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  1. K

    Hi, Joining for some advice.

    I am very happy with my SolarEdge Inverter and 10kwh battery it is great for shading issues and avoids fighting lol but of course it’s not as cheap as Tigo’s but horses for courses — worth researching
  2. K

    2 yearly check of your Generation meter.

    Well blow me! I told the installer they had the wrong make and model on the MCS certificate they set a guy on a 2 hour round trip journey to take a photo of the generation meter and they sent a new certificate. Yes you guessed it! It was wrong again so I gave up at that point as it’s really a...
  3. K

    Sizing an inverter.

    And consider a battery, better to fill that up with excess solar, to then use your own power when the sun goes down. You can then charge the battery at low peak in the early hours and during the day export earlier at a higher mid peak or high peak export rate. Consider changing to Octopus
  4. K

    Builders Lucky Escape

    11000v Really??? 1 foot under ground Really???
  5. K

    Clean the panels?

    Sticky tree pollen lol
  6. K

    Will dirt/dust diminish output?

    And soon it will be winter lol here is a good description of irradiance etc https://ratedpower.com/blog/solar-irradiance-meteorological-data/#:~:text=Irradiation%20is%20the%20process%20by,area%2C%20measured%20in%20W%2Fm2
  7. K

    Continuity / Ohms testing help / Short ?

    A shed???? 16mm2 cable???? do you really need that? about 75A buried for a shed?
  8. K

    Solar Inverter Metering Query

    Not that I want to defend this silly statement lol. The key word is system, if you have a battery then it clouds things over as you are generating to store and then maybe use it to fill up ev or use home appliances that never go through the export meter. Lol they still got that wrong in my...
  9. K

    Solar Inverter Metering Query

    Yes I also had a generation meter fitted, which is totally redundant in my view, but the installer named it on the MCS certificate lol, which actually they stated the wrong mfg and model and s/n. When raising this with the installer they sent someone out to photograph the meter and then a few...
  10. K

    16kW single phase hybrid inverter

    Solaredge do a 10kw single phase inverter
  11. K

    Octopus Flux Battery Charging strategy

    LOL No -- but it's on when the sun is shinning, we are home, instead of lying asleep at night. My daughters friend nipped out to the shops to return to a kitchen fire that gutted the house. It's just good practice to not use a tumble dryer when the whole house is asleep just to save a few...
  12. K

    Octopus Flux Battery Charging strategy

    the point is--- Quote on Octopus website----To join Intelligent Octopus, you will need an Ohme charger, or have a Audi, BMW, Cupra, Ford (only Mach E), Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Mini, Porsche, Renault, SEAT, Skoda, Tesla and Volkswagen car. If you already have a charger, check out our...
  13. K

    Uk battery manufacturer for solar storage?

    Is that when the cornish mines are open lol. We already had 1 company go bust even before the factory was built.
  14. K

    Octopus Flux Battery Charging strategy

    with Flux I charge between 2am and 5am, use as much as I can, for self needs and then usually exporting from 10am in the summer. I do not dump between 4pm and 7pm as usually still exporting anyway. Not a favourite of leaving washing machine or tumbler plugged in after the numerous fires...
  15. K

    Expanding an existing PV array - impact on FIT

    Interesting to know what fit payment you get and if you have capacity to add battery along with extra panels and use something Like An Octopus tariff ie flux etc
  16. K

    MCS Scheme Redevelopment...

    I am using all I can lol pool pump on all day all washing done immersion heater on On weekdays daughter is running her part time baking business This month have used only 7kwh and exported 362kwh so far
  17. K

    MCS Scheme Redevelopment...

    23p 0500 to 1600 then 36.58p 1600 to 1900
  18. K

    MCS Scheme Redevelopment...

    From a customers view point---MCS have at least Octopus in bed with them now, in May, I had my install commissioned. That same day, I applied to change from Octopus flexible to Flux. Flux import happened in minutes lol, (it would its money for them) Export side???? You have to attach to your...
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