So now I have a solar PV system how do I make the most of it???

don0301

so.....

17.7 kWh today

86.9 kWh so far for the month

I hope this is the end of the matter for those pathetic people trying to poison this thread by insinuating I'm a liar ......







I hope my stalkers are enjoying my piccies

Doc_N

don0301 wrote: »

so.....

17.7 kWh today

86.9 kWh so far for the month

I hope this is the end of the matter for those pathetic people trying to poison this thread by insinuating I'm a liar ......I hope my stalkers are enjoying my piccies

Don't worry - you've already proved that all on your own.

Brian99_2

Very impressive results Don

But no security seal on the meter ? I thought it was compulsory ?

mysterons

That's only applicable to meters owned by the supplier, the generation meter is part of the system and paid for by the system owner/FIT's claimant AFAIK
There's no seal on mine either.
You'd be caught out fiddling any generation readings anyway should anyone feel that way inclined, as soon as your readings look out of line with the norm you can expect a visit from your supplier to check within a few days

Martyn1981

mysterons wrote: »

That's only applicable to meters owned by the supplier, the generation meter is part of the system and paid for by the system owner/FIT's claimant AFAIK
There's no seal on mine either.
You'd be caught out fiddling any generation readings anyway should anyone feel that way inclined, as soon as your readings look out of line with the norm you can expect a visit from your supplier to check within a few days

Nice catch Brian.

Didn't know that Mysterons. Just checked mine. Both (import and TGM) are co-incidentally Landis & Gyr E110 models.

Yep, spot on, the import has a security tag, the TGM none. Live and learn every day.

Mart.

Brian99_2

Martyn1981 wrote: »

Nice catch Brian.

Didn't know that Mysterons. Just checked mine. Both (import and TGM) are co-incidentally Landis & Gyr E110 models.

Yep, spot on, the import has a security tag, the TGM none. Live and learn every day.

Mart.

Both my meters have the security tags, the installer implied it was essential !! Not that I would fiddle the meter anyway; as Mysterons says they will be checking that generation is roughly as expected.

teachergirl

Not sure I should bother getting embroiled in the arguments on here but I too live in sunny Essex.(hello jackieblack:wave:) sorry I haven't posted much but family life is a bit manic. Was at work so long I didn't even notice the sun but when I popped in my garage I saw we had produced 16. Something kWh here today. .....wish I'd set the washing machine on for the middle of the day as well as the dishwasher.

orrery

teachergirl wrote: »

.....wish I'd set the washing machine on for the middle of the day as well as the dishwasher.

I think for most people setting the wishdasher and washing m/c for the same time wouldn't work. For my machines:

WD peak = 1kW+
W m/c peak = 2kW+

I'd need to be almost at my peak output to cover both these, and my background usage without having to import.

I tend to offset the WD to start 30 minutes after the W m/c starts, as the W m/c only uses the heater once to heat the wash water at the start, whereas the WD heats twice - once at the start to heat the wash water and once near the end to heat the final rinse water.

jackieblack

teachergirl wrote: »

Not sure I should bother getting embroiled in the arguments on here but I too live in sunny Essex.(hello jackieblack:wave:) sorry I haven't posted much but family life is a bit manic. Was at work so long I didn't even notice the sun but when I popped in my garage I saw we had produced 16. Something kWh here today. .....wish I'd set the washing machine on for the middle of the day as well as the dishwasher.

:wave: teachergirl
I know exactly what you mean about work/family
Please keep popping in when you can though, there appears to be alot of testosterone flying around lately and it's all been getting a bit competitive/confrontational

(Why do some men have to turn everything into a wi**y-waving competition? )

wuthton

I reckon Don has been at meter with a mig welder ;-)