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Immersion Diversion - add to existing Solar Panel Installation
Not sure if this is a question for our solar panel company but could we add an immersion diversion to our existing solar panel installation?
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Online Solar energy monitor?. Geo energynote online service ending 30/6/2021 (geo Solo II PV )
I've been using the solo pv system on my phone and online to monitor my panels, and it helped me compare values from previous years, which helped identify faults when it rained) Their online service is coming to an end, which makes the product useless to me now (loop energy just ended their service as well >.< ) What are…
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Is my solar installation incorrect
Hi Everyone I am a solar newbie. I have just had panels fitted in anticipation of getting an Electric Vehicle I got 5.2kw from 14 X 370w pannels The inverter that was fitted is a solax x1 with a maximum recommended DC power of 4000w. and a nominal power of 3680w This means my solar is being clipped I think at 3680w,…
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Enphase app update ?
when i logon on to my mobile phone Enphase solar production app this morning it should be a completely different view which looked like a good revamp but no it appears to have gone back to the standard view ? did anybody else see this ?
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Growatt ML33RTA batteries - behaviour and performance
Hi Forumites, Does anyone have experience of using Growatt ML33RTA batteries? Need to exchange thoughts about their charging/discharging performance and usage in general. Mine are also managed a Growatt inverter (SPH-6000), which has some gremlins of its own. Thats another story though! Would be good to have a discussion…
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Solar Thermal DIY
Hi Ideally would like to use a Solar thermal tube collector as a DIY solution for heating a hot tub. Has anyone done something similar? Regards
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Government EV purchase Grant
Hi AllBuying a new Small all Electric vehicle ,and have recieved a grant from the government of £2500 of the purchase price. Just recieved my invoice today and initialy can't get the Vat to balance correctly. Can. I please ask should the discount come of the purchase price of the car ,before the dealership adds on the Vat…
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Deege solar
Hi Forumites, Help needed please. Has anyone here heard of a company called Deege solar? I was searching for solar panels and this company's feed popped up on my facebook wall as sponsored/recommended. The deal was "4kW solar system + battery storage for £6500". No details provided on type of panels or battery. The price…
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Wanted: Alternative 2 scourers sponges
What have you used or would recommend to replace these scourer sponges? Anything biodegradable and/or plastic etc that is very long lasting. The photographed sponges just end up thrown away as they don’t last; but they do the cleaning job perfectly. I’ve tried loafer and they are no good as they don’t scrub and can’t reach…
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Solar newbie seeking comments please
I’ve been looking at solar. The best quote I’ve had so far is: 10 x JA Solar 385M (12 year manufacturer warranty, 25 year 80% warranty) 1 x Giv Energy 3.7T Hybrid with Wi-Fi monitoring (10 year warranty) 10 x Tigo panel optimisers with cloud access (25 year warranty) 1 x Giv Energy 8.2kWH battery 80% DoD (10 year warranty)…
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One Reason I Don't Like Nuclear Energy
"analysts and others have issued inaccurate estimates of the levelized costs of electricity (LCOE) for coal, natural gas and hydro power plants which are used to direct trillions in investment, creating a growing global financial bubble around conventional power plants with dynamics that are similar to the subprime…
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Goverment Green Homes Scheme
hi, Newbie here so not sure if I have put this post in the correct category. I applied for a primar and secondary installation after seeing the scheme on MSE TV programme back in September and am wondering if anyone has received their vouchers yet. I used contractors off the govt website but have been told this week that…
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How to handle solar 'salvage'?
Hello, Some buildings near me have been bought by the council and are scheduled for dereliction. They have nominally agreed to let me take the panels for a local school solar project, however, there are two main issues that we need to resolve: * Liability for any issues resulting from the use of the panels. * Fulfilling…
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Solax AC coupled 5.0 6KW Discharge + HV Battery
Hi In the phase of installing a Solar PV. I have shortlisted LUX Parallel AC Inverter x2 with Pylontech batteries. However, just further exploring I see there Solax AC Inverter 5.0 which allows 6KW discharge.…
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Microwave-powered home boiler
I haven't heard of these before, sounds interesting.The boiler uses electricity to heat water which can then be pumped through existing radiators and to taps and showers and baths. The company, Heat Wayv, is building prototypes and expects to trial the boilers in homes by the end of 2022, with the first sales to customers…
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Using Far Too Much Water
Hi My shower runs off of my condenser boiler. The water comes out really quickly and I have started leaving the plug in the bath to see how much water I was using. I used almost as much as if I was having a bath! I don't think I'm in the shower overly long. I do have a large shower head and the water comes out very fast.…
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Solar and smart meters
I've managed to avoid having smart meters installed so far, have the issues with meters and solar been ironed out ? Anybody on here have them, opinions ?
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Does anyone have "Sunny Webbox assistant software" (sorted but cannot delete post.)
Hi I recently logged on to Sunny Explorer and was forced to change the default password which was 0000 for user and 1111 for installer. Not a problem so I changed them but now my Sunny Webbox will no longer communicate with my SMA Sunny portal. The Webbox default passwords are also 0000 and 1111 so I'm guessing that these…
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Green homes grant help please!
Hi there! Can anyone tell me how the green homes grant works because I'm a bit confused. I own a house and I'm also entitled to universal credit so I'm guessing that I meet the eligibility requirements but I'm not sure what to do from there onwards. Do I find someone I know that does solar thermal work or does the service…
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Weather/load compensating controls
Hi folksLooking to reduce my gas consumption and not read for a heat pump yet (boiler only 3 years old). We have a Vaillant ecotec, just for the heating now as our hot water switched to electric. We currently control with our Nest which is helpful for operating remotely and keeping heating off when we are out. We've turned…
