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Which is the best solar intelligent immersion switch
I read up on this a 5 years ago, and couldn't decide between an iboost+ and SolarImmersion. There must be better ones on the market, and reliability should be more proven. What is the current best buy, and where are they cheapest? (google search brings back very outdated posts/reviews). I have a 6.9KW system, Megaflo CL170…
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Solar diverter - flawed return on investment calculations
I've now had my solar panels installed for over 4 years and so I thought it would be a good point to see how the return on investment projections provided by the installer were measuring up to reality. I was expecting the sums to reveal that I was ahead of the projection given the recent increase in electricity prices.…
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Solar Panel Help
Hi, I'm getting an Electric car through work and they
are effectively giving me £1200 a year to cover the cost of electricity to
charge the car. In my mind if i can generate this electricity myself through
solar panels then this can be used to bring down the break even time for a
solar panel / battery system. I’m not sure…
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Octopus outgoing agile v fixed
I am currently on octopus outgoing agile - i signed up to this before they increased fixed to 15p/kwh Now it has increased I feel I would be better off on this tariff. I only managed to get this all sorted out in about September so wasn't able to benefit from the solar panels in the summer? I know noone knows for sure but…
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Outgoing Octopus
We have solar panels, installed 10/10/2011, we have our MCS certificate and have been receiving FIT payments from EDF who were our suppliers at the time , with payment for 50% deemed export. Last November we had SMETS 2 Smart meters installed, and recently moved our supplier to Octopus. We would like to move our export to…
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My GEMS Dream House: 9.2 kW PV + 5kW A-W Heat Pump
Thought I'd share what is probably the best residence I've had the pleasure of helping out with. EnerPHit retrofitted detached house with 9.2 kW of Sharp 400W panels (w/ optimizers across 3 aspects) paired to a three phase 8kW SolarEdge inverter. On the hot water and heating front, a 5kW Vaillant Air Source Heat Pump will…
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Best Octopus plan for Solar PV only?
I’ve recently had a 4.7kw SEE/WSW arrays installed, with no battery or hot water diverter. Getting an EV (arrives November sort of time). Any other solar only people out there with advice on best Octopus plans? Would Flux be worth it? Annually we use around 2.6kw (more when EV arrives), I think the array should generate…
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Solar Panels and Battery Installation Date - switching to Octopus
Good morning helpful people We have a date of July 6th for our solar panels and battery installation. We are currently with Scottish Power on a fix which ends 30 June 2023. We have a obsolete smart meter (SMETS1), it has never had the software upgrade and I gave up asking SP and checking with DCC. I thought I would start…
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Zappi & Harvi Price
Morning What should I be expecting to pay for a zappi & Harvi to be installed? Also what does the Harvi part do,, really impressed with my solar installation this march, but on good days I can be exporting over 30kwh, not so bad on flux. But on quick calculations I think that I could almost have free fuel all year with my…
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Rainwater harvesting + recycling?
I came across this https://smartwatermagazine.com/blogs/graham-mann/new-buildings-turkey-feature-rainwater-harvesting-systems And I was wondering if anyone in the UK has done similar? That appears to be forced on new builds in Turkey but over here it's obviously still voluntary. It'd be nice to not have to use fresh water…
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Anyone Having problems with First4Solar (Leeds)
Anyone else having problems with First4Solar not responding re orders; We ordered and paid our deposit in June 2022 - still waiting for panels etc to be fitted. Daughter ordered and paid deposit in September 2022 - still waiting. Looking on Trustpilot and google reviews it appears the were ok until the end of 2021.
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solar generation higher than possible peak??
just wondering - is the figure quoted for solar panel power output the maximum? or can they go higher? i have 17 x 390w panels installed which should give me a theoretical maximum 6.6kw solar generation - but at points i have seen over 7kw showing being generated (nearly 7.2kw today), anyone else seen this? based on that…
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Reputable Solar Panel and Battery Installers UK
I am interested in getting solar panels but struggling to choose the best company. EON is the only "big" company I could find. I have had quotes from contact solar and first4solar but not sure how reliable they will be if something goes wrong or if the company will be bust in ten years time What are the most reputable…
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Shell feedintariffs
Been trying to contact Shell feedintariffs for 3 days now with no response by phone or email regarding the fact that i have had to replace my generation meter. Finally got a DM through on Twitter and the response was this "So i have been in contact with the FIT's team today and they have said they dont have phone…
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Solar Panel Surveyor - what should I ask?
The surveyor is coming today. We have decided on 16 solar panels, optimizer, inverter and 5kWh battery. Obviously ask what happens if they need repair during warranty Onward maintenance Do they need cleaning They have positive reviews on TrustPilot I don't know if I need bird netting. See a few woodpigeons but wouldn't say…
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Solar & Battery advise
Hi I am newbie to solar tech and equipments and currently looking at quotes. The Annual consumption is around 4500 kWh and assumption it will go up. We are looking for 8K system with battery and I have received below quotes and I would like to know which one is better value for money. Option 1 - £10,850 * 20 x 410w…
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Zappi vs Hypervolt vs Ohme
So, Zappi and Hypervolt allow you to charge using solar throughout the day, and you can happily use them alongside any cars that Octopus support in order to use the Intelligent tariff Zappi also does fit in well with other MyEddi products but apparently the Hypervolt is a bit sleeker The Ohme charger works on any car, yet…
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Are batteries worth it for me? 1000kw per month usage
Looking for some advice about batteries. Hope someone can help? We use about 1000kw a month. No gas. In March we used: 350kw daytime at 51pence - cost £178.50 625kw nighttime at 12.3pence - cost £76.80 If I got batteries could I have moved the daytime to nighttime, are these figures correct? Cost daytime - £178.50 Moving…
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Solax Inverter & Battery problems after home move
Hi we recently moved into a house that has a Solax inverter attached to a battery, and a Solis inverter attached to the PV system on the roof. Over the course of the first few days we were there the battery drained to 0% and ever since the inverter has been said "Waiting..." or kept in off mode. We recently got internet in…
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Coin cell recharger?
There's a decent amount of chargers and rechargeable batteries when it comes to AA and AAA batteries but I'm looking at rechargeable CR1632 batteries and a corresponding charger, I don't find much Does anyone know if such a thing even exists? Or are they kinda like those alkaline chargers where they technically exist but…