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Have some Solar Panel quotes - was looking for advice
Hello, So i have been in touch with about fourteen companies in and around my area (north west) looking for quotes, I have three roofs the panels can go on, two roofs face southwards (south east and south west) while the other faces north west. I have been asking for quotes for panels on two roofs and also three roofs…
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How to Trigger Force Discharge to Grid from Battery for Solax Inv.
Hi I would like to know how I can do "Force Discharge" for a Solax Inverter / Battery System. Using SolaxXcloud App -> Basic->Work Mode-> Force time of use -> it allows 2 charge times. I am failing to see how I can do a force discharge. Any Solax user that can help. Regards AB
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Ecotricity huge bill
Hi All, We are new to uk and just passed one month in our apartment. The energy bill came to 297 pounds for 35 days from 15th January till 18th February. 820 units for 35 days and per unit 33.30 p. Please let us know if this is something expected. we ahave induction cooker, heater, washing machine, dishwasher.
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solar panel power generation
Hey all we've been pricing up a solar panel array. We've been given a quote this evening and i'll be honest i'm not sure the numbers tally up so id like a second opinion, mostly because ive seen a fair few people posting larger arrays that seem to generate less than it's been suggested we'd be able to get. I totally…
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Companies slow to reply (quotes dripping in)
I just wanted to know if anyone else was experiencing slow replies to queries from solar companies, I've submitted/email 4 local companies and 1 of the companies linked to via MSE newsletter a few weeks ago and so far I've only heard from the large company (Project Solar) who haven't been able to book in an appointment as…
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Cheapest home storage battery options?
Every time I talk to a solar installer they all keep asking if I've considered battery storage, this easily adds £1000 to the quote but as I'm going down a different route of buying my own equipment and paying an electrician to install it, does it make more sense? Should I buy a hybrid inverter even if I can't afford the…
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PV Solar and/or Battery Review Please
Good morning, I have decided to get PV solar panels
for climate change and also Return On Investment reasons. I’d appreciate some of the experts here
reviewing my calculations and assumptions and also correct me on my lack of
general knowledge on these systems and any errors I’ve made please. Apologies for the long post. I…
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Solar panels and pigeons -WARNING
Please consider the huge problems feral pigeons can cause when you install solar panels. All was fine for the first few years and then they arrived, our roof, patio, garden and gutters were an absolute mess and the noise from them scratching the roof and the 'dawn chorus' disturbed our sleep. We couldn't open the windows…
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Citric acid
I bought some Grohe shower cleaner as that was the only one recommend by Grohe when we had a new shower fitted. It sells for the remarkable price of £15. I downloaded the COSH sheet for it and noted that the only active ingredient is citric acid. Citric acid sells for around £5-10 per kg in crystal form (even food grade).…
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Solar Panels - apparent failure
Hi, Yesterday, a lovely sunny day, I generated nothing. Today the same. Looking at the inverter it all appears fine, just showing zero generation. So it looks like no power is getting to the inverter. I'm thinking maybe a mouse has chewed through a cable or something, probably outside as I'm pretty sure I've got rid of all…
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Lancashire solar panels?
Hi all, half of our roof on our house in Preston, Lancashire is west facing and large enough for solar panels. I just wondered.... - Anyone else in Lancashire had panels installed? Was it worth it? - Any Preston / Lancashire solar panel fitters that anyone can recommend? Thank you in advance for any replies!!
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Help with LuxPower system, please - disagreement with smart meter
Relatively new to this: I have a system consistent of 5.4 kW solar generation (18 panels), 12 kWh battery. Recently moved to Octopus GO with the following plan: As part of this, Octopus installed a smart meter. Fill battery overnight, so that is full at 4.30am. Use battery power from then on, until either there is enough…
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Battery Quote
Hi, Would anyone mind commenting of a battery quote I've received? £3850 for Sofar charge controller and 2 X 2.4GWh pilontec batteries to be added to an existing Solar Edge PV system. I'm hoping to integrate it with a zappi charger too so any comments on any possible pitfalls will be gratefully received. TIA.
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Battery install and Smart meter
I am going ahead with adding batteries to my Solar system which was fitted 6-7 years ago. During the survey one of the first questions they asked was whether I had a smart meter. I don't. The quote I have subsequently received indicates I should advise my supplier of the battery install and check whether I need to have a…
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iboost+ immersion heater question
My hot water tank (gledhill stainless) has two immersion heaters. Sparky has wired up my upper and lower immersions the wrong way round - lower to htwr1 and upper to htwr 2. This is contrary to the installation instructions, which say it is necessary for the top immersion heater to have priority. Is this going to be a…
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EON Green Homes Grant
It's listed that they can improve insulation in roofs, walls, floors and even add external insulation and that as long as the work comes to less than £10,000 there will be nothing to pay. Has anyone had any experience with this?
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Batteries Make Sense for Everyone?!
EDF appear to be offering a tariff that charges 4.5p per unit between midnight and 5am and about 40p/min at all other times (fixed fro 2 years) Compare this to the price cap tariff from April on of about 30p per unit - the off peak units are 25p per unit cheaper. The average household use 3700 kwh of electricity per year…
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Solar Panel sell back to Grid rates
Hi Martin, is there any opportunity of campaigning for a higher return on sales back to the grid? 54% would be a nice starting point for the Feed In Tariff. I have had panels on last 2 houses but more recent tariff is not worth having (£13 last period). kevin
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Suppliers, batteries and inverters
Our roof is south facing, in Hertfordshire, with no shading. We currently use 5500 kWh of electricity a year, home all day, do a lot of baking etc, but no EV. We have quotes from Eon for 12 360W panels, string inverters and 5.2 kWh battery for £9630 or 8.2 kWh battery for £10381. We also have a quote from The Solar People…
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Plug in solar panels?
With the price increases in energy should I buy some plug in solar panels? The kit has an inverter and we can give it a dedicated spur. We have a big garden to put the panels in. The kit is 320w with inverter. It costs just over £700. Anyone done it, and experience of these please
