Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

tunnel

Talk about cutting it fine, just passed my PVGIS estimate today and it's now raining....phew

rodee13

April target of 440 kWh and currently 468 kWh so happy with April :j

ajbell

What do people typically export to their iBoost each day?
Mine was faulty and has just been replaced and now only exporting around 3kwh per day. Water not really hot enough. I am looking for a thermostat that goes beyond 70 degrees.

EricMears

ajbell wrote: »

Water not really hot enough. I am looking for a thermostat that goes beyond 70 degrees.

No problem at all finding one (usually !).

I bought mine from Plumb World and have posted its url here previously. However, the site seems to be having a silly half hour and its search function shoves out a couple of instant water heaters when asked to look for immersion thermostats !

Try it yourself later. Start from http://www.plumbworld.co.uk


BUT BE CAREFUL !

If you're going to keep your cylinder above 70 deg C you really ought to fit a blending valve to the DHW outlet. You wouldn't want some unsuspecting hand washer to take the skin off their hands !

ajbell

cant find one on that site, none seem to go beyond 70 degrees.
Maybe some new EU rule?.

EricMears

ajbell wrote: »

cant find one on that site, none seem to go beyond 70 degrees.
Maybe some new EU rule?.

Neither could I - but it's not an EU rule (it's less than a year since I bought mine) jut a crap search function on the site. I found this using an external search :-
http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/product/sunvic-vkl-2351-immersion-thermostat/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwr5G5BRD_n-T0pf7x4ucBEiQAlxHOPx6uPaAtwRCJ1-vkXjk7-3AJ3tH2JOs4MHyEELp6gjgaAg7w8P8HAQ

still PlumbWorld you'll notice - they're probably just a bit shy

Lots of alternative suppliers too of course but ISTR they were the cheapest last year and they have a depot a couple of miles from me. None of their local branches have any in stock at moment but they all offer to get me one for Wednesday.

ajbell

4.98 Os today and 463kWh for april against a target of 433kWh.


107%

legoman62

Last day of the month, a/anHawaii +

Made 20.6kWh today. April total = 381.8kWh :T

matty2767

Normally between 5 and 6kwh to iboost. That's for 150l cylinder. We have a short boost of boiler in the morning so the wife has a hot shower before work. When water is completely cold we did divert 10kwh once. I have our thermostat set at about 65 degrees and the water is very hot. You wouldn't want to have it on your hands for more than a second or two

ajbell wrote: »

What do people typically export to their iBoost each day?
Mine was faulty and has just been replaced and now only exporting around 3kwh per day. Water not really hot enough. I am looking for a thermostat that goes beyond 70 degrees.

Kernel_Sanders

EricMears wrote: »

Very similar here. I've generated 10kWh before Noon and need another 9kWh to meet the PVGIS forecast. But I'm not expecting to do it - the sky has just clouded in and we've had a rain shower.

Well I got 19.62 kWh but only stopped generating 5 mins ago as I face 7 o'clock, so maybe you didn't make it. Very surprising though, considering the forecast for our area.