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Hi Binky, I have not had the manual for the supplied inverter yet but I am guessing or hoping that this is the same as the model I am to receive. My supplier was very firm that it could in no way send current to the national grid.

Hello to all who have replied. Just to clear up one thing. My system is separate from the consumer unit in my home and the inverter will supply separate outlets for the appliances inside the house. The additional backup power supply that is available on the system can be derived from a generator...

hi Hawkwind I have spoken to the supplier and they have assured me that it is technically impossible for the inverter to put power back into the grid. I did look at the above unit but to be honest there must be an easier way to shut off the supply to the inverter in the event of a power cut. It...

Hi Hawkwind I am getting a pre-built cabinet with everything in and the supplies are via external plugs on the cabinet. The main out then goes to the home appliances vie another consumer unit and the standby power in through the other plug. Do you know the models of standalone units as in the...

Hello Hawkwind I will have to have a look at this, it was not something the supplier mentioned given that the inverter is designed to plug in via the mains. Perhaps there is a way to install a reverse current diode into the line that is going to be used to act as a backup charging supply? I will...

Hi Hawkwind I too am not an electrician. I am using panels to store power in 2 lithium Ion batteries and then using them to power stuff in the home on a separate consumer unit from that in the electric cupboard. I am not connecting to my consumer unit from the electric company and therefore have...

Hello all thanks for the replies they have been interesting, in respect to how much I think it will cost I have an idea already but I would be interested to hear how much you think it will cost. I thought £12,000.00 +scaffolding or 12+ 20% increase over a week or more + scaffolding was a lot for...

Hi Binky, so the 23A mppt input is the max amperage it will pull when charging then? Hi johnb2713 I am trying to go off grid in phases and get a system up and running without having to have an approved company come in and do everything for a huge amount of money and then have to have the...

Hi I have spent so much time researching and not buying that everything has gone up and up. I am in the finals stage of getting a full kit but am struggling to work out the load the charger/inverter will draw when using 240 volt ac as a standby charging supply on overnight electric. I am...

Hi richard-the-ninth, i am in the quiet end of a village with open fields on three sides, only 1 neighbour and they are at the far end f the garden. I have looked at a lot on turbines and realise the issues. I am thinking of a small boat type as a supplement to the P.V but that will be some way...

Hi Murdoch I am looking at getting a small wind turbine to supplement the p.v a bit later down the road. At present i am just looking to reduce the mains electricity usage by storing what I can and using as little from the main as possible.

Hi johnb2713 thanks for replying. My proposed array is only quite small it is 6 panel string in series of 420 watt panels. The inverter is 5 KW Conversol off grid inverter and mppt charger, this is part of a silent cabinet system that you then connect the p.v. and battery to when it is...

First post here so bear with me, this is by far the most helpful forum I have found and great that it is UK based. I had the expensive outline prices from installers and then when I told them I did not want grid tied they said they could not install anyway. From this outcome I have decided to do...

Hello All I am new to the forum and am not a qualified electrician. I am looking to get solar PV installed with a view to being off grid and using battery storage. I will not be disconnecting my mains power supply permanently but rather using more of what I produce and less of what the power...