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  1. S

    Battery Storage And Uk Regulatory Compliance

    Hello all, I am thinking of adding battery storage to my existing setup to increase self-consumption and provide backup for power cuts. Currently I have 16 x 230W panels feeding 2 + 2 kW StecaGrid inverters installed in 2011. If I were to add for example a Victron MultiPlus 48/3000/35-50 in...
  2. S

    SolarX inverters

    I have been asked to price an install to include the SolarX 3.6 with 20 year warranty. Have any of you used them and know a supplier. TIA.
  3. S

    Tigo, Solaredge or Blackmagic?

    Which optimisers shall I use? Any advice based on your real-world experience?
  4. L

    Inverters and washing machine motors

    I would like to know whether I can run a 1/2hp (~380W) washing machine motor on a 600W (1200W peak power) pure sine wave inverter. I had (famous last words) a 600W modified sine wave inverter which worked well off a car...
  5. jason121

    Bad Installation

    I was asked to write a report today regarding a poor solar installation. There are two inverters. The left is wired out the dead side of a shared AC isolator while the other inverter is wired of the live side (from the meter ) feeding another AC isolator. In my opinion one inverter would feed...
  6. L

    Sma flx pro inverters

    Has anyone installed the sma flx pro inverters ? Had a bit of a nightmare try to commission two today. A lot of it was my own fault to be honest
  7. R

    Inverters

    Has anyone came up on Ginlong / Solis single phase inverters? I was recommended and offered one by a decent installer, but would like to research a bit first. They look decent on paper, however, I'm reserved as not well known here. I rang them and they even answered, however, their UK's office...
  8. N

    Help with picking a solar solution

    Hi All, thanks for taking the time to read this!! I'm currently trying to decide on a solar PV system to get installed on my house. I've a budget of £9K and whatever I don't spend on the solution will just get paid off the mortgage. I'm limited to 16 panels/4kW. Roof faces SE and there isn't...
  9. loplug

    Solar farm earthing

    Been doing some work today on a solar farm , from the subs there are 95mm 4 core Alu cables running out to the arrays where there is a box that splits the feed between the 2 inverters. Now the cable that comes from the sub is connected to the neutral bar at the mccb panel and marked with blue...
  10. Worcester

    Best Tier 2 inverters

    We've got about 20 - 30 Social houses to do during December / january, and they won't pay for our usual offering of either Power-One (ABB) / SMA, so need to start looking at value inverters. What do others use, and what kind of issues have you had ? Any faults we'll have to build the cost of...
  11. B

    SMA 240 Micro Inverters

    Any one used these yet with the multigate
  12. The Solar King

    G83/2 Larger than 4kW Inverters

    Starting to run in to difficulties here. Several inverters that were registered under G83/1 do not appear to be so under G83/2. What are people currently using? Am looking at the moment for a 5kW for an east west system. Only option so far is Solar Edge 5000 which the prospective customer would...
  13. W

    Solax inverters with a 20 year warranty, anybody installed any?

    There seems to be more and more crap coming on to the market from china based companies giving long warranties for absolute peanuts, which is great on paper. The question i would like to ask fellow electricians, what do you think is the best string inverter set up? For me I do like the TL...
  14. C

    Steca Inverters - Your Opinion.

    My name is Daniel and I am Program Manager for CTDI. We are the Official UK Service Partner for Steca. We deal with all Support Issues for PV Grid ConnectedInverter for the United Kingdom. What are your opinions on Steca Inverters, on all theranges? Do you have any issues or opinions...
  15. W

    Confused!

    I'm keen to install some solar PV panels but am amazed at how different the quotes and specifications that we've had have been... After getting 4 quotes back in Feb - when we weren't in a position to proceed and I'm now considering quote no 5... The latest quote - which (I think?) seems quite...
  16. S

    Twin inverters into single generation meter with MCB's

    Just checking the correct way to do a twin inverter system feeding into Inverter/charger set up. 2 x inverters AC outputs go to separate isolators then each isolator goes to separate MCB's and from there into Henley block to feed into generation meter (for FIT's) then into another Henley block...
  17. edexlab

    Daisy chain inverters?

    I've just seen an install fitted 2 years ago and I'm interested in how this is G83 compliant! information regarding design etc is being forwarded to me later, but what they've done seems like madness/sheer incompetence to me I'm going to call the company on clients behalf and hope they sort it...
  18. M

    sma sb1700 over voltage ac? Help pleaseeeee

    Evening all, I got called out to a job the other day were the customer has 2 x SB 1700's in the loft. The complaint was that the inverters cut out every so often, he knows this because he constantly monitors his sunny beam device. The error registered as unknown and to contact the installers...
  19. O

    Volt drop question

    Hi all Just had an enquiry for 50 kw ground mounted PV system, the proposed system is to be connected to a three phase supply In an industrial unit, the ground mounted array will be approx. 200mtrs away from the unit. The inverters and generation meters are to be mounted next to the...
  20. R

    TL inverters and TT earthing systems?

    HI Im after a bit of advise. Im a suby for british gas wiring heating systems. When a salesman goes to quote a job they have to do a "socket and see" test on a circuit to see if the main earth is sufficient. (not a great way to test it by hay-ho). Anyway this installation fails the test. so...

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