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My property is leasehold, do I have to tell the ground rent people?
Evening all, as you know from my 1st post I am thinking of getting solar panels fitted to the roof of my 1970s detached house. I am lucky in that I do not have a mortgage on the property, but I do pay £50/year to a london company for some reason or other :-( Do I have to tell this company what I am doing, and pay them an…
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Solar panel install, is this a good price for Manchester ?
Afternoon all. I fear that I am late to the party .................. but at least I have made the decision to go to the party, and not just listen to it from outside :-) Due to what is going on with electricity prices at the moment and where I think they may go in the future, my wife and I are discussing getting panels and…
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What have they actually installed?
OK little background. I applied for a grant via EON who then passed my detail on to LMF Energy Services. Who carried out an EPC then said I was eligible for the grant to my supprise. The design team said I will have 3 panels on front and 3 on Rear solis s 2.5kw system Install day came, the subbies LMF energy Services used…
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VAT rate on Batteries after solar install
Can someone confirm the VAT rate for batteries installed separately to solar panels ? I assumed 20% but someone told me its 5% so want to double check and when I googled all I found was talking about batteries with solar install at some time. I am on the fence with regards to getting batteries installed as I just dont…
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Replacement for green energy solar pv 2
Has anybody got any suggestions for a replacement for our solar panel display meter. The current one green energy solar pv 2 has started malfunctioning and is no longer made. Any ideas please
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Solax - Increase Battery storage - beyond 3 Units
I have a Solax 5Kw inverter and 3 x 5.8KW battery - Single Phase. As per Solax, I cannot add another battery as max 3 is a limit. I want to add an additional battery(4th) (slave). Is there a way I can control automatically disable (Ras pi) one battery and enable another such that the limit of 3 is not breached? or there…
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inverter and heatwave
Hi all, am concerned of the temperature in the loft where my SMA inverter is situated( its out of warranty now). Am told by a local that his has "fried" during last heatwave we have just experienced. I have a fan aimed at the inverter which is close to the hatch door which I leave open and switch on via remote.But this is…
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Solar thermal panel is exporting my tank heat!
Hi everyone,I have a solar hot water panel on the roof. When I use my boiler or immersion heater to heat my water tank the solar panel will turn on and heat up from my tank. It's driving me mad because it's a waste of energy. For example my panel temp this morning was 8.9 degrees. My tank temp was 44 (bottom the tank 22…
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Would like to get solar panels but can't even get a smart meter
I'd like to get solar panels installed and decided that I needed to get a smart meter first to understand my daytime/nighttime usage to see if I would need a battery installed as well as the house is occupied most of the day. Requested a smart meter from my supplier (Bulb) last December. So far, after 8 months, despite…
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Solar Panel Comparisons
Hi All, My installer originally was going to give me 18x Hyundia 410w panels, but now they said they can longer buy them and offered 2 alternatives: Hyundia: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18TSG8YAasopmDZw_IkeZO0WbkDjYbVhG/view Here are the 2 which they are offering, can anybody advise which one is better? (I've never…
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Solis wifi stick or another monitoring device
Hello. I've had a Solis inverters installed and I'm thinking it would be a good Idea to beable to monitor it to check each strings are working through the day, find out the peak time of day to switch heavy loads on. So before I commit to spending £80 on a dongle I have some questions, some of you may be able to recommend a…
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Solar question
Hi We've got a decent sized south facing detached house which was extended some years ago. The extension gave the south facing roof multiple odd shaped elevations which, according to a recent attempted quote, meant solar on the roof is unviable due to only 1 or 2 of their panels would fit on each of the 4 part south facing…
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Are solar panels pointless?
Apparently it can take a minimum of 14 years to break even. Do they even last that long? Does their efficiency also not deteriorate over time? (Plus how do you keep them clean?!) But once installed the technology is 'fixed' at that point in time. And tech moves fast. There you will be in at least a decade with old tech,…
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inverter and battery EDIT: Alternative to lux?
EDIT[See later post as cannot yet find lux]Obviously supply of hardware at present is difficult and demand for all renewables is high because of fuel price rises.However there is huge amount of knowledge and experience on this board....so... Can anybody suggest potential suppliers for a Lux 3600 AC charger/inverter? I have…
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Calculating solar potential
Hi is there somewhere I can work out if my roof is suitable for solar and rough potential generation? i was hoping there might be a tool somewhere to take into account roof shading etc too? Many thanks!
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Scottish Power Feed in tariff
I sent my reading to SP on 1st July via an e mail and photograph as per their instructions. Received e mail on 20th accepting reading and stating money would be paid by end of month. 1st August no money so contacted SP to be told that due to an error on their behalf my account had been suspended. Told I would have to wait…
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Inverter has died ' Options '
we have a 9 year old 16 panel 4kwh system paying 21p FIT , one large inverter in the attic. facing SSE but shaded, it has stopped working, we have an extended warranty of sorts ( bad workmanship ) , but the insurers still arranged for an inspection. it has died. the options. 1. replace like for like, 2. micro inverters on…
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Solar Install lead times
What are people experience of lead time from order to install at the moment? I paid the deposit for an install 1st June and am still waiting for an actual install date. Fitter said that there's just no stock of panels or batteries in the UK right now, so everyone is waiting.
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Solar i-boost - ignored for Energy Performance Certificate
Curious to know if anyone who has a solar i-boost and has had an EPC done had the i-boost disregarded and what reason may have been given? My assessor appeared to not know about the i-boost and said he cannot take it into account. The Certificate issued said we could improve our rating if we heated our water by solar (at a…
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Export to neighbour
With the price of leccy going up and forecast to hit 50p/KWh I might actually set up an export meter for my neighbor and charge 10p/kWh. Anyone know the logistics behind this and what would need to be done? Of course this is a scouting mission.
