Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Sterlingtimes
    Sterlingtimes Posts: 2,405 Forumite
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    A lack lustre morning and a bumpy afternoon surprising take me a hairline width from 4 Os.
    I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
  • legoman62
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    Groundhogday here:eek: 3.4 O's for me today:)

    I do NOT need any more rain....at this moment in time. Water butts overflowing:wall:
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • legoman62
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    :D
    Merlin139 wrote: »
    Hawaii + a little (20.5 kWh)

    No hot water:eek: even with the Iboost diverting power allday?

    Don't know anything about tanks. Do they have heating elements and can they go?

    Were able to heat water with the boiler so cold showers avoided.

    Immersions heaters are usually located near to the top of the cylinder.

    They can be checked in position (with power off):cool:

    They do "go" after a period of time, although my old one was in for 25 years and still worked:eek:

    You can change it yourself (I did) provided you isolate the electrics and drain sufficient water from the cylinder.

    If it is a standard size 2 1/4" you could use

    http://www.screwfix.com/p/box-immersion-spanner/29549?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area1&_requestid=278418#_=p
    or
    http://www.screwfix.com/p/plumbing-tools-by-rothenberger-cranked-immersion-spanner-122mm/20266

    If the tank is old and immersion has been in a while, you may be better off getting a plumber to do it


    Edit. And isolate the water:)

    Edit 2. Is there a reset button in the top of your immersion?
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • Oscargrouch
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    A/an Hawaii here today, on the nose again....coffee.gif
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • Sterlingtimes
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    A nice BLUE sky today. And the Sun is celebrating.
    I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".
  • Andy_WSM
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    Sterlingtimes wrote: »
    A nice BLUE sky today. And the Sun is celebrating.

    Conversely, it's raining here.

    Blue used to be my favourite colour until it was ruined by a moron...
  • Martyn1981
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    shavy65 wrote: »
    Hi Martyn, teah this time of year my system `wakes up` some time between 4 and 5am, nothing worth noting is genereated until slightly after this though!

    OK, should have been more specific when I said they were identical. My Dad`s roof is slightly steeper at about 45 Deg. Orientation is identical. Both have no shading. Annual generation is the same. All kit is identical though.

    Worth noting that this morning his system was back to normal. Seems it was just an anomally yesterday morning....he`s hoping anyway! :o

    Morning. I had a quick play with PVGIS, and 38d v's 45d just doesn't seem to make much difference at this time of year. Perhaps you have a small advantage, but tiny. So that 1.5kWh does seem interesting might be worth keeping an eye out to make sure it was just a freak event. Glad it's back to normal. Early sunrise in Scotland, forgot about that. :o

    Annually, looks like your systems should be almost identical, with your father having a slight winter advantage, and you a slight summer one.


    Yesterday got a Hawaii plus 0.14 ..... nice, and I didn't see it coming, it just plodded along all day through sun and rain.

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 5.58 kWp PV systems (3.58 ESE & 2.0 WNW). Two A2A units for cleaner heating.

    For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.
  • legoman62
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    Wet Wet Wet here = 3.5 O's or 14 kWh today:)

    Still generating....just, not worth talking about though:(
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • Oscargrouch
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Wet Wet Wet here = 3.5 O's or 14 kWh today:)

    Still generating....just, not worth talking about though:(

    Total disaster today in more ways than one; PV and Nationally...2.96 O's :mad: ... coffee.gif
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • tunnel
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    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Total disaster today in more ways than one; PV and Nationally...2.96 O's :mad: ... coffee.gif

    Come on Oscar, let's not spoil the fun and games on here by bringing politics into it. :naughty:
    Last 2 days has bumped along at around 2.5 O's a day, hoping the expected high pressure may bring back the Hawaiis over the weekend :j
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
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