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Battery Electric Vehicles - General Discussion Thread :-)
Share your views on news, buying, ownership, driving, charging, or anything else to do with a BEV. Everything welcome whether it's good, bad or ugly.
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Solar and Battery Quote
Hi I've been given a price for a solar array and battery. It is from a local company I've heard alot of positive things about but it feels a bit higher than I was expecting. 12 Solaredge Modules Solaredge 4kw Inverter Solaredge 10kwh batterySchletter roof mounting system Solaredge monitoring With installation £16650
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Solar PV - going bigger
Hi all, looking for some advice on going bigger with solar PV. I've been quoted for 12x Hyundai 400 W solar panels + 3.68 Kw inverter due to be installed next month. Since then I've had the roof covering replaced and the ridge to gutter dimension has been increased. So I think extra panels should fit. Instead of 2 x 6…
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Solar panel lease not signed
We have leased the roof space for
solar panels. The solar panel company has since changed hands. We have a new
lease but it's not signed or dated. We are in the process of selling our home; everything is in place except the
signed and dated lease that the buyers solicitors require. We are having difficulties tracing the…
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3.68kwh cap on solar export with Tesla PW2?
We wonder if anyone can help with our query..we have just had 12 x 400w (4.8kwh) panels fitted with Solar Edge inverter capped at 3.68. Our Tesla Powerwall battery is coming in August as there are delays in supply chain so at the moment we are supplying lots of free electric to the grid:( The DNO told me the battery is…
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Solar panels and cancellation of your FIT by Ofgem
My panels were installed on the 18th March 2016. I was given a FIT and have been claiming for the electricty put back into the grid since then. On about the 18th of March 2022, I received a letter from Ofgem saying they were suspending my FIT and would cancel it as it appeared there was something wrong with my MCS…
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How do you manage your battery charge?
I haven’t got a battery - and had ruled out one for now due to uncertainty on value, but the “fun factor” keeps me curious about it. I was wondering how do people manage overnight charging of their battery at different times of the year so as to not run dry, but also not overfill from the grid? I know the Tesla Powerwall…
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Solar panel cleaning (lichen, moss etc) - the big imponderable
Any up to date thoughts on the best way to tackle moss and lichen on solar panels - and for that matter the general question of keeping them clean? It's a long time since ours were installed and they really do need cleaning. Manufacturers all seem to say water only (no chemicals) and no brushes - but reality says that…
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The case for Octopus Agile (with solar panels)
At the beginning of the month I decided to switch to Octopus Agile. Previously I was reckoning that it was only worthwhile with a battery so you could take advantage of cheap times for import and expensive times for export. However 2021 is a very different summer to 2020. All the times are expensive for import. The daily…
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Solar FIT meter broken, requirements for repair/replace?
Just went to get a FIT meter reading and discovered the meter has died, or at least is doing a slow flash on and off of 888888. Checked all circuit breakers and connections and they seem fine. It's a ~10 year old installation that we inherited when we bought the property. My first question is can a regular electrician see…
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Solar Panels - Maintence and MSC certificate
Hello! I apologise if I am asking very obvious questions but this is all very new to me - I am just buying our house (prev council) which has solar panels on. We are taking ownership of the panels. At current, we are automatically notified when there is something wrong with them and an engineer comes out and fixes them.…
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Our Tesla Powerwall and Octopus Tesla Tarrif experience and a question
Hi everyone I posted back in February about our plans to have solar and a Tesla Powerwall installed. We are now up and running, signed up to the Tesla synchronous tariff, where we pay just over 11p/kWh for import from the grid and the same for our export. This is quite frankly an amazing deal for us, it has its drawbacks…
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FiT if provider goes bust?
My FiT provider is Bulb. They are due a reading at the end of this month and every previous quarter they have sent a friendly "Hello from Bulb" email about half way through the month to remind me to submit a reading. But not this time, so far. This, coupled with reports of Bulb being in financial difficulty, has left me…
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A hardwearing doormat made from upcycled tyres
Impressive concept and a admirable solution to the discarded tyres problem. I've just ordered one. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/866373310/doormat-environment-friendly-graphene https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1030542552/doormat-4-in-1-pack-indoor-outdoor-easy
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Solar and Tesla powerwall vs regular battery
Hello, I am after a bit of advice from people who have solar and battery set up or a tesla powerwall and the pros and cons of both. I recently ordered 2 EVs which are due to arrive later this year and this got me looking into the most efficient way of charging by taking advantage of cheaper night rates. When researching…
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Degradation of domestic solar panels
Title change 17 February 2022, to address what may be a wider issue. Originally I had been under the impression that domestic solar does not suffer significant degradation and my own problem was perhaps an isolated issue (electrical possibly) peculiar to my system. From another comment posted I suspect there may be a more…
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Washing powder boxes - are they less plastic than plastic detergent?
I’m trying to use less plastic. If I swapped to persil powder v liquid I wanted to understand if the boxes are less plastic, which I think they are but I didn’t know if they can recycled well?
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More efficient shower?
When I was growing up, we didn't have a shower but we did have a bath and a hot water tank What we'd use for a shower was to fill the bucket with warm water, and use a jug. The jug would then be your "shower" We wouldn't reuse any water, but it did mean you had maybe 11 litres of water to shower with, and it did a really…
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East/West Split - Which PV + Battery Solution to choose (Hybrid vs AC coupled)
Hi, I need advice on choosing on which East/West split PV system and battery to go for. Based on location the expected yields jointly will be approx. 5630Kwh per annum (PHOTOVOLTAIC GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM) . Our profile: 11,000 Kwh per annum (excluding EV car which we will have in couple of months, so additional…
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Solar PV Quote Advice
I've been looking into installing solar for a little while now. I've had a quote in today for the following system. Supply and fit 10 x 410 watt all black JA Solar PV panels. Supply and fit of Growatt 3.6kWp hybrid inverter with WiFi Dongle Renusol Varisol Mounting kit including Aluminium roof hooks. 6.5kWh DC Growatt…
