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Govt or local council grants / schemes - not on benefits for solar & boiler
Does anyone know of any government schemes or grants or anything from Manchester local council for getting Solar installed and a replacement boiler? Im a single person homeowner and work full time so i dont qualify for any of the edco bits as im not receiving any benefits but its not like im rich and have a lot of…
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Switch from FIT to SEG
Hi All We are looking for some advice: when we installed our 9.6kW Solar panels in 2018 (ground mount), our thatched cottage coudl only reach an EPC D rating. Therefore, our FIT payment is rather low at only 3p per unit. We went ahead anyway, for the green credentials and since we were looking forward to our next hybrid /…
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can someone help me understand octopus flexible tariffs
Evening, as I don't have an electric car I am interested in the agile, and the outgoing tarrifs. I can see that the agile EXPORT can vary on the time of day, and that the outgoing EXPORT is a fixed price. But I can't seem to find the tarrif to see how much it is to import electricity, either to top up a battery bank at…
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Using PV energy to run a heat pump?
Hi, I'm unfamiliar with all the technology but exploring options to update my house and replace a last-century combi gas boiler (not condensing) with ASHP + HW tank. Will also need a re-roof (+ insulation) as currently between my bed and the stars there is a layer of plasterboard, 10cm-ish of air, then some slate. (Rooms…
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New to Solar
I am wondering if anyone can help. I have just had a solar system fitted with a Pylontech battery and Solis inverter. The installed capacity of the panesl is 3.6kWp and the battery is a US2000C. I am a low user of electricity and export the majority of what we make to the grid at the moment.I've applied to Scottish Power…
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Sizing the inverter
Having done a lot of research and analysis, I’m reasonably
comfortable that the best solution for our house would be as follows: 16 x 400W panels on SSE-facing roof 6 x 400W panels on SWW-facing roof c. 10kwh battery iBoost (N.B. brands tbc – that will be the next step once I’ve
decided on inverter spec) …but I’m still…
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Government power blackouts and solar PV
www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/energy-use-is-a-decision-for-individuals-insist-no-10-and-truss-allies If the government have intentional blackouts, will our solar pv work? Grid-tied solar is designed not to function during power cuts. Are 'planned' blackouts the same as power cuts?
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Once you have reached your 3.6kw export limit, can you then use the excess to top up a battery?
Afternoon all. Well obtaining quotes for a solar installation is proving more difficult than I first thought :( As mentioned in one of my first posts I have been given a quote to have 5.6kwp installed on my south facing roof Assuming that next summer will have a few abnormal blue sky days (currently grey and overcast now…
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Solar installers damaged my roof
Hi all, as you probably know I've been very pleased with the performance of my PV and batteries. Unfortunately I have now noticed some staining from damp has appeared in two places on the ceiling upstairs. I went up into the loft and found there had been a leak. As we haven't had much rain since install and I have loft…
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Adding a battery to an 8 year old solar system
Hi Gang! Ive had 4kw of solar panels on my roof since 2014, and its been great, generating 30,000 kwh so far! With my electricity jumping from 13p to 40p when my fix comes to an end in october, I am thinking maybe i should add a battery to the setup. I have an electric car and am on Octopus go, so ideally the system would…
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Electric heating for flat
We have a one bedroom flat in a 1950s block that we let our. It is 45 square meters and on the second floor (i.e. 3rd level). It currently has a gas boiler for the hot water and a gas hob. Heating is via a couple of oil filled radiators. I would like to reduce the heating costs for the tenant and ideally get the EPC rating…
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A few very basic solar questions (12 volt setup - not in house)
I am trying to create a very basic solar setup to keep a 12 volt 120 AHr leisure battery fully charged in a garden workshop. Once a week or so I need to draw c. 20 amps from the battery for one to two hours. The rest of the time it is unused. I have bought a 100 watt 18 volt panel, which came complete with a basic…
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E-Bike
Finally splashed some ££ and bought myself a Specialized E-Bike. It's a hybrid commuter bike. I have been cycling to work (10miles each way) once a week for 10 ish months. Really enjoy the me time! initially started off as a way to get fit but looking at fuel prices, I'm all the more happy. But it does involve a bit of…
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Queries on Solar Panels (PV panels) on the house I am buying
Hello all, I am buying a house that has solar panels (PV panels)
installed on the roof. I queried the ownership of these during my first pass of
the contract documentation and the vendor has confirmed the solar panels were
installed as part of the original build of the house in June 2014.I have the TP1 and CS1 forms from…
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Solar panels and future mortgage surveys (regarding integrity of roof)
Afternoon all. Whilst I wait for some more quotes to come in for a solar install at my house I asked my neighbour if they have ever considered it. He said briefly, but his concern would be that a future mortgage survey could highlight problems with the roof (my house is 50 years old) and how would you go about fixing it if…
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Shower mixer taps, combi boiler
Just thought I'd share my experience of running my shower from my gas combi boiler. When I was considering my options, some didn't think it would work, because an electric shower is the norm. I don't have any problems.…
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The most efficient portable Aircon - the Delonghi PACEX100
After alot of research, we found the Delonghi Pinguino PAX100 consumes a max of 630Watts (measured) to provide 10000 BTUs of cooling. While portables are inherently inefficient in their design, especially single hose systems, I could not find another portable that comes close to this one in terms of cooling for the cost.…
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Are these options realistic? (aka 'Rate My Solar Plan' :) )
Usually on here I see people posting quotes, asking if they are competitive. I've approached it a different way - before talking to installers who potentially might want to sell me things that I don't need etc, I wanted to educate myself a bit first and do my own calculations based on the wealth of info provided kindly via…
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Electric Combi Boiler
I've got Solar panels and battery being installed next week but was also looking at replacing our gas combi boiler. Intially I was just going for a new gas boiler but have started to think about getting and electric combi instead. One benefit of this would be we could loose gas all together and no longer face the standing…
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Solar PV (7.5kW) + Battery (15kWh) Costs
Hi All, So, haven't posted on here for a while. We managed to whittle down our debts through spending control, pay rises and re-mortgaging, managed to get on a very good deal at the time just before interest rates went up which allowed us to get rid of our Credit Card debts (never using those again!). So we found ourselves…
