array (49kW across three phases) put in four years ago. c £35k cost. It’s been a total nightmare for many reasons, not least 1. our installer being totally useless and unresponsive and 2. Givenergy, our battery supplier, going bust. Long story short it had never worked anywhere near properly despite countless hours on phones and emails; the best we’d achieved was one third of the batteries working. Rather than write it off, I asked a PM friend to try to source someone who could come on site and review and revive the system. He found Solar Tech Support and Ron. Ron assured us he was the man to get it going again. After so many years of pain, I was not convinced but, true to his word, five hours later it was up and running. Lovely chap, super knowledgeable with a support team to lean on who are also clearly super technical. I honestly didn’t think there was much chance of getting this array going ever again so was absolutely delighted when Ron and team pulled it off. Bravo!
Very very helpfuland so quick. Made sure that a non expert like myself understood what the problem was and how to resolve it.
I’ve used Ron a couple of times regarding issues with my Givenergy inverter and batteries after Givenergy went bust. My system stopped working properly so it was a stressful time but Ron resolved the issues and got my system working properly again. He’s really helpful and knowledgeable and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him and to use him again if the need arose.
What actually goes wrong with SolaX systems
Most SolaX faults we see are settings or communications problems, not broken hardware. The X-Hybrid range has a lot of overlapping configuration in SolaX Cloud, and one wrong toggle is enough to stop the battery charging. The classic case is ForceTime not charging on your Octopus window: the schedule is set but Charge from Grid is off, the inverter clock has drifted an hour after the BST changeover, or the work mode is quietly overriding the whole thing.
On the battery side, a T-BAT or Triple Power showing 0% when it is plainly charged is nearly always a BMS communication fault. The usual suspects are a loose CAN cable, a DIP switch set wrong on stacked modules, or the battery type left on T-BAT after a Triple Power upgrade. The battery itself is normally fine.
Grid disconnection trips (E012, PLL Lost) on sunny afternoons are different: the inverter is doing its job, dropping off when local grid voltage tops 253V. That usually needs export limitation checked or a DNO report rather than an inverter repair. Whichever fault you have, the remote diagnostic is free. No fix, no fee.
3 common problems & faults we cover
Each topic links through to an engineer-led step-by-step guide.
BMS Communication Fault — T-BAT and Triple Power
SolaX BMS_Lost or 0% on a charged T-BAT/Triple Power battery? Usually the CAN cable, wrong battery-type after an upgrade, or a DIP switch —…
ForceTime Not Working — Octopus Charging Fix
Your SolaX battery should be charging overnight on Octopus Go, Flux, or Agile — but it is not. Free remote diagnostic — no fix, no fee. Same-day.
Grid Disconnection Fault — G99 Overvoltage Fix
Your SolaX inverter has disconnected from the grid. It may be showing an E012 voltage fault, a PLL Lost error, or simply dropping offline…
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