Solar PV Quote seems excessive

Ageing_Stick_Insect

Appreciate that Dave. I've checked after dark and R5Live is fine. But there's a strong buzzing during daylight that makes listening all but impossible.

Martyn,

I'll report tomorrow how the output went from the WNW panels. Gone a bit cloudy at present but there are plenty of clear bits moving north.

Dave_Fowler

Ageing_Stick_Insect wrote: »

Appreciate that Dave. I've checked after dark and R5Live is fine. But there's a strong buzzing during daylight that makes listening all but impossible.

Martyn,

I'll report tomorrow how the output went from the WNW panels. Gone a bit cloudy at present but there are plenty of clear bits moving north.

I checked the R5Live reception on MW during the afternoon. Here in Bedfordshire I've got good reception on 909 but poor on 693. On 909 I had to hold the radio close to the inverter to get problems from a buzz, but the 693 reception was distorted when the radio was anywhere near the mains circuits in the garage (where the inverter is situated) and it was totally obliterated when close to the inverter.

Once the sun went down and the inverter stopped, the buzz went away and the 693 reception returned to the hiss and pops I had when I was a long way from the mains out in the garden.

However, I found that many things around the house cause problems with the 693 reception. It's just as badly cut up by the desk-top computers, and the CFL lamps. So all-in-all I'd say although the inverter causes more interference than other common items I am able to get sufficiently away from mains wiring to receive the poor signal on 693. Are you able to re-site your radio or its aerial?

Dave F

Ageing_Stick_Insect

Thanks for that report Dave. So you had to hold the radio close to the inverter to get distortion. Hmmm. If you look at the photo of the front of my house my radio is in the front bedroom above the lounge window. The panels are just above me but the inverter is at the back of the garage. That's a long way.

It runs on mains power. The only thing that has changed is the installation of the panels, the optimisers and the inverter. I'm going to mention this to the installer and see what they say.

jordan_matthews

Hi ageing stick insect,
Just found this thread and would be very grateful if you could pm or post the details of your installers.
I'm in south manchester too and would value your help.
Cheers

Ageing_Stick_Insect

Hi Jordan,

Here are the details of my installer...

Rick Robinson
JLeaf Solar Ltd
Eden Point, Three Acres Lane
Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire SK8 6RL
0161 408 2401
07887 49 40 43
https://www.huskyheatpumps.co.uk
https://www.jleafsolar.co.uk

Please mention Ray Proudfoot in any dealings.

tunnel

How's the system performing these days Ray? Did you solve your interference prob?


Flown anywhere nice for free lately?

Ageing_Stick_Insect

Hi tunnel,

Can't blame the panels for the appalling weather this week. Hardly seen the sun since Tuesday but I guess most of the country is in the same boat.

Haven't got to the root of the medium wave interference yet. The installer hasn't come across this before. Might be worth posting separately about this. Don't want to have to ditch a perfectly good analogue radio.

My installer has now uploaded the physical layout of the panels and I'm attaching a couple of screenshots of what the Solar Edge software can do.





Enjoyed a good flight from Manchester to Athens earlier in the week. Might have time for a quick hop from there to Larnaca before the lunchtime footie.

tunnel

Nice to see the WNW that you were so worried about originally performing like for like with the "better" orientations, it only happens when its cloudy though, something no-one with PV wants.

Martyn1981

Ageing_Stick_Insect wrote: »

Enjoyed a good flight from Manchester to Athens earlier in the week. Might have time for a quick hop from there to Larnaca before the lunchtime footie.

Hiya Ray, was the weather that day better in the afternoon than the morning? It's just that the WNW panels look to have held their own against the others - very impressive.

[Edit - tunnel spotted that too, glad I'm not the only sad one on here!]

What do you like to fly? I pictured you in commercial jets, but it looks like tunnel has stuck you in a F14 Tomcat ...... cool! Shall I call you Maverick from now on ..... "I feel the need, the need for speed."

Mart.

Ageing_Stick_Insect

Hi tunnel & Martyn,

It was a cloudy day hence the equal panel output. I've only had access to the physical layout for 48 hours. Once we have a sunny day I'll have a better idea of generation on the 3 roofs.

Sorry to disappoint but I fly the B737-800 on a civilian flight simulator - Microsoft Flight Sim X. Same as that Malaysian co-pilot. Boring for some (with no guns) but I love the challenge of a successful flight and especially a good landing. Keeps me out of mischief!