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Sunsynk inverter issues
Hi all, is anyone else using a Sunsynk hybrid inverter and battery? I replaced my Growatt inverter with a Sunsynk ECCO 8 kW model but I'm having problems with how it operates. The Growatt could charge the battery to 100% from solar and then 'spill' the excess to the grid. The Sunsynk doesn't seem to be able to do that. It…
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Growatt inverter, and other solar related queries.
I'll try my luck here before looking for a more specialised forum. Brief background: a (non-profit, volunteer run) community organisation where I help, has acquired a building with some solar panels, and a Growatt inverter. I've been tasked with finding out how to make best use of them, and I'm completely clueless. (except…
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Solar panels for loft conversion recommendations - Lincolnshire
Hi, was going to go with Octopus for solar panels until they found out I have a loft conversion and they can't do it now because they install from the inside and I only have small eaves access. Does anyone have any experience/ recommendations for a company who will install solar panels from the outside in…
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Are these for real or scams?
Got 2 letters today, one from Pure Atom about claiming a £4000 ECO4 grant and another from Green homes scheme which says i can get £4000 to replace my current 16 x 250w array ( installed Nov 2015) with new 450w panels, keep my FIT payments and get an extra 10p a KW in addition to my current FIT payments. Are these true and…
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Solar panel install
Any good install companies
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The largest system I've seen!
Thought I'd share what 52 bifacial rooftop panels (paired to 2 X Tesla PW3 battery inverters) looks like! DNO export permission for 22 kWh approved, also the highest I've been involved with! Expected annual generation is 20+ mWh!! :o
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Solar PV Gross vs NET output
I'm in the position of trying to sell my house and currently having an EPC certificate produced, the problem that I have here is that the MCS certificate for the solar array says I have a NET capacity (kW) of 3.82 and the EPC inspector is asking what my Gross capacity is which I don't know. What I have is 15 x 255W panels…
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solar panel installer recommendation West Sussex please
Hi We are looking at having solar panels installed and getting bogged down with all the information available We are a mid terrace house concrete tiled roof with the front of the house facing South east We are being advised we need 8 or 9 panels on the front of the roof due to difficulty accessing the back ( conservatory)…
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Considering more solar and a battery
I'm looking for some help/advice to help clarify my thinking - we are considering a battery and adding more solar. What we already have3.645kWp south facing solar array on a non-hybrid 3.0kW inverterAir Source Heat Pump for heating / hot water Current UsageThe current system was installed last June (so not yet a full…
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Solar panels - which orientation?
Hi My first ever post here. First of all thank you to all the very knowledgeable people who share their expertise here - I have learnt such a huge amount from previous posts and become more confident in choosing between quotes. I'm going for 15 x Eurener panels, Solar Edge inverter and Solar Edge battery. However, I have…
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Solar Panel Company dissolved
Few years back I went up getting free solar panels. In the sense of I using whatever they producing at the minute and anything else that I don’t use goes back to grid and company take all profits in from feed in tarrif. However I just realise that company who have installed those panels have dissolved based on information…
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DNO output reduction
So our supplier (Light Renewables) quoted a 20 x 500w system across three aspects E/S/W) with 8kw inverter and applied to the DNO. Heard yesterday that they have said must be less than 8kw so options presented are:- 1. Drop to 6kw inverter and keep all panels as unlikely to clip given the three aspects. 2. Drop to 6kw and…
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Best value battery system?
I currently have a solax 3.6kw solar inverter, what's the best approach to add a battery to the system? Replace the inverter with hybrid or have an AC connected system? Is fogstar the best value at the moment, which inverter is preferred and do they have any wireless CTs?
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8.5 kW Bifacial PV System: ~7 year ROI: Fact OR fiction?
Updated system size is 8.45kW at a total installed cost of £10.5K. Current ROI is forecast at 6.5 years. Hi there, I've recently been quoted for solar panels from 3 installers referred by Solarguide. My guidance to these companies was maximum solar power yield per panel for their proposals. Quote: The LG panels are dual…
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EVEC home charging unit
Has anyone got / had experience of the EVEC home charger? My PodPoint has finally given up after 8 years (solid red light) and I'm thinking of replacing it. I don't require a smart charger - and after reading some of the reports of their foibles on various forums - I don't really want one. TIA Dave F
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Fitting Battery to Solar
I have 11.04 kWh of solar panels with a 10kWh Growatt MOD 10KTL3-XH (BP) inverter, fitted in November last year. Its on a a 3 phase domestic system and export agreed under G98. I am considering fitting a battery, mainly to reduce the impact of peak rate in winter. As I understand it, the inverter is battery ready, so its…
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Solar iboost system - being charged for 'free' hot water
This discussion was created from comments split from: Spare Solar - SOLiC 200 or Solar iboost - Thoughts?.
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Extended Inverter Warranties
Our PV system was recently commissioned and is working well. We paid an extra £250 to extend the inverter warranty from 10 years to 15 years. We have received an extended warranty certificate from the manufacturer (Growatt) saying that the warranty ends in June 2039. That's just over 14 years from installation. Growatt…
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Solar panels seem to have stopped working
I'm new to this - bought a house with panels recently and am busy with loads of other things. They definitely worked - the meter readings were going up and the red light was blinking (with the frequency indicating the power (small meter at the top). Recently I noticed that the readings don't change and the red light is…
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How "safe" are our inverters
Here's a headline from the Telegraph today: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/15/chinese-kill-switches-found-in-us-solar-farms/ - from the article "The components found in the US included cellular radios capable of switching off the equipment remotely, raising serious concerns about grid security," So, are there…
