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FoxESS KH8

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Not workingLocal

1 report: 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 integration: FoxESS - Modbus.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
FoxESS - ModbusNot working LocalForce discharge fails after manager 1.58; firmware cause, not integration
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Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing issues ### FoxESS - Modbus version 1.13.6 ### Inverter model KH8 ### Inverter manager version 1.58 (master 1.60) ### Describe the bug Force discharge stopped working on my KH8 after an automatic firmware update to master 1.60 / manager 1.58. Setting work mode to "Force Discharge" via the integration leaves invbatpower drifting around 10–400W; force discharge power is set to 6500W, battery SoC 98%. I probed the inverter directly with raw modbus to see where it breaks down. The integration is writing the right things: - …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #1113 · 2026-04

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Identifiers

BrandFoxESS
ModelKH8
CategoryEnergy