📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

1…471472474476477…3830

Comments

  • InVestor_2
    InVestor_2 Posts: 270 Forumite
    completely against BBC forecast


    £7.66 yesterday (15.8 kWh)
  • orrery
    orrery Posts: 833 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Well, I'm feeling grateful for my 'generation' today - the boiler has packed up, so I'm back to immersion until I can get it replaced.
    4kWp, Panels: 16 Hyundai HIS250MG, Inverter: SMA Sunny Boy 4000TLLocation: Bedford, Roof: South East facing, 20 degree pitch20kWh Pylontech US5000 batteries, Lux AC inverter,Skoda Enyaq iV80, TADO Central Heating control
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    orrery wrote: »
    Well, I'm feeling grateful for my 'generation' today - the boiler has packed up, so I'm back to immersion until I can get it replaced.

    Really. We had a power cut from 9am to 2pm. Apparently my boiler is dead. I'm waiting for some one to come and look at it. I have a mate, who does boiler work. He said he will come some time tonight. hope he comes soon.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    My Boiler hasn't packed up (touch wood).
    0.72 O's today........: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
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Damn them weather predictors....0.75O's today.....didn't even cover the wifes baseload :rotfl:
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,406 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    tunnel wrote: »
    Damn them weather predictors....0.75O's today.....didn't even cover the wifes baseload :rotfl:

    So many jokes (innuendo) so little time. Put the puns down Mart, and step away!

    Generation here not bad last couple of days, 2.76 & 2.11 O's respectively.

    But, heating got switched on yesterday, NNNOOOoooooo! Boiler hasn't packed up, so I can't join in, but I did boil a packet (of rice), does that count?

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    shafeeq wrote: »
    Really. We had a power cut from 9am to 2pm. Apparently my boiler is dead. I'm waiting for some one to come and look at it. I have a mate, who does boiler work. He said he will come some time tonight. hope he comes soon.

    Better news, my mate came last night at about 10. He assumed the controller got destroyed. Power was going to the boiler. It was late at night he was rushing couldn't sort the problem.

    He returned this morning, did tests. It was the controller. Bought a new one for £85. He replaced it. All up and running now. Wonder I can get money back from electricity board. Power cut destroyed the controler.

    Any had power cut till 1.50 when it was but brighter. When power came on it was dull. It only generated

    0.11 O's yesterday

    Today looks dull. .. not much hope
  • KevinG
    KevinG Posts: 2,094 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    shafeeq wrote: »
    He returned this morning, did tests. It was the controller. Bought a new one for £85. He replaced it. All up and running now. Wonder I can get money back from electricity board. Power cut destroyed the controler.
    Ha! power cut knocked out the heating controller at my local Community Centre. Quote for replacement - £6,446. Have they got the money? No. You got off lightly!
    2kWp Solar PV - 10*200W Kioto, SMA Sunny Boy 2000HF, SSE facing, some shading in winter, 37° pitch, installed Jun-2011, inverter replaced Sep-2017 AND Feb-2022.
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    So many jokes (innuendo) so little time. Put the puns down Mart, and step away!

    But, heating got switched on yesterday, NNNOOOoooooo! Boiler hasn't packed up, so I can't join in, but I did boil a packet (of rice), does that count?

    Mart.

    Yeh, you managed to boil something......coffee.gif
    shafeeq wrote: »
    Better news, my mate came last night at about 10. He assumed the controller got destroyed. Power was going to the boiler. It was late at night he was rushing couldn't sort the problem.

    He returned this morning, did tests. It was the controller. Bought a new one for £85. He replaced it. All up and running now. Wonder I can get money back from electricity board. Power cut destroyed the controler.

    Any had power cut till 1.50 when it was but brighter. When power came on it was dull. It only generated

    0.11 O's yesterday

    Today looks dull. .. not much hope

    Your generation hasn't changed much: but worth a try with your Energy Provider; don't hold your breath though, we may not hear from you again.....smiley-laughing021.gif
    KevinG wrote: »
    Ha! power cut knocked out the heating controller at my local Community Centre. Quote for replacement - £6,446. Have they got the money? No. You got off lightly!

    Could be the same guy trying to re-coup his loss on Shafeeq's repair; or more likely a more complicated controller. Time for some cold showers me thinks.......coffee.gif

    Late post tonight....Had to earn a living, getting rid of undesirables...1.8 O's
    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).
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,406 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Late post tonight....Had to earn a living, getting rid of undesirables

    Yeah, sorry about that, B&Q had a buy one get one free deal on meths. All gone now. :o

    Just 1.16 Os yesterday. Today looks worse. Monday and Tuesday might be a bit better. Projected gen hovering just under 100% at the moment.

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh 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.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.1K Life & Family
  • 257.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture