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Manchester Plug-In Solar
A single black solar panel on a tilted stand on sunny flags against the brick back wall of a Victorian terrace (illustrative image)Illustrative image
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Drawing of the Compact 515W hybrid kit for a narrow wall or yard, to scale
Our drawing of the kit, to scale.

Hybrid mount · 1 × 515W

Compact 515W hybrid kit for a narrow wall or yard

One bigger panel on a stand that works on the yard floor or a house wall. Good for a narrow back wall or the side of an outrigger, once a professional has assessed it.

  • ENA Type Test Register: Compliant
  • 10 years on panel and stand
  • Ships to England, Scotland, Wales

Your order

1 per household

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Compact 515W, hybrid mount
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Delivery to your door
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Unpack it and you'll find

  • 1 × 515W TOPCon N-type panel (bifacial, glass-glass)
  • 1 × APsystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter
  • Adjustable hybrid mounting stand, for a wall or the ground
  • 4m AC connection cable

Ballast isn't included, for when it goes on the floor.

House wall, yes. Yard wall, no.

The stand can go on a wall of your own house: the back wall, or the side wall of the outrigger (the back kitchen bit that sticks out). It needs about 2.0m of width.

The maker requires a professional assessment before any wall, flat-roof or raised install. Get that done before anything is fixed to the brickwork.

Where it can't go

  • the yard's back or side walls, which are usually the boundary with the entry or next door
  • any wall shared with a neighbour (a party wall)
  • balconies
  • buildings with timber, ACM, MCM or HPL cladding, or having external wall remediation
  • anything held on with cable ties, rope, straps or tape

In England a kit on a house wall has to stay within set limits, can't go on a street-facing wall in a conservation area, and isn't allowed on a listed building. Plenty of Manchester terraces sit in conservation areas, so check with your council if yours might.

Or keep it on the flags

On the flags, the hybrid stand is held with expansion bolts or ballast on its lower feet. The maker's ground-kit ballast table doesn't cover the hybrid stand, so ask us first and we'll get the maker's figure for your kit. Don't use it ballasted until that's confirmed.

Tick these off first

Can't tick one? Sort it before you order, or ask us through the contact form.

  • About 2.0m × 1.2m of sunny house wall or yard floor.
  • A weatherproof outdoor socket within reach of the kit's 4m lead. Straight into the wall, no extension leads, reels or adaptors.
  • Modern RCD protection in your fuse box. Old fuse box, or not sure? An electrician can check it, or fit the outdoor socket.
  • Going on a wall? It needs a professional assessment first (the maker's rule), and it must be a wall of your own house, never the yard's boundary wall.
  • Renting, leasehold or in a managed block? Get written permission from your landlord, freeholder or managing agent before you buy.
  • Give your home insurer a quick ring before you set it up.
  • Register it free at myplugin.solar before you switch on. That lets Electricity North West, who run the wires round here, know it's there.
  • One kit per household, and never wired up with a home battery.

Not sure it's the one? Try the terrace picker

Every number, in one place

Panel power
1 × 515W
Output into your home
Up to 799VA (3.5A), 230V 50Hz
Panel
TOPCon N-type mono, bifacial glass-glass, 108 cells, 23.2% efficiency
Panel size
1960 × 1134 × 30mm
Panel weight
27.5kg
Space needed
About 2.0m × 1.2m (2.4m²)
Microinverter
APsystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter, 2 MPPT, 96.7% peak efficiency, IP67, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app
Mounting
Adjustable hybrid stand, wall or ground. Professional assessment required before any wall, flat-roof or raised install. Not suitable for balconies
Cable
4m AC connection cable
Plug type
Factory-fitted, moulded and fused UK plug (BS 1363). Don't cut it off or rewire it
Box
1990 × 1165 × 130mm, 45.5kg
Fire rating
Class C
Standards
BS EN 50549-1, BS EN 62109-1, BS EN 62109-2, EN 755-1, EN 755-2
Where it's made
China
ENA Type Test Register
Listed as Compliant (0.8kW, single phase)
Manufacturer's warranty
10 years on the panel and on the mounting stand. The APsystems microinverter has its own manufacturer's warranty. Cables, connectors and accessories: 2 years

From the maker's datasheet (September 2026).

When it ships

Date to be confirmed

Once the maker confirms a date, the kit goes on pre-order and the dispatch date shows here, in your basket and at checkout.

On a pre-order you pay in full when you order. If we can't dispatch by the long-stop date in your confirmation email, you choose: a full refund or keep waiting. You can cancel for a full refund at any time before dispatch, and for 14 days after delivery.

The box is 1990 × 1165 × 130mm and weighs 45.5kg. It's slim, but long, so measure the turn from your hall into the back kitchen.

Folk often ask

What does the wall assessment look at?

Whether your wall and fixings are right for the stand and the wind it'll get. It's the maker's requirement for any install that isn't on the ground. We don't do assessments ourselves, so you'll book a qualified professional.

Can it go on the wall at the end of my yard?

No. On a terrace the yard's back and side walls are usually the boundary with the entry or next door, and boundary walls are off limits. A wall of your own house only.

Floor or wall: which is better?

Whichever gets more sun. In a lot of terrace yards the house wall catches sun the floor never sees. Our yard sun checker will show you.

Do I need to tell Electricity North West?

Register the kit free at myplugin.solar before first use. That does it for you.

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