Max 1260W hybrid kit for a big gable wall

Unpack it and you'll find

• 2 × 630W TOPCon N-type panels (bifacial, glass-glass)
• 1 × APsystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter
• Hybrid aluminium mounting frame with ballast brackets, for a wall or the ground
• 4m AC cable

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

Over 960W? Why we suggest a professional check

With 1260W of panels, this kit should have a professional check of your electrics before you plug it in. It still sends no more than 799VA into your home. The extra panel power just means it gets there more often, especially on grey days.

A big wall deserves a big kit

It needs a run of about 5.0m by 1.2m. On a terrace that usually means a wide end gable. It's the kit behind our savings headline: a busy family home could save around £180 a year*.

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

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.

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.

*Our estimate for a busy four-person home with someone in all day, 70% of the power used at home, south-facing and unshaded, at the 26.32p price cap rate. About £1,760 over 10 years and £3,430 over 20. See how we work it out.

Tick these off first

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

• About 5.0m × 1.2m of sunny gable 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.
• Over 960W of panels, so have a professional check your electrics before you plug in.
• 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

2 × 630W (1260W)

Output into your home

Up to 799VA (3.5A), 230V 50Hz

Panels

TOPCon N-type mono, bifacial glass-glass, 132 cells per panel, 23.3% efficiency

Panel size

2382 × 1134 × 30mm each

Panel weight

34kg each (68kg for both panels)

Space needed

5.0m × 1.2m (about 6.0m²)

Microinverter

APsystems EZ1-M 800W microinverter, 2 MPPT, 96.7% peak efficiency, IP67, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app

Mounting

Hybrid aluminium mount, wall or ground (expansion bolts or ballast). Professional assessment for any install that isn't on the ground. Not suitable for balconies

Cable

4m AC cable

Plug type

Factory-fitted, moulded and fused UK plug (BS 1363). Don't cut it off or rewire it

Box

2410 × 1165 × 240mm, 96kg

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 panels 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

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 2410 × 1165 × 240mm and weighs 96kg. It's long, so check it'll make the turn into your hall, and have two people ready.

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