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4kw v 5.1wk system
Guys, After some advise. I've got a very competitave quote in from a local Installer for a 4kw system & also a 5.1kw system. The differance in price is £700, the numbers seem to stack up to go for the 5.1kw system - return 16.8% v 15.6%. Any other Issues I need to bear in mind before going for the bigger set up. Thanks JF
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summer heating
Hello We live in a small 1 bedroom semi detached bungalow. Built 1836 with solid stone walls. Half of the house has a flat roof. Overall floor space is approx. 80sq m. We have a multi fuel boiler stove and a 140 litre thermal store (hot water created with mains cold water passing through heat exchange coil). We have a…
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Solar Panel Developer Issues
hi there, Wonder if anyone has any suggestions or recommendations, we recently purchased a house which was only a few years old part of a new build development about 5 years ago and all the houses come with solar panels. we were told by the director of the site that the solar panels owners of the houses don't get any…
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Seraphim v Hyundai
I'm currently in the process of gaining qoutes for a 4kwh PV installation. One installer who is coming in cheapest so far is quoting £5200 for the following. 16 x Seraphim Energy 250w all black mono 1 x Solis 3.6 Dual MPPT Schletter Mountings Landis+GYR 1 PG Generation meter. He's given another option for the panels for an…
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Questions about potentially going solar
Hi Everyone, I am hoping someone can give me some guidance. I use a huge amoun of electricity. My monthly dual fuel bill tops £110 a month. I do a lot of IT consulting and have a LOT of IT stuff that is powered on 24/7 (I know some of it could be powered down, but to power up and down a virtual infrastructure of 40 odd…
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Solar quote, Norwich area. Help!
Had a quote for Solar panels. Company called staybritesolar. 2 panels for free, £7665 for 11 panels 2.75kw system. Roof can take 13. Now from reading this forum this sounds about 2.5x the price I should be looking at. . . . . There was no haggle, no hard sell either. Nice presentation guy worked out the numbers explained…
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iBoost questions
Hi all Considering getting one of these with my new pv install in a couple of weeks. I can't decide if it will be worth it and have a good payback. Boiler is ideal classic about 13 years old Around 82% efficient maybe Use 28,000 kW of gas per year In summer we use around £10 per month in hot water Pay 2.99p / kW (coop fix…
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Over population/consumption in pictures.
Saw this posted on the Navitron forum by Rogeriko, thought I'd share here as it's so eye opening. http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/gallery/2015/apr/01/over-population-over-consumption-in-pictures
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Solar water heating
Am thinking about installing integrated solar panels to heat hot water. As I need a new roof anyway I was thinking that scaffolding would be there and integrated panels would look better and could be done at the same time as the re-roof. I am thinking maybe some from Worcester Bosh or similar panels which come with a…
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Solar inverters: switch-on and switch-off
This week I have seen my earliest switch on (05:45) and latest switch off (20:15). Do others see similar times? Does it get any better?
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Solar Panels only generating 59%. What should I do?
Hi everyone, We were told by the Project Solar engineer that our system is only generating 59% of what it should because of the incorrect placement of some of the panels. Project Solar rang to say that they would be writing to me with an offer to refund 41% of our initial outlay. My question is - Do you think this is a…
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Solar Panels only generating 59%. What should I do?
Hi everyone, We were told by the Project Solar engineer that our system is only generating 59% of what it should because of the incorrect placement of some of the panels. Project Solar rang to say that they would be writing to me with an offer to refund 41% of our initial outlay. My question is - Do you think this is a…
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Solar Fitters in Halifax HX5
Hi, I'm looking for quotes in the Halifax area so does anyone have any recommendations? Also, my wife is doing a bit of a Mrs Bucket on me and won't entertain panels at the front of the house. My house faces side on to the sun with no shade. How do I actually find out which direction my roof faces (sorry for the stupid…
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Solar mis-sold - reclaim
Hi, Has anyone been approached by firms offering to claim compensation for solar systems that were mis-sold - as in exaggerated estimates of generation/ROI etc? Sounds like the new PPI to me!
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iboost not using all the excess generation any ideas why?
Ive had my iboost for a few months now and just noticed yesterday morning that we were generating 400w and the iboost wasnt on (the base usage was only 30w as everything else was turned off inc fridges ect) so i expected 370w going into to heat the cold tank. So I waited for the sun to come up a bit more and had a look…
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Solar installations in Northern Ireland
Has anyone recommendations or otherwise for solar pv installers in Northern Ireland. Standard 4kw residential installation. So many companies / types of panels and inverters !
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4kw system quote for £9k - too expensive?
Hi all, new to forum, just started to look into getting solar installed, just spent 2hours with a sales rep who has quoted me £9k for a 4kw system, this includes a £1500 discount for allowing them to monitor the system remotely. They also tried to say my wife had to be in the room as well but as she was dealing with my 5…
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Oxford has banned non-recyclable plastic food containers
Oxford has become the first city in the UK to ban non-recyclable food containers according to the Independent. Do you think this will increase take-away costs? Should it be expanded to the rest of the UK?
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Solar Quotes in Scotland
Hey folks I know you guys in this forum give good advice. I've always wanted solar panels and I'm chasing the dream again after a knock on the door from HELMS, agreed for a visit, which I had yesterday, guy told me the price straight away of £8k which I thought straight away was a bit steep, I've been reading posts on here…
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Wattson Anywhere >>> energyhive
Now I seem to be getting a diversion figure although my diversion sits outside of my Wattson system. http://wattson.energyhive.com/dashboard/sterling