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Assembly

 

 

Before use, the  

Buddy

 must be assembled onto its base and the 

power supply connector plugged in to the bottom of the unit. 

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Fit the connector from the power supply into the socket in the bottom 
of the unit. The lead routes to the rear. 

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Click the base into the unit with the cable routing out through the slot. 

Summary of Contents for iBoost+ Buddy

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Doc No SB 503 Iss B 29 05 18 ...

Page 2: ...ng 11 Warranty 12 Technical Specifications Operating Voltage 220 240 Vac DC Input Voltage 5Vdc 0 5A Operating Ambient Temperature Range 0 to 40 C Operating Radio Frequency 868 3 MHz Radio Range 1 to 30m indoors dependant on construction and local conditions Approvals EN 60950 1 EN 301 489 3 EN 300 220 Dimensions 132H x 112W x 55D mm ...

Page 3: ...3 The iBoost Buddy Check you have received iBoost Buddy unit Base Mains power supply ...

Page 4: ...o its base and the power supply connector plugged in to the bottom of the unit Fit the connector from the power supply into the socket in the bottom of the unit The lead routes to the rear Click the base into the unit with the cable routing out through the slot ...

Page 5: ...light Immediately press and hold button B on the Solar iBoost for 5 seconds then release 3 The Solar iBoost display will show Pairing with Device When the pairing is successful the Solar iBoost will show Pairing Successful The Buddy will display Install Mode 05s Bound If the pairing fails the Buddy display will time out and again show Not Bound Repeat the procedure until the pairing is achieved 4 ...

Page 6: ...ital readout tracks your home energy status whether importing from grid or exporting spare generation Remote reading of Solar Boost instant and historic water heating savings Set your energy cost to see instant savings per hour Traffic Light Energy System Display and A buttons Boost and B buttons Water heating Immersion heater supplied when tick is shown ...

Page 7: ...reen arrow and the export symbol is shown your household is generating more power than it is using and therefore exporting some power onto the grid The value of energy available to use is shown in Watts The Solar iBoost will be diverting energy to your immersion heater unless the tank is hot When the gauge moves in the direction of red arrow your household is taking energy from the grid and the am...

Page 8: ...nergy to the immersion heater but tank has reached maximum temperature and has switched off There is no excess generation for the Solar iBoost to divert to the hot water tank The Buddy provides an instant check on the monetary saving your Solar iBoost is making The Buddy calculates the savings in per hour from the amount of energy being diverted to the immersion heater and the cost of your electri...

Page 9: ...ormat Saved Yesterday 8 56 kWh Saved Today 3 66 kWh In Summer Boost Toggle Press A Time 10 15 01 07 15 Saved Amount 390 20 kWh Saved Last 28 days 70 97 kWh Savings History and Timed Boost Season Selection Saved Last 7 days 20 48 kWh Historic savings information from your Solar iBoost can be viewed on your Buddy Press the Display button to cycle through the following displays Timed Boost Season Thi...

Page 10: ... if generation is too low A simple colour indicator on the top of the unit informs you of the status of your energy supply whether exporting due to excess generation importing from the grid or around neutral The indicator glows green when more than 300W of generation is being exported Appliances may be switched on to make use of this energy The eco gauge shows how much energy is available When imp...

Page 11: ...first digit becomes active and flashes Press button B each press adds 1 to the value until the digit required is reached 3 Press button A once to confirm and move on Repeat 2 press A to confirm and move on Set Tariff PPU 00 00 Set Time 10 15 01 07 15 To allow the Buddy to calculate instant savings the cost of your energy supply must be programmed Enter the price of daytime energy as provided on yo...

Page 12: ...5XY England or to an authorised agent This Warranty is void in the event of improper installation unauthorised service use of unauthorised components owner neglect misuse or natural disasters including lightning strike This warranty does not extend to ancillary equipment not supplied by the manufacturer No responsibility is assumed for incidental damage No responsibility is assumed for consequenti...

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