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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
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Tut....tut....Mart, of all the people that frequent these boards I'd have expected you to have a travel kettle.Martyn1981 wrote: »Producing 2kW at 7.30am when I put the kettle on, unfortunately it's a 3kW model.
Mart.
By the way, 5 cups of tea so far today and not a penny spent boiling them.....and 2 loads of washing....and 2 loads of drying....and the dishwasher on for good measure2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)0 -
Tut....tut....Mart, of all the people that frequent these boards I'd have expected you to have a travel kettle.
By the way, 5 cups of tea so far today and not a penny spent boiling them.....and 2 loads of washing....and 2 loads of drying....and the dishwasher on for good measure
Same here. Mrs l doesn't like them:(
Now..... if I were to whip the fuse out of our 3kW one:think::shhh: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.0 -
Originally Posted by tunnel
Tut....tut....Mart, of all the people that frequent these boards I'd have expected you to have a travel kettle.
Same here. Mrs l doesn't like them
What's to not like ?
I bought the £10 'caravan' kettle from Aldi mentioned here a couple of weeks ago and apart from being slower to boil than our usual kettle (1kW vs 3 kW : who would expect them to go at same speed ?) it's hard to choose between them.
Alas, not enough free lecky to benefit at 7am but at least my second coffee of day at 10am used free hot water (and cup got washed up free too)NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq50 -
Tut....tut....Mart, of all the people that frequent these boards I'd have expected you to have a travel kettle.
:embarasse I know, why do you think I've stayed out of the discussions on travel kettles!
I have pondered it, but the kettle only gets used once or twice a day, for a single mug each time, and mainly around 6.30 to 7.30. Today's good, but on Sunday gen will be an hour behind again.
Excuses excuses ..... I shall flog myself with some birch twigs then do the dance of shame round the local park!
Gen still good, one of those exceptional blue sky days, that only happen a few times a year. The WNW was almost dead in the morning (no white to reflect light down), and the ESE is now very low, whilst the WNW is pumping away. 20kWh in the bag.
Mart.
PS. Timed kettle today, took 45s, so approx 37.5Wh. 500 boils a year at 15p/kWh would be £2.81. I could save a lot of that in the GMT months, so perhaps £1 to £2 a year saving? M.Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 28kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.
For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.0 -
Nearing end of the day (still producing some leccy)and it stands at 4.5O's
Just wished the Panels exterior could be energised to shock the f@@@@@g Urban gulls so that the don't sit and pooop“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump0 -
Mrs L would go out and buy a new 3kW kettle, at least then you would have a spare......:rotfl:Same here. Mrs l doesn't like them:(
Now..... if I were to whip the fuse out of our 3kW one:think::shhh:
Not too bad a day.:D...A/an Hawaii + 0.48 O's....
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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:
Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).0 -
I am not a happy Teddy!!!!
All this Sun and no Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!
Ended with a Maiden! 6.16 O's
Near perfect bell curve!
Best day of the year! :j Best day since 16/07/2015! :j3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds0 -
5.6 Os today.4kWp, South facing, 16 x phono solar panels, Solis inverter, Lincolnshire.0
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Hawaii + 0.12
Big letters today because a Hawaii is very rare for us. Mind you it could also be the ways things will be now since having the optimisers fitted.
Edwink
*3.36 kWp solar panel system,10 x Ultima & 4 x Panasonic solar panels, Solaredge Inverter *Biomass boiler stove for cooking, hot water & heating *2000ltr Rainwater harvesting system for loo flushing *Hybrid Toyota Auris car *RIP Pingu, Hoppy, Ginger & Biscuit *Hens & Ducks* chat thread. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=52822090 -
A Hawaii today, 5.36 O's, Lovely!
3.96 kWp System, SSE Facing, 30 Degree Pitch, 12 x 330W BenQ Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Installed 26th May 2015.0
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