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Roof leak after solar panel installation
Hi Not sure if anyone has had experience when solar panels have been fitted and then experience a roof leak ? Had mine fitted this summer and with the heavy rainfall recently I now have a leak coming through one of my bedrooms near where the panels are fitted, which previously never had any issues with rain, assume it's…
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Battery or no Battery - Please help me decide!
Hi All, I am getting solar panels installed soon and am still in two
minds about a battery and wanted to gather thoughts from here to help me decide
one way or the other. The system is a 6.4kW split array with a 5kW inverter, I am also
getting a immersion controller installed to divert excess to the water tank. I have…
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And another solar PV quote
What are your thoughts regarding this quote from LR (Kent)? It's for an install near Ipswich on a single south facing roof. 10 x 410w German Sharp Solar black panels (NU-JC410) , 25 year warranty
to 86.2% efficiency 1 x Growatt SPH3600w Hybrid inverter and AC/DC
Battery storage management system 10 year product warranty 1…
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Solar PV Panel development …….. ?
Seeking opinion on imprecise thoughts. I seem to have no pressing need to install my system today’ish because I have a fix until September 1st 2023 at under 19p. If I ordered a PV system then ie to be installed next September or within a few months with or without batteries then it will be up and running at the start of…
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County Group Buy Solar Schemes
Hi, I've been investigating the possibility of installing a solar pv system on to my house for quite a while. I've contacted several local companies who, of course, are very busy at the moment but have provided quotes. I live in Hampshire and I've entered into a local authority lead 'group buy scheme' where tender has been…
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Octopus …. fulfil my fantasy …. 🙂
Octopus’s CEO is everywhere and I love his Youtube stuff expounding his admired beliefs and Octopus’s credentials in saving the planet. I genuinely admire this company. I want to be a customer. I want to be a beta tester for every imaginative idea they have. I am prepared to place myself in their hands. Imagine a world…
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Non-site visit quotes for PV solar Panels
From the responses on my thread about a quote for JV 405W solar panels I have contacted another couple of MCS certified companies. Both seem to be able to quote from a series of questions plus/or minus photos of 'roof' area. My roof of house is a nightmare with a load of velux installations and in a conservation area. So…
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Batteries not charging
I had 4x Pylontech US2000c fitted in April. They have worked pretty well. I notice in the last few days that they have not taken any charge. I put it down to grey weather and us being at home using everything that was generated. However, today is nice and sunny and they are still not charging, even though we aren't using a…
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Stupidly expensive PV+Battery quotes in Scotland
Like most people on this forum, I've been looking at installing PV + Battery systems. I've called pretty much every MCS certified company within a 100 mile radius. I've got 10 quotations so far, of which only 1 installer that quoted for the inverter + battery system that I'm interested in. The final line (£11.5k) is my sum…
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Quote for JA Solar 405W Panels & SolarEdge Optimers - good or not?
I have a quote from MCS (checked) installer in S Wales for: 8 x JA Solar 405W Panels, 1 SolarEdge 3000H Inverter, 8 x SolarEdge Optimisers & Assoc kit = £4057 Installation would be a further £2520 inc VAT which means total of £6577 I don't need a battery but checked that one could be retro-fitted if necessary. Any thoughts…
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How low can /should you go - battery discharge?
I have a bank of 4 Pylontech US2000c's that have a DoD of 95%. The installers left the system set so that the Inverter does not allow discharge below 20%. Whilst I want to try and look after the batteries, surely they can be safely discharged a little more? I was thinking setting it to 10 or 15% - the roughly 0.5kwh even…
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FiT and smart meter
I’m trying to make sure I’m not doing something daft by switching to a smart meter. I have done some research and asked my FiT provider but they haven’t responded and when I call them I get promised a call back which never arrives (great service). My question is, will my export remain being calculated as deemed export or…
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Thoughts on a Solar Panel quote please.
Had a quote through my local authority scheme and wondered if this is competitive. Increased significantly since my last quote which I declined, but understandably so due to energy costs driving up demand. Complete solar panel system £9,609 * Roof survey * Installation * 16 panels * Inverter * Materials and fittings *…
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Octopus Outgoing - Fixed or Agile?
Fingers crossed, my registration for Octopus outgoing should be completed tomorrow. I picked fixed, but was that the right choice? I understand that during the summer, Agile was a no-brainer, but between fixed going up to 15p in September, and (AIUI) the wind blowing more in the winter and dragging the Agile price down,…
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Solis v Solar Edge for 8KwP System
Installing a 21 panel ~8KwP system and, for reasons covered on another thread, don't want to consider any form of hybrid inverter. So far I have a price, from the same company, for 21 400w panels with Solar Edge optimisers and an 8kw Solar Edge Inverter and the same panels with an 8kw Solis Inverter. The solar edge is…
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70 degrees heat pump
This new Samsung heat pump is generating a fair bit of discussion over on the Facebook Octopus Smart tariff group. https://youtu.be/rp0FdVZTxpE My understanding is that it is able to operate at temperatures up to 70 degrees. Which would make it suitable for a straight swap for a conventional boiler (even with microbore…
