Hi all, long time lurker first time poster here!
Was thinking recently that with the new ev charger installs taking off, and with Solar batteries improving all the time, there must come a point soon where by a solar pv install with battery system is becoming more efficient and viable, so...
Have a customer who I do a lot of work for, owns several industrial units. on top of which is a large solar pv set up.
Changed the 3ph DB for him earlier this year. the 80 panels on the roofs have until now caused no issues. Solar set up is approximately 8 years old
No issues prior to this. was...
Hi guys, I am new to the forum so be nice!
I used to install solar PV systems back when the tariffs were still good, and I've never had to go back to one of my old installs because of a fault, so I'm not too clued up with regards to fault finding on PV.
A customer has recently called me out to...
I'm after some practical, expert advice on changing a solar PV system.
Got a 4 kW system which I probably paid too much for in 2016-ish when FiTs were still a thing and which is annoyingly inefficient, mainly due to the Growatt SP2000 battery which only kicks in after dark, when the panels are...
Hi,
This is a 10 year old 10 panel installation, recently output has been droping and somtines reaching zero mid afternoon. I think it is a sunnyboy inverter. Does it look like a panel, inverter or high mains volts? Could I have names of installers in West Yorkshire who may be able to help.
Thanks
Hi guys.
Got an issue with a DC string ... I am doing some DC testing and one of the strings is 0.5ohms (negative to earth). Positive is 29mohms and rising to earth.
Now usually I would expect to find a crappy mc4 or a damaged cable but this time I am on a farm where all the cable is visible...
Hey All,
new member here. I work as an industrial Sparky in the supply industry and am a qualified EFM but because it's not my day job I know very little about domestic installation and especially PV regulations. I had Solar installed on my house last year and I've recently read a few ESO...
First post on any kind of forum so please be gentle with me!!
I moved into this house a couple of months ago and the vendor had a solar PV installed 5 years ago now. Recently I have had random tripping of my main RCD for what I believe to be a result of the Solar PV. I’ve attached a couple of...
Our current broker can no longer offer PI insurance for solar PV along with public liability insurance. Can anyone recommend an insurer who will offer PI for 'normal' electrical works plus solar pv?
thanks
What everybody’s thoughts on the 2399 solar pv course? Has anyone done the course? Is there a big market for self employees electricians going into installing solar panels in domestic premises?
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We installed a 14.7 kW solar PV system and are now installing a 22 kW whole house backup generator. The solar panels and SolarEdge inverter are on our barn, because its roof had the best sun exposure. The panels on roof of the barn connect to the inverted inside the barn, which connects to a...
Hi,
Can you advise the best and most suitable Sub-board for an 8.1 kWh Solar PV System, with Battery and 2x Inverters, Energy Diverter and Gateway? It will be separate from the main household RCD.
Thank you.
Electrician needed with solar experience for domestic houses one or two installs a day. 200 per install work in full time for the next 6 month's. Work is around milton Keynes area and norfolk area.
If your interested please get in touch with contact details for immediate start.
Thanks...
Have not come across a consumer unit with solar fitted before, have been asked to replace the CU, at the moment the CU is a old plastic type with a RCD fitted covering half the circuits, I will be fitting a 17th amm3 CU, now, the question I have is, im presuming the 16A mcb that is currently...
IMMEDIATE START _ Solarplicity have long term (2 years, 16000 installs on books) installation work of Domestic PV installations for good quality franchised installation teams.
Current project is Stoke on Trent, so if this is of interest please email either myself...
Hey guys, I am new here and will aim to help around with solar PV stuff as much as possible.
But for now I was wondering if someone can shed some lightt onto how the government can help increase uptake of domestic solar PV? I believe that uptake is still quite low despite many installations...
A solar PV system keeps tripping the 30ma B curve RCD (at dawn).
The system is a TNC-S and the cabling to the inverter is surface mounted SWA.
Is there any reason to not swap the 30ma main switch out for a 100ma ?
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