Recent content by Creakyride

Thanks everyone for your comments, I am awaiting to hear from the installers what the DNO says about it. Hopefully fully it gets resolved quickly.

Hello everyone. I have been told that a car charger installation at my home is not possible because the installer noticed that the mains is on a looped system. I have 2 black tails coming in my house. For this reason, the installer needs to contact the DNO to check if the cables have been...

What size fuse is needed from the mains for a 15KWh battery and a adequate inverter? 32A? The mains has a 100A fuse. The 7KW car charger box has 32A.

Thank you. I'll have a look at these. Trying to source my local electrician. I have used one for a small job but not sure he want to get involved in these kind of install.

On the Fogstar literature it mentions something about the fact that those battery banks do not require an inverter to work. That's puzzling... I wonder how would the AC/DC/AC conversion happen? Surely it needs an inverter! I assume a standard inverter would be required, without the need for...

@johnb2713 Hi John. I had a look at the Fogstar batteries and liked the look of this: https://www.fogstar.co.uk/collections/server-rack-batteries/products/fogstar-energy-48v-15kwh-rack-battery-bundle In the specs, it mentions that these batteries will provide 6000 cycles at 50% DOD, and 4000...

Thank you @johnb2713. I want to have all my ducks in a row before I try talking to an electrician to do the job.

Do the kits come with full instructions? Does the home insurance company need to be notified?

But what about installing and configuring the inverter and dealing with the g99 and DNO? I know an electrician but unfortunately he doesn't deal with solar PV or battery. I will look to find someone else I guess.

I need a quote from a reliable source for an install in Oxford.

This is the reason why I am debating if to go for the battery only option. I can see the positive in my negative experience, no pan intended. So, what kind of inverter is normally used for battery only? What is the maximum charging/discharge of a 5 kw inverter? How much should I allow for...

After a big disappointment with a solar installation and still chasing my money back off the credit card company, I am wondering if having only a home battery storage make more sense. A new company taking some selective job from the company that has gone under, is offering to do the solar...

Yes, it would be nice to get truthful replies. Like you I don't mind waiting whatever length of time it takes for a proper job to be done, I am a very patient man, but it gets me livid when I am been getting for a ride. On a positive note, I had a call from the company taking over First4Solar...

So, to briefly go back on my original topic, it turns out that my home is not suitable for ASHP after all!!! ...And they made me wait many months to finally tell me this. I feel really let down. Sadly this is a too often pattern from many trades. I feel, that since Brexit and COVID trades...

There should be something in place to stop this sort of things happening... Big penalties given to such companies. I wouldn't be surprised if they are using everyone's deposit to fund materials for large government or public contracts. Why getting a loan when you can use other people's money.