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Best kettle
Our exPM mentioned getting a more efficient kettle to save energy, I am guessing most people already have modern kettles as they don't last for decades and can be a fashion item. But what is the most efficient kettle? I noticed earlier today, my oven was on and and for a few moments it was being powered by my solar panels.…
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New setup export options
Hello, we're having 14 solar panels and 10kwh worth of battery storage installed next month. We are currently on a fixed until Sept dual fuel deal with British Gas. I see that BG have a variable tariff for existing customers currently set at 15.1p. Early exit fees are set at £50 for both gas and electricity. Would I be…
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Help with all the kit I need for connecting Batteries to home
Please could you help me with the list of materials I need to connect the following batteries to my home to use The batteries I am looking at are the Fogstar 16kwh https://www.fogstar.co.uk/collections/solar-battery-storage/products/fogstar-energy-16kwh-48v-solar-battery I have a small consumer unit in the garage with a…
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Are biodegradable sponges also compostable?
I've seen these and they're fairly cheap https://amzn.eu/d/fVBBuDo However they're not explicitly marked as being compostable. I would have however thought that given they're made from plant based materials, that they'd also compostable? My scraps are composted through a commercial composter too which should in theory make…
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Landlord installed solar panels MCS issue
Hi, I can't find an answer to this, and please point me in the right direction if there is one somewhere! I'm in social housing, the property is owned by a housing association and I rent. The HA has just installed solar panels on my roof, and the inverter runs through my fuse box. I was initially told that I could get a…
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Solar system savings - sense check
Hi all, We had our solar panels installed in early 2023 but I've only just recently had a chance to sit down and look at what return we're actually achieving (not helped by some issues we had with our electricity meter). With that said, I was hoping you might be able to sense check my calculations, please? In terms of what…
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best arrangement for solar on a flat roof.
I already have solar on my south and west facing roof, but also have a south facing flat roof, approx 2m x 5m. Can any one suggest a system and panels that would optimise solar on this area. I know you need to leave a bigger gap at the edges of the rood (up to 500m) which means that most solar panels are now to big to go…
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Do I need a bigger inverter?
I'm intending to get solar panels in the near future. An installer has proposed: 8 panels totalling 4.08 kWp DC-coupled battery 10.36 kWh Inverter 3.68 kW Eventually our house will have: Air source heat pump 5 kW Electric oven Induction hob (No intention of getting an EV) Clearly the inverter is adequate for the solar…
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Solar installation: Matt:e PV+ Grid Voltage Monitor
Please can someone help me with some information on a "Matt:e PV+" Grid Voltage Monitor?I have recently bought a house with a solar PV installation, and it has one of these monitors connected.The switch on the monitor itself is in the off ("0") position.I would expect this to mean that the solar panels are isolated from…
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Expanding Solar Array
Has anyone gone about expanding their solar array recently? I'm thinking of adding additional panels to my garage in a possible 4+3 split. My current system is an Enphase IQ7+ micro-inverter (20) coupled with Givenergy AC and a DNO export limit of 8.8KVA. But I rarely hit 5.5KVA export. Am I correct in thinking this should…
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Trouble accessing GU10 bathroom bulb
I am struggling to access thr bulb to replace it. I have just managed to change 8 around the house and this shower room one is causing me a headache. I have removed the outer chrome ring, and i cant be surenif the whole unit needs replacing or if inshould going at digging at the plastic seal by the indent or if it is a…
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Best battery set-up for large(ish) solar array but with low export limit set by DNO?
Hi, I have really been struggling to get my head around the best battery setup for my situation. We have had a 9.57kW solar array installed onto south (5.22kW) and south-west (4.35kW) facing roofs but have been limited to a 4kW export by the DNO (we requested 8kW via G99) We have only been in the property for a few months…
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Which EV charger?
Am about to buy an EV and am looking at chargers, which is a bit of a maze. I am switching to Octopus for energy, so will be able to switch to one of their suitable tariffs. Where I am confused is that certain chargers say they are only compatible with certain energy company smart tariffs, which seems crazy to me, why…
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Sunsynk Hybrid Inverters
Hi All, Like many folks at the moment I'm looking to install solar with battery storage, I've done a fair bit of research so far and have come across Sunsynk inverters which have some great features, first of all they work with the Pylon tech batteries, they can interface with a tariff like Octupus agile so you can…
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Solar and Battery on Two Phase Installation
Hi, Just wondering if anyone had direct or indirect experience with solar and battery on a two phase electrical system. It's a village hall so actually the final circuits are two sets of single phase 240V. They'd be looking for battery backup during power cuts, that's a major requirement. I don't suppose for a moment that…
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GivEnergy software update
unfortunately the GivEnergy software upgrade is not fit for purpose to allow monitoring of my solar panel and battery performance anymore . I have tried many times to upload using the instructions provided and it’s just not recognising my address . Customer support has been very poor and they handed me to technical support…
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Fogstar Home Batteries (Domestic <30kWh ... etc)
HiTalking to some friends at the weekend & it was mentioned that they had a number of quotes for a home battery system to add to an existing PV setup (~5.5 kW.p) , with the main contender currently being a Fogstar rack mounted ~30kWh unit, which I mentioned was probably far too much storage (probably >double) for their…
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Batteries
Can those who have batteries installed provide some information about * Capacity * Expandability * Product support Please, no GivEnergy, I'm thinking of getting rid of the useless system.
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New Octopus tariff for solar and battery users - Octopus Flux
Just seen Octopus have released this new tariff.https://octopus.energy/smart/flux/
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Solar iboost problem
I have a solar iboost that was installed with our solar panels a couple of years ago. The iboost developed a fault, saying “tank hot” so wouldn’t heat the water. We replaced the iboost, but the same thing happened again. It worked for a few days, but then displayed same message. We only have an immersion heater for hot…
