E-Box rack-mounted battery
Rack units paralleled into a bank
The server-rack shape that suits a cupboard, a plant room or an off-grid shed.
Australia-wide
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Meet Pytes A battery that works with the inverter you choose, in the shape your space needs.
- Works with the inverter you choose
Pytes says its batteries suit most inverter brands, so a suitable inverter you own can stay, or you can pick one freely.
Your installer should confirm the exact inverter model and firmware for the pairing.
- Swap the inverter, keep the battery
Because the battery isn't tied to one inverter brand, a future inverter replacement doesn't have to mean a new battery.
- Rack, tower or wall
Choose a rack unit for a cupboard or shed, the stacking Pi LV1 tower, or the V10 wall battery where floor space is tight.
The rack-mounted E-Box 48100R comes off the rebate register on 4 December 2026; the tower and wall models are listed to 2027.
- 10-year warranty, 70% at the end
The Australian Pi LV1 warranty runs for 10 years, with the battery covered to keep at least 70% of its capacity.
Cover can end sooner at 6,000 cycles. Ask your installer to confirm they're Pytes-certified; the warranty requires it.
The company behind it
Pytes is a Shanghai lithium battery maker, supplied in Australia exclusively by Melbourne's K2 Battery.
Since 2004
Pytes says it started in 2004 and now has more than 1,000 employees.
Factories beyond China
Pytes says it has production bases in China plus offices and factories in North America, Europe and Vietnam.
Exclusive Australian supplier
K2 Battery Pty Ltd, based in Mitcham, Victoria, is the exclusive supplier of Pytes products in Australia.
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Rebates at quote
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount — roughly a quarter off installed cost — plus your state layer, applied upfront at quote.
Find Pytes installers near you.
Each state page lists its capital and regional centres, the battery rebate stack for that state, and the installers we match you with there. Not listed? Matching runs on postcode, so enter yours anyway.
- New South Wales — 13 locations
- Victoria — 8 locations
- Queensland — 11 locations
- Western Australia — 3 locations
- South Australia — 1 location
- Tasmania — 2 locations
- Northern Territory — 2 locations
- Australian Capital Territory — 1 location
Is Pytes right for your home? Fit and warranty checks
A good fit if…
- Households who want to choose the inverter and the battery separately on their own merits
- Retrofits where a specific hybrid inverter is already chosen or already installed
- Off-grid and shed installations where a rack-mounted bank is the natural shape
- Owners who want the option to change inverter later without replacing the battery
- Larger sites needing a bank well beyond ordinary household capacity
Consider the limitations
- You want one manufacturer accountable for the whole system rather than a pairing
- You want a large body of Australian owner reviews to read before committing
- You would rather not depend on a single national distributor for parts and claims
- You want an all-in-one unit with the inverter already inside it
The Pytes range
Pi LV1 stackable system
A tower built from stacked modules
The newer stackable line, sized by module count for conventional home installs.
V-series wall-mounted batteries
Single wall units in two sizes
A one-box option where a rack or tower would be awkward.
Pytes specifications and source documents
Almost every brand on this site sells a battery that only works with its own inverter. Pytes does the opposite. It makes low-voltage lithium batteries designed to be paired with hybrid inverters from other manufacturers, and publishes compatibility rather than exclusivity. The range comes in three shapes — a rack-mounted unit, a stackable tower and wall-mounted models — which between them cover neat cupboard installs, off-grid sheds and conventional retrofits. In Australia it is supplied exclusively through one Victorian distributor, and that single channel is both the reason support is coherent and the main thing to think about before committing.
- Current Pytes line-up in Australia: E-Box 48100R (4.6 kWh usable), V5°α Plus (4.61 kWh usable), V10 (9.98 kWh usable), V12 (10.6 kWh usable), Pi LV1-1 (5.12 kWh usable), Pi LV1-6 (30.72 kWh usable). Source
- Usable capacity runs from 4.6 kWh to 30.72 kWh. Source
- Capacity can be added later without replacing the inverter. Source
- The manufacturer warranty is 10 years, with 70% of original capacity guaranteed at the end of it. Source
- It works with inverters from other brands, not only Pytes's. Source
- Listed models are on the Clean Energy Council approved battery list. Source
- Any accredited installer can fit Pytes under the manufacturer's warranty terms. Source
- The Pytes models in this record are on the Clean Energy Council approved battery list, the hardware condition of the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program. Because these are open batteries fitted to a third-party inverter, the rebate turns on the battery model string alone rather than on a matched system, so check that exact string against the register on the quote. Source
Pytes questions, answered
- What does it mean that Pytes is an "open" battery?
- It means the battery is designed to work with hybrid inverters from other manufacturers rather than only with its own. Most brands on this site sell a closed system where the battery and inverter must match. With Pytes you choose the inverter on its merits and the battery on its merits. The trade-off is that someone has to make the two talk properly, which is an integration job rather than a plug-in one.
- Is Pytes eligible for the federal battery rebate?
- The Pytes models in our record are on the Clean Energy Council approved battery list, the hardware gate for the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, and the install must meet the usual conditions. Because this is an open battery on a third-party inverter, eligibility turns on the battery model string rather than on a matched system, so check that exact string on your quote against the register.
- Which inverters does it work with?
- Pytes states compatibility with most inverter brands and publishes per-product compatibility rather than one blanket list, so the answer depends on which model you buy. Victron maintains its own documentation for pairing these batteries, including a minimum battery firmware version and a specific communications setup. Ask your installer to name the exact inverter model and confirm it against the manufacturer’s current list.
- What is the difference between the rack, stack and wall models?
- They are the same idea in three shapes. The rack-mounted units suit a cupboard, plant room or shed and parallel into a bank. The stackable line builds a tower sized by module count, which suits a conventional home install. The wall-mounted models are single boxes for sites where neither a rack nor a tower fits. The right one is decided by the space more than by the electrics.
- Who supports Pytes in Australia?
- Supply runs through a single exclusive Australian distributor based in Victoria, and the Australian warranty document is issued in the manufacturer’s name through that company. Claims go through the distributor, installer or reseller who sold you the product. Ask your installer to confirm they buy through that official channel, because a unit sourced outside it complicates any future claim.
- Does temperature affect the warranty?
- Yes, explicitly. The Australian warranty terms make cover conditional on the battery operating within a stated ambient temperature band and on it not being exposed above the upper limit. Australian summers reach that limit in the wrong position — a west-facing wall in full afternoon sun, or an unventilated enclosure. Choosing a shaded, ventilated spot is protecting the warranty, not just the performance.
- Can I add more capacity later?
- The architecture is built for it: units parallel into groups and groups combine into much larger systems, well past anything a house needs. The practical limits are the inverter you paired it with, the physical space, and whether later units match the firmware and revision of the originals. Ask at quote stage what the chosen inverter supports, because that is usually the binding constraint rather than the battery.