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best arrangement for solar on a flat roof.
I already have solar on my south and west facing roof, but also have a south facing flat roof, approx 2m x 5m. Can any one suggest a system and panels that would optimise solar on this area. I know you need to leave a bigger gap at the edges of the rood (up to 500m) which means that most solar panels are now to big to go…
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Do I need a bigger inverter?
I'm intending to get solar panels in the near future. An installer has proposed: 8 panels totalling 4.08 kWp DC-coupled battery 10.36 kWh Inverter 3.68 kW Eventually our house will have: Air source heat pump 5 kW Electric oven Induction hob (No intention of getting an EV) Clearly the inverter is adequate for the solar…
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Solar installation: Matt:e PV+ Grid Voltage Monitor
Please can someone help me with some information on a "Matt:e PV+" Grid Voltage Monitor?I have recently bought a house with a solar PV installation, and it has one of these monitors connected.The switch on the monitor itself is in the off ("0") position.I would expect this to mean that the solar panels are isolated from…
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Expanding Solar Array
Has anyone gone about expanding their solar array recently? I'm thinking of adding additional panels to my garage in a possible 4+3 split. My current system is an Enphase IQ7+ micro-inverter (20) coupled with Givenergy AC and a DNO export limit of 8.8KVA. But I rarely hit 5.5KVA export. Am I correct in thinking this should…
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Trouble accessing GU10 bathroom bulb
I am struggling to access thr bulb to replace it. I have just managed to change 8 around the house and this shower room one is causing me a headache. I have removed the outer chrome ring, and i cant be surenif the whole unit needs replacing or if inshould going at digging at the plastic seal by the indent or if it is a…
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Best battery set-up for large(ish) solar array but with low export limit set by DNO?
Hi, I have really been struggling to get my head around the best battery setup for my situation. We have had a 9.57kW solar array installed onto south (5.22kW) and south-west (4.35kW) facing roofs but have been limited to a 4kW export by the DNO (we requested 8kW via G99) We have only been in the property for a few months…
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Which EV charger?
Am about to buy an EV and am looking at chargers, which is a bit of a maze. I am switching to Octopus for energy, so will be able to switch to one of their suitable tariffs. Where I am confused is that certain chargers say they are only compatible with certain energy company smart tariffs, which seems crazy to me, why…
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Sunsynk Hybrid Inverters
Hi All, Like many folks at the moment I'm looking to install solar with battery storage, I've done a fair bit of research so far and have come across Sunsynk inverters which have some great features, first of all they work with the Pylon tech batteries, they can interface with a tariff like Octupus agile so you can…
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Solar and Battery on Two Phase Installation
Hi, Just wondering if anyone had direct or indirect experience with solar and battery on a two phase electrical system. It's a village hall so actually the final circuits are two sets of single phase 240V. They'd be looking for battery backup during power cuts, that's a major requirement. I don't suppose for a moment that…
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GivEnergy software update
unfortunately the GivEnergy software upgrade is not fit for purpose to allow monitoring of my solar panel and battery performance anymore . I have tried many times to upload using the instructions provided and it’s just not recognising my address . Customer support has been very poor and they handed me to technical support…
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Fogstar Home Batteries (Domestic <30kWh ... etc)
HiTalking to some friends at the weekend & it was mentioned that they had a number of quotes for a home battery system to add to an existing PV setup (~5.5 kW.p) , with the main contender currently being a Fogstar rack mounted ~30kWh unit, which I mentioned was probably far too much storage (probably >double) for their…
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Batteries
Can those who have batteries installed provide some information about * Capacity * Expandability * Product support Please, no GivEnergy, I'm thinking of getting rid of the useless system.
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New Octopus tariff for solar and battery users - Octopus Flux
Just seen Octopus have released this new tariff.https://octopus.energy/smart/flux/
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Solar iboost problem
I have a solar iboost that was installed with our solar panels a couple of years ago. The iboost developed a fault, saying “tank hot” so wouldn’t heat the water. We replaced the iboost, but the same thing happened again. It worked for a few days, but then displayed same message. We only have an immersion heater for hot…
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Octopus Flux Billing problems
I have been on Octopus' Flux tariff for electricity for nearly a year and have had no billing issues with Octopus until this month. I have a SMETs 2 meter that was installed by Shell Energy back in 2023 and since switching to the Octopus tariff in Feb 2024, I normally get a monthly bill showing my gas usage/cost (on a…
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Buying a house with solar panels.
Panels installed in 2018 and owned.It's an estate, the heir said that the panels come with a 'good' original tariff and in my solicitor's paperwork I see: " Enquiries.... Please supply copies of the Feed in Tariff agreement". However, I don't see these copies in the pack the solicitor sent me.So, before I ask the solicitor…
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Home Battery with Solar
Hello, we are looking at getting solar panels fitted and had a few quotes from various local and national installers. Many of whom had a default position of having a battery fitted at the same time. I’ve been crunching various numbers and think we’d actually get a quicker return on our investment without a battery. This is…
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Where to get info re solar panels & batteries already installed in house we bought
Hi, We've just moved into a bungalow, which has 16 solar panels, and 2 batteries. Although the vendor told us he would leave paperwork relating to all this and how to manage it, there's nothing except the invoices for the original installation in 2018. He made it clear to us that the panels had been bough outright. He told…
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I wish the UK would do more of this?
The City of Amsterdam has implemented a comprehensive Circular Economy strategy aimed at reducing waste and promoting sustainability. Here are the key components of their approach:Key Components of Amsterdam's Circular Economy Strategy * Focus on Three Value Chains: * Food and Organic Waste Streams: The city aims to create…
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New utililisation method of wind generation
Maybe some way to go before commercial Implementation but looked promising.Seen in Glasgow's daily paper, the Herald, an article about the company developing non turbine, low height small scale fast response generator. Looks interesting to me....https://www.katricktechnologies.com/wind-technologies.
