Sell your GivEnergy Gen 1 hybrid inverter
Whichever size your GivEnergy Gen 1 hybrid inverter is, 3.6 or 5.0 kW, we'll buy it, along with the packs it runs if they're going too. GivEnergy wrote a datasheet for each size, and both give the same case, 440 mm tall and 24 kg.
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- Generation
- Gen 1
- Power
- 3.6 or 5.0 kW
- Height
- 440 mm
- Weight
- 24 kg
Source: GivEnergy, Hybrid inverter 3.6 (Gen 1) datasheet v2.0.
Spotting a Gen 1 on the wall
- An LED display, and a WiFi or 4G dongle in the USB port. No network socket.
- 440 mm tall and 24 kg.
- Inverter firmware in the app reads D4xx-A4xx.
In the picture with it, a Gen 2 hybrid stands 30 mm shorter and 50 mm slimmer than a Gen 1, yet weighs more, 27.5 kg by GivEnergy's figures for its larger size. Side by side, the Gen 1 sits further out from the wall.
If yours has a 4G dongle in place of a WiFi one, it's still a Gen 1. GivEnergy's earliest firmware note for it is dated December 2020.
The packs a Gen 1 hybrid runs
| Battery | Works with a Gen 1 hybrid? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Giv-Bat 2.6 (Gen 1) | Yes | With a separate 100 A DC breaker. |
| Giv-Bat 5.2 (Gen 1) | Yes | With a separate 100 A DC breaker. |
| Giv-Bat 8.2 (Gen 1) | Yes | With a separate 100 A DC breaker. |
| Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 2) | Yes | |
| Giv-Bat 5.12 (Gen 3) | Yes | Lug-to-plug cable. |
| Giv-Bat 9.5 (Gen 3) | Yes | Lug-to-plug cable. |
All the packs in that table are ones we buy, so the batteries can be on the same form as the inverter.
One case for the 3.6 kW and the 5.0 kW
Since the two sizes look alike, the case won't settle which one you have, but the rating label will, so add a photo of it to the form.
You can check the 3.6 kW datasheet and the 5.0 kW one for yourself.
A much lower box is the AC Coupled
GivEnergy's other Gen 1 inverter is the AC Coupled. It stands 260 mm tall against the hybrid's 440 mm, and it has no solar input at all.
Where a Gen 1 sits on value
We don't publish a price list. Its generation sets where the offer starts, and then its condition counts.
Generation
A newer generation is worth more, so a Gen 3 hybrid is worth more than a Gen 1. The front of the unit and its rating label tell us which one you have.
Your Gen 1 hybrid, on the form
Say first whether it's "Inverter only" or "Inverter and batteries". The inverter step then has "Gen 1 hybrid" ready.
What's a used GivEnergy Gen 1 hybrid worth?
It's the oldest hybrid, so it fetches less than a Gen 2 or a Gen 3 would. After that, its exact model and how it has been looked after count. We don't publish a price list. A written offer follows by email once you've described it on the form.
Please don't take it off the wall yourself
A low-voltage GivEnergy pack runs at 51.2 V DC with real fault current behind it. A high-voltage stack runs well above that, and an All in One at around 307 V. Our engineer isolates the system before anything is moved. If your installer has already disconnected it, say so on the form.
Your written offer
Free collection, mainland England and Wales · Disconnection included · Written offer, no obligation · Reply within 48 hours
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Selling an older hybrid
How do I know my GivEnergy inverter is Gen 1?
It has an LED display rather than a screen, and its WiFi comes from a dongle in the USB port, with no network socket. Its firmware in the app reads D4xx-A4xx.
Do you buy an old Gen 1 hybrid that is being replaced?
Yes. Say in the form's notes when the new system goes in, and we'll arrange the collection around it. If it's still wired in when we come, our engineer disconnects it. If you ask, we let your network operator know the old one has gone, though the new system's own application usually covers that.
Is the GivEnergy AC Coupled inverter a Gen 1?
GivEnergy lists it as Gen 1, but it isn't a hybrid. Nothing from the panels goes into it, and the datasheets list it at 3.0 kW. If yours has no solar input, pick "AC Coupled" on the form rather than "Gen 1 hybrid".
Back to every generation of GivEnergy hybrid.