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Seplos Mason battery kits from Frogstar
Hi all, does anyone have any experience or recommendations of these? At the moment I have two Growatt ML33RTA batteries on my SPH5000 inverter with 4.8 kW of solar. The Growatt batts add up to 6 kWh, which is a bit low as we use about 10 kWh per day. The summer half of the year is generally OK, but in winter it's not…
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Shade greener not getting free electric
Hi I have doubted for a while now that I am actually getting any free electric with the Shade Greener panels so I decided to take some pictures of my smart meter and as I suspected the total keeps going up during the day 11am to 2 pm. Is this a breach of shade greenery contract!
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Which storage battery
Hi all, We have recently had a 12kW ashp installed in our 4 bed house (4 of us); prior to this we were reasonably heavy users anyway using anywhere between 5-15kW. Currently we’re between 15 and 25kW and this will obviously increase in winter. I have just started to get quotes for battery storage; we also have solar panels…
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Solar Panel Output Degrades/Reduces over time - How Much?
The standard info provided with solar panels shows that they can lose output over time, I believe around 0.5% per year. My panels are supposedly warranted to still produce 90% output after 12 years. Interestingly the annual variation in sunshine days across the year means that although months can be very erratic the…
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Solar panel help
Hi I thought I would venture into this area in my old age for environmental reasons and to future proof my house (in case family have to move in to look after me or when house is sold in future as it has 5 bedrooms)Anyway I have always read you should get the biggest battery you can but I am having to fight companies who…
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Expanding a 4kW PV Only System
Given the advent of Flux, I've decided to take advantage of the Barclays Green Home Reward and expand upon our 4kW LG Bifacial PV system (roof pictured below). Leaving 100cm for Velux windows at the very North of the roof, it would appear that we may have space for 4-6 additional panels on East & West aspects, making this…
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Deemed export or Smart export?
I had my solar installed in 2013 and have been receiving my FiT pyts (via Scottish Power) since. To be honest I haven't really thought about it much since. I don't have a smart meter fitted for the solar (but do for electric and gas, which is provided by Ovo), so have to read the meter quarterly and send them in, which is…
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Downlight Protectors
I am enhancing the insulation my loft and there are several downlights which need to be covered over before I lay the insulation on them. You can buy downlight protectors from such firms as Loftleg and Thermahood, but the ones I have identified are all too small. My light fitting have those plastic "wings" that you can see…
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Solar Immersion and Hot Fill Washing Machine
I'm working on a new solar PV installation and have opted for a hot water cylinder and Solar Immersion Controller (a Solic 200).I would like to connect a washing machine to fill from the hot water cylinder and make the best of the 'free' hot water. The problem I am finding is a lack of options, as most washing machines now…
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Ripple / kirk Hill
it seems ripple are in trouble, maybe in administration though I can’t verify that. I gave a green relative a share in Kirk Hill as a wedding present. Is it safe? If not, what do I get him to replace it?
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Electric Car buyers Beware !!!!!!!
I swapped my self charging hybrid Honda for a fully electric ENY-1 model in a PCP contract and since July last year to February this year the £42000 car I drove out of Honda with has lost £19500 in value and I assume will lose considerably more up until the end of my three year PCP. I am aware that new cars devalue but…
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Octopus FiT Schedule
Hi all, Octopus have finally got round to transferring ownership of my solar panels following a house purchase to me and have sent me an agreement to sign with rates and such like on the documentation. Just looking to do a sense check that what they have put in the agreement feels right? The system was installed in 11/13,…
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LuxPowerTek App
Hi,The LuxPowerTek app tells me there is an update - 3.8 (on Android) but Google Play Store refuses to download it and its not visible when you do a search.I've tried all the usual things - clear cahce, both app and Googlestore, force stop both, restart phone etc.Any ideas?
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Snow on Solar Panels
Earlier this morning I noticed our panels were still covered in snow, after it had melted off the surrounding roof. I don't know why that would be. But the surprise was seeing that even in that state they were still whacking out 2kW when the sun was out.
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Anyone Using Solax X1 AC 3.6kW Inverter with Batteries
Looking at battery storage, my solar is 5.2kW split on two roofs, 7 JA 380 each covers most of the day with Solax X1 Boost 3.6kW since last September 2021. Octopus Go is now at 34p Peak and 7.5p Off-Peak and 44p daily standing charge when I renew in four months, big increase in annual cost need EV tariff for Car. Now…
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Greener Days EV Charging Octopoints
been charging our EV overnight on 🐙 ‘Greener Days Forecast’ for the last couple of months and today got our email from 🐙 saying we had charged 4 week long streak on greener days so received 80 octopoints - which equate to 10p - obviously aren’t doing it for the money 🤣 but it’s good knowing we are charging when the grid is…
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Experience with Intelligent Octopus Flux
Hi, Now this is available for my system I'd be interested in any comments from people on the tariff, or who've been on it in the past. Some specific questions .. (1) How much control do you still have over your system? They refer to using the Octopus app to "manage your smart charging", implying you still have some…
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Octopus Flux Import Tariff vs Loyal Octopus 16 Month Fix
I received an email from Octopus about possibly moving onto a fixed tariff as prices are going up in April. The details of the new tariff did not include the cheap night time rate. I called Octopus and spoke to one of their customer service representatives. He clarified that the cheaper night time rate would still be…
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Solar, battery, worth it for partly occupied house?
Questions for the group. I'm lucky enough to have a second house (before you get jealous, it's in that well-known Northern resort of Bolton). It's occupied around 30% of the time. I need to fit an EV charger at the house. So the questions are:* Given the occupancy, is it worth fitting a battery? * Given the occupancy, is…
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MSE News: Hive admits some users can't connect their electric vehicle chargers to its app
Smart home tech provider Hive has admitted it's aware of a problem that's seen some customers unable to connect their electric vehicle (EV) chargers to the Hive app. While you CAN still charge your car if you're affected, you CAN'T use the app's features, such as scheduling to charge your car when it costs less. The fault…
