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    meter for Solar PV System melting. What's the problem?

    I have an Emlite EML15 meter attached to my PV system. I discovered a burning smell in my garage yesterday and found that the meter had got very hot and the bolt attaching the cover below the meter had started to melt the plastic surrounding it. It was a very sunny day and the heat went way once...
  2. Mark Pole

    Help! Solar Pv System Question

    Hello All, I'm seeking some advice about a solar PV system we had installed in November 2014 please. After 18 months, we seem to be consistently short of the predicted generation figures. I tried taking it back to the contractor, but they've ceased trading, and it turns out that they never...
  3. J

    Solar PV Plus

    Hi all in the forum. Way back in 2012 I asked for help on here regarding choice of PV systems and had many very helpful responses. I chose a system and asked on here for quotes (private msgs) and had 4 quotes and chose the best deal for myself. The system I chose was a Solar Edge and it has...
  4. T

    Cut Solar PV cable

    Hi, A cable from my solar PV panel to the inverter was accidentally cut. The PV panels had some safety mechanism installed and the guy who cut the cable did not get electrocuted. I rang the original installer (***********) and they advised me that the entire system would have to be tested and...
  5. S

    Insurance for Electrical and solar PV

    Hi we need to renew our Public and Employers liability. Like many on here i think, we are electrical contractors who also do PV so need the additional risks for PV covered as well. I can see less roof work and more maintenance and battery work on the solar side over the next few years so i'm...
  6. G

    Newbie in Solar PV - Site survey for domestic market

    Hi Can anyone help? We are considering entering into domestic solar pv and was wondering how people approach the survey side of things? My partner is a qualified Electrician (he is totally hates computers) and I am dealing with customers and survey side. When it comes to site survey of a...
  7. S

    Solar PV supply taken from a 32 amp ring circuit. Is this acceptable?

    One of my domestic electrical customers has recently had a 4Kw solar PV system installed. The area in the garage next to where the array was located does not have easy access to the main Consumer Unit so the installers have installed a 2-way garage consumer unit to connect the inverter. This 2...
  8. M

    Solar PV, Immersun and a possible Combi-Boiler

    Having long thought of Combi boilers as the work of the Devil, Im finally coming around to the thought that they might not be quite so bad. I still have my elderly Baxi Solo at home feeding a gravity hot water set up and primatic tank but in my static caravan I have a Morco Combi that produces...
  9. S

    Solar PV installation by Gordon

    I've been asking on here about getting solar panels for a while but I've hesitated because of the cost and the anticipation that PV technology will leap in efficiency soon. But it's been the government's killing off of the FIT that prompted us to get an installation done before Xmas and since...
  10. Dan

    Government rows back on solar PV cuts

    ECA responds to 64 per cent reduction by government to Feed-in-Tariff subsidy Read the full news article
  11. X

    Solar PV Help / Contracting

    Can any one assist, we currently only do 5-10 Residential PV installs per year and are thinking of hanging up our boots due to the amount of legislation, paperwork, etc. We are a well-established construction and electrical contracting company and have a commercial enquiry from one of our good...
  12. B

    Solar PV Wiring Query - Compliance with BS 7671

    Hi, I'm a new member; just joined the forum. Thanks for taking the time to read this, would appreciate any advice... My landlady has just installed a 4kWp solar PV system in the house I rent, and I think there are problems with the wiring: 1. There are no isolation switches anywhere in the PV...
  13. G

    ECO HHCRO cost saving calcs for solar PV with storage heaters????

    Looking at ways to survive post 2015, and remembered a possible project we'd looked at a while back for a housing association in flats with all electric storage heating, which means that solar pv qualifies for ECO funding under the HHCRO stream. But I can't find any guidance on how to calculate...
  14. Dan

    ECA seeks inquiry into solar PV cuts

    ECA urges Commons’ Committee members to review planned cuts in consumer payments Read the full news article
  15. P

    Pro Solar PV Schematic System

    Hi Can anyone recommend a 'professional' system for drawing solar-pv schematics? I'm looking for something (hopefully) pre-built symbols which can assist with my systems. Thanks /Newb
  16. R

    Solar PV issues

    Our company are having issues with solar pv panels fitted over a year ago, they are LUXOR 250W and we've had nothing but issues with them underperforming, water ingress etc yet the company who manufactures them are disputing this (obviously). Has anyone else had issues with these panels?
  17. J

    Is Solar PV a dying trade/niche?

    Been told by my friend who installs Solar PV for a company, he says Solar PV are dying off. Does everyone else agree
  18. D

    Smart Meters and Solar PV

    Hi All I have checked previous threads which are now out of date and have not come up with a definitive answer so I hope you dont mind me starting a new thread about this. My FIT is paid by SWALEC and my electricity is supplied by Eon. Eon now want to fit a smart meter but I am concerned that it...
  19. M

    for sale- seaward solar PV 150 Kit

    im closing down at end of month and have my seaward solar pv150 solar test kit for sale. it comes complete with all leads, main unit, light meter and clamp meter. to be honest not had a huge amount of usage and it has calibration certs until march 2016. comes in a little carry bag. these are...
  20. N

    Solar PV volt drop and cable sizing.

    Morning gents, just a quick one. I've posted this already on the Solar PV forum but thought I'd add it here too as VD and cable calcs are always a good topic of discussion. So I have a Solar PV system to install this weekend, its a 10KW single phase system on a farm. I'm going to be running a...

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