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Solar + battery quote check please – 6.8 kWp + 10 kWh battery for £7.3k net, good deal?
Hi all, I’d really appreciate a sense-check on a solar + battery quote I’ve received before I pull the trigger. System details 15 × 455 W panels = 6.83 kWp Hybrid inverter: Solis S5-EH1P5K-L (5 kW) Battery: Dyness Powerbox G2 – 10.24 kWh (about 9.7 kWh usable) MCS certified install including scaffolding, bird protection,…
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Help regarding choosing best Rooftop PV forecasting tool
Hey everyone — looking for some real-world input from fellow US solar owners. I’m based in Springfield and running a modest residential rooftop solar and storage setup. My system specs are as follows - 3.6 kWp PV array (REC Alpha panels) Sol-Ark 8K hybrid inverter 10 kWh Enphase IQ Battery for home backup Overall, I’m…
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Help with battery choice
I have a house with a 3.9 kWp FiT PV system. We are about to start major renovations and as part of that will be installing an ASHP and UFH to replace an LPG boiler and ancient radiators. Now would seem to be the right time to add a battery, and possibly replace the old solar panels and increase the PV generation. I have…
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Recycling at Ikea - you can also return Allen keys!
A quick note to say I discovered today that Ikea accept a number of items for recycling in-store. I've been holding onto a low energy bulb for months because locally no-one will accept them but am due a trip to London this week and found this info on their website. (I also have a small personal electric shaver so will drop…
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Tesla Powerwall 3 set up.
Hi, I thought I would start a new thread for Tesla Powerwall set up discussion.
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Solar inverter/battery problem
Hello everyone, I'm hoping that someone on here will be able to point me in the right direction. I have a solis inverter with 3 Dyness batteries. About a year ago the battery management system seemed to have failed and the batteries completely drained and stopped storing energy. The inverter started showing the error sign:…
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Battery performance specs
Regarding BESS does anyone on here have any good experience of batteries cold weather performance and thus recommendations. I know Screwdriver has posted of Tesla Powerwall low temperature specs but wondered of there are any others that are good in that respect. My Pylons are speced only to zero for charging but -10…
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Solar Panels Grant - pitfalls?
As part of a Warm Homes Grant, I've been offered solar panels. I don't know enough about them to understand the implications. Are there downsides I should be aware of? Or should I bite their hands off as it's free!
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New Plug-in Battery, no electrician required
Just stumbled across this. Pre-order £699 for a 2kWh battery. sounds interesting, capacity a bit small, but might suit someone - certainly I'd think a shed with solar on top might benefit for outdoor supply to the garden. https://www.nodienergy.com/
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Solar quote
Had a quote for solar and battery fully fitted for £3900 is this a good system and will I benefit from having it installed company who quoted is emyra solari am with octopus energy and electric estimated usage is 3800kw a year 6 Aiko Neostar 470W N-Type ABC, Solar Panel 1 Solis 3.6kW Single-Phase Hybrid Inverter 1 Dyness…
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Who to notify?..... DC coupled retrofit battery
I have a 10kWh Growatt hybrid inverter with an 11.44 solar array on 3ph. Export is restricted to 10kWh.on G98. If I add 20kW of DC coupled battery storage, do I need to notify / seek DNO approval? Export is controlled by the existing inverter and batteries are on DC side so any export is controlled to agreed limit.
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Growatt battery discharging too early - Octopus Flux setup help
Growatt SPH6000 + 5kWh battery on Octopus Flux - why is battery discharging at 14:00 instead of waiting for my Grid First schedule (16:00-19:00)? Setup: * Active mode: Load First * Grid First Time Period 1: 16:00-19:00 (enabled) * AC Charge: 02:00-05:00 (working fine - see orange bars in graph) Problem:
Blue bars show…
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Battery Backup
I am thinking of putting a backup system in place to power the house when we have power cuts, of which there have been a few recently, some lasting several hours. Planning battery installation soon, and only to feed one of the three phases (i.e., not heaters) when in backup mode, but not sure if to go with automated…
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Recycling Feather/Down clothing or duvets
Hi, this seemed the most appropriate place to mention this scheme which I discovered today after some digging about. Not so much money-saving as a morality-saving for anyone who struggles with the ethics of living in a throw-away society perhaps! I've upgraded my very old feather and down duvet and wanted it to be…
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Change bottle gas central heating & hot water to solar & electric - advice please
Hi all, I have a small property in a high up rural location, 2 bed semi bungalow with a log burner but the main heating is gas powered central heating for the radiators and hot water. There is no mains gas so I rely on the expensive 2 gas bottle system installed before buying it. With working away its usually only used for…
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Ripple Energy wind farm?
Has anyone looked at Ripple Energy? I'm thinking about it, but not too seriously. I don't have a lot of time to investigate it and if anyone else has taken a look I'd appreciate their thoughts before I take a more serious look.
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Solar panels Spam call National/local energy support trusted homes
Thought I'd post this here with today's spam call, it nearly caught me out so possibly others will benefit. I don't usually answer unknown numbers, but this English speaking man called and knew my name, number and home address. At first I thought it was a courtesy call from my installer. He rambled on and said a colleague…
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Considering Additional Growatt Battery - supplier/installer recommendations
Hey all, So, we have a 4.5kWh (10x 450w) Solar array on the roof, a 3.6KWh Hybrid Inverter and a single 6.5kWh Growatt Battery. Pretty pleased with the system and its performance. Our bills - we're electric only here, rural area - are substantially lower than they once were. We actually tend to build a little credit in the…
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Storing soft plastics for recycling
I want to start collecting soft plastics to take to the supermarket for recycling. Does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable (new or upcycled) receptacle to collect them in in the kitchen? I've looked at various things for sale online but unconvinced any of them are quite right for the job
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A Shade Greener feed-in tariff solar panels - pigeon problems
I've read most articles on this issue and also reached out to "consumer champions" for help to no avail. My parents got these panels in around late 2014 on a 25 year lease, after being sold the idea by a salesman at the door. They were pretty ignorant of the whole thing and how it would work/be fitted other than the fact…
