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Here's the Inverter and battery, various things to finish off, and I will add another 14.5kWh battery.

Just to update this thread, my install went live yesterday, I did pretty much all the DC work except running in the PV cables from the panels to the isolators which I'd previously fitted. Electricians did all the AC work, except for running the 25mm SWA to and from the house, and run in the PV...

@rjp44 Thank you very much for pointing that out, its not something I'd considered, and I don't think the electrician has either. I've sent him an email.

Yes, but only since he'd said yesterday that the down lighters would need replacing if not fire rated, I knew months ago that they had said they would need to replace the CU. Having said the down lighters may well need to be replaced I started wondering more about the CU.

Well it was more to satisfy my curiosity once I found out the down lighters were already fire rated. I was concerned that the electrician was just making up jobs, but as with a lot of things there are different opinions, and different interpretations, whoever he spoke to could have got it wrong...

@Fleeting The entire consumer unit is being replaced, and I've opted for RCBO's.

He told me this morning he'd checked this with NICEIC, as it was on some check sheet. He seems a genuine decent guy, much better than other trades I've used in the past, and his work is neat and tidy, he turns up on time as well. I think it is just a case of misinformation, rather than anything...

Thanks @Andy™ and @binky thats what I suspected. @Murdoch. The Victron Quattro 48/10000 has 100 amp pass through, it can supply 8kw (dependant on temperature) from solar/batteries, and is perfectly suited for whole house backup. It contains the required relays to disconnect the grid should the...

It's not, it's feeding the entire consumer unit.

No fires doors, just a normal detached house, single family home. Does the CU need updating? I don't really mind the CU being updated, but if they are going to start feeding me BS to milk the job, then thats a different matter.

In relation to what part, the new consumer unit or the downlighters? Would really like to understand the requirements. Unfortunately I'm stuck between a rock and hard place, in relation to finding an electrician that would work with me, and is happy to work with solar. I've done most of the DC...

I've got a couple of sparks here doing the AC side of my solar install. As we're re-routing the entire house feed through the inverter (Quattro 48/10000) I've been told that the consumer unit needs replacing, its a split load unit fitted in circa 2005 so not up to current standards. We did...

Was this a one off problem or ongoing? Apparently the Givenergy battery will do a full discharge/charge cycle when first commissioned.

Last year when I ordered my kit I was going to use Zero Home Bills, it was the fact that I couldn't pay via credit card that set alarm bells ringing, then I searched for reviews and all was revealed.

Its all the learning, waiting for parts, then ordering suitable parts because the parts I got weren't suitable, it's all the smaller bits that take the time.

Nice system and nicely installed. I really should put a build thread on here for my system which although taking a very long time is progressing well.

I thought I'd add some pictures, any one spot any issues please let me know.

I'm starting to mount all my equipment on the wall, my electrician is extremely slow to respond, and its easier on here any way. This is my planned layout: I have four DC isolators, one for each string. Is it acceptable to route the PV cable through one isolator, to the next, then out of...

I'm going to be using the 160 amp version of this https://voltaconsolar.com/pv-dc-breaker-500v.html Voltacon Solar can get it, but dealing with them is very slow going.

If he has two separate supplies, then surely the solar/battery would only supply the one it was connected to and not the other?