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solar panels fitted help please

shafs1976
shafs1976 Posts: 52 Forumite
in Energy
ive had solar pannels fitted in, during day time when i turn on my iron or washing machine my meter is showing that its going through my electricty company n not through the pannels, can anyone please advice me

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  • sheffield_lad
    sheffield_lad Posts: 1,990 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi op, tell me the make of your meter to?

    There are a couple which are not compatible with solar
    Siemens S2AS-100/ Siemens S1AS-100 Meters
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    An electric iron consumes around 2000 watts , solar panels will generate around 250 watts per panel when the sun shines. So you would need 8 in ideal conditions to run your iron.

    OP could you describe your system.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
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