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

BobA

themaverick1953 wrote: »

Mine in the loft and I can't here it even when right next to it in the loft. However I am getting it moved to the garage so I can at least see the read out.

Many thanks for your reply - what make and model of Inverter do you have? My garage is detached and it would be difficult to connect from garage to the roof panels, otherwise I would do the same.

themaverick1953

Its a Kaco 4020. Been in 2 and 1/2 weeks

themaverick1953

Eh? Wrong forum I think?

Cardew

keith_r59 wrote: »

The whole purpose of installing Solar PV is to reduce your grid electricity consumption.

I would have thought the the main purpose was get FITs.

When you install in winter when the panels are generating little electricity it wouldn't be immediately apparant, unless you monitor carefully your consumption.

tartanterra

BobA wrote: »

Many thanks for your reply - what make and model of Inverter do you have? My garage is detached and it would be difficult to connect from garage to the roof panels, otherwise I would do the same.

The reason your inverter has been placed in the loft is probably a practical one.
The inverter is placed as close to the panels as possible to reduce the losses in the DC cables.

Also, I have never fitted your model of inverter, so am unfamiliar with it, but it does appear to be too noisy. Out of all the inverters I have fitted (Schuco, SMA, Sunny Boy, Fronious), I have only had one produce a significant level of noise and Fronious immediately provided a replacement under warranty.

furndire

You are probably unlucky, but Don't let them fob you off, tell them to sort it out - just because others haven't made any noise doesn't mean that they can't. Have they been out to check what you are saying. Ours is in the loft space directly above our bed, and doesn't make any noise. You have paid a lot of money for your system, and it should be as you want it.

Ours is in our loft, but its going to be moved as the loft is tiny, and is like a sauna in this weather. I was bothered about it overheating, although it has a fan in, so Evo have agreed to move it for us. I do not want, in 5 years time, to buy a new invertor because it has had its life shortened by overheating.

themaverick1953

Evo told me the extra run of cable to the garage would amount to a loss per annum of pence rather than pounds.

keith_r59

Cardew wrote: »

I would have thought the the main purpose was get FITs.

Not if you have a "rent-a-roof" system installed as you don't get them.

Cardew

keith_r59 wrote: »

Not if you have a "rent-a-roof" system installed as you don't get them.

However the 'Rent a roof' systems don't have a generation meter fitted - so even more difficult to determine what is happening.

Admittedly if they are the type of person to have carefully monitored their daily consumption before and after installation they will suspect something funny is going on, but it is getting the 'rent a roof' firm to investigate will be the problem - look at the response of ASG(one of the better firms -allegedly) who apparently have known about a potential problem for many months.

Jon_Tiffany

Cardew wrote: »

However the 'Rent a roof' systems don't have a generation meter fitted

How do they claim their FIT payments then?

You need an Ofgem approved generation meter to able to claim FIT payments....