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Immersun before batteries
Hi, I’ve just had a pylontec battery system added. The problem I have is the immersun mk 1 is reacting quicker than the battery system and using the spare electric to heat the water, instead of changing the batteries.As I would prefer to charge the battery first and then heat the water.Is there any way to do it in that…
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Solar Quotes - Advice Please
Hi all, We have been looking at getting a Solar PV system installed and had a few outline quotes. Would be great to get some advice / thoughts on what we've had so far, and any experience of the companies. Apologies if I don't get all the jargon accurate, newbie here!! We're a 3 bed semi in GU52, Hampshire, 2 adults and 2…
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SolarRiver 4000 - Network connection issue
Hi all, I realised my solar data has not been posting to the web since November! Oooops. Its a River 4000TL-D - it normally posts to the Samil Portal and I use to login to the web interface or the app on my phone to check things. I'm not sure what has changed. When I check my home network I can see that the GainSpan device…
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FIT rates
Anyone know what the increase in FIT rates will be next month?
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Yet another new format !
Is it me, or can one no longer go straight to the last message in a particular topic ? The only way can see to find the latest post is to click on the topic , display the first few posts then scroll to end of first page and try to jump to last page and finall scroll through that to find latest post(s)
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PV inverter up/downsizing
Our pv was installed in 2012 and at the time, the thinking was that downsizing the inverter below the output of your solar array was the way to go. 8 years on, is this still the case or have inverters evolved to the point where upsizing or matching the panel ouput is preferable ?
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Solar panels guide for idiots
Recently purchased a house with 16 PV panels. We thought we understood how they work but now we’re not sure. I’ve read the guides and posts re panels but still don’t get it. Can someone answer my questions and explain really simply? Do the solar panels generate electricity which in the first instance provides electricity…
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Flow energy stopping FIT payments
I've recieved a message saying flow energy are stopping FIT payments and I need to swap to a new FIT registered provider. On a quick search many are offering FIT payments related to if you are registered as a customer of theirs with varying tariffs. I am in the middle of switching and so do not really want to link the two.…
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Electric Vehicle? - duel fuel deals
Hi All, I've recently changed my gas and electric tariff... and found some great deals if you own an EV. They're not very well advertised, and the deals can't always be seen when logged into your supplier. EDF for instance, when I logged into my account, I was unable to see the tariff. When I searched online for specific…
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Affordable Green Household Substitutes
Wanting to make as many reductions to our household usage of plastic and other single use materials as possible this year - but finding that so many of these come at a premium in terms of cost, with a lot of companies offering products that are just not comparable on price. Does anyone have suggestions that don't make it…
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Thermal honeycomb blind conundrum!
As our double glazed windows lose around 2kW of energy per day I'm rather taken with fitting Thermal honeycomb blinds as they appear to offer an insulative benefit over the existing items. I appreciate we shall only save a portion of this figure but I've purchased four initially to cover those windows that are north…
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PV and Off Peak Usage
Can't get my head around this. I get some Off-Peak between 1300 and 1600 (Economy 10, so the storage rads in our electric-only house get an afternoon top-up). Assuming the sun is out all day, do I get the most benefit from the panels if I use my power-hungry devices then ? Or would I benefit more by using them outside the…
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Advice on PV + Battery config please, you wonderful PV brainiacs
I recently had two options proposed with different configurations. Sorry about the diagrams (my mind works better in pictures). I would very much welcome your collective thoughts (any advice needs to be couched in terms an idiot can understand). Option 1. - DC-coupled
Hybrid system £9,492.20 (fully installed including…
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If on Octopus Agile which Gas Tariff do you use ?
I am considering swapping over to Agile as I have Solar and Batteries and can easily time shift during peak times, but which Gas tariff do people then choose ?
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Sea-Tex Roller Blinds: Made from 50% Recovered Ocean Plastic
Greetings! In our quest for as responsible of an existence as possible, we've recently shortlisted Greenscreen Sea Tex blinds from Hunter Douglas. Made from a blend of ocean plastic polyester, these appear to have decent specifications and are fire retardant and recyclable. Seems like a sensible way to help with an issue…
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4kw solar PV system on the first feed in tariff - anyone sold theirs on ?
Hi, we have had our solar PV system for quite a few years now and may sell our house in the near future. Our generation is good but I have been approached by a company to sell our panels and feed in tariff. They will remain on our roof and would give us a cash lump sum. Has anyone been given a price to sell their similar…
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PV on flat roof
After having converted my loft and built a larger dormer, I was left with only one sloped roof, which is almost north facing. The news of massive changes to the climate that will be followed by other really unpleasant impacts, made me rethink whether I could reduce my carbon footprint a bit more. I found that PV panels can…
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Octopus vs. Bulb Fixed SEG. Thoughts?
Greetings! I've recently commissions my 4 kW rooftop solar LG bifacial panel system and have been waiting for the best SEG option. We're based in SE London (Zone 2). Apologies for the amateur nature of this post but selling leccy to the grid is a new concept to us, but one we're very excited about. Here's what I've found…
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Agile Octopus
Today is the first day of my using the Agile Octopus tariff for electricity. I signed up to this tariff very much as a matter of interest rather than from an expectation of saving a lot of money. We have got to make some effort to contain our usage from 4 PM to 7 PM. Our base load averages 330 Watts and we have solar. Does…
