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  1. P

    Type AC RCD with solar inverter

    A friend of mine asked me to look at here PV system as she is not getting any power (and thus money) from it. First real issue is the Aurora inverter has a E031 fault which I suspect is burnt out relays, so I can probably fix that with a big iron and a couple of new relays (at last for another...
  2. G

    Solar Panels Solar Batteries , re charging.

    I have recently had panels fitted and very pleased with the results and am thinking about adding a battery to the system. As regarding re charging, is it a simple calculation? If, for instance, you have a system generating 5kwh at peak, will it recharge a fully drained 5kwh in one hour (...
  3. B

    Solar Solar powered hot tub

    G'day, In order to lower my electricity bill, I want to use the power of the sun to heat my hot tub. The setup is the following: A 100W solar panel is driving a raspberry pico microcontroller which is measuring the temperature of the water in the hot tub. If the water is below 40C=105F it will...
  4. B

    Solar installation - DNO limit

    Hi, I'm new here, having recently had nearly 13kWp of solar panels installed on a barn roof, feeding into two Solis inverters (covering about 10 kWp and 3kWp respectively). I'm on a single phase supply and was surprised when told that the DNO limited my export to 3.68kWp - if I had known...
  5. M

    New Zealand Turn off "Solar I Boost"

    Husband had solar panels installed plus a booster "Solar I Boost" 2 years ago. Ongoing problems with the booster. I have spent the last year manually boosting the water heating twice a day as we never have enough hot water. I just want to turn if off and have constant hot water. Please can...
  6. D

    Cargo trailer solar install and questions

    I'm installing renogy 400w solar kit this weekend on a cargo trailer, and renogy's 700w inverter. I have one 79Ah battery, and will buy 3 more, for 12v parallel. I have 4 circuits of lights I want to put up also, parallel. I am new to electricity, can you please check my diagram to confirm fuse...
  7. D

    Spanish Solar PV , what went so wrong ?

    https://uk.yahoo.com/news/spains-solar-energy-crisis-62-131420708.html
  8. F

    Solar PV inverter fault

    Hello I have a 3.5KW solar PV system, that is around12 years old, which has developed an issue. The Inverter is an Onmnik 4K, when I power up the system it starts doing some internal checks and the display shows a counter "Checking180s", which then proceeds to count down. This counter never...
  9. B

    I want to install a Solar IBoost+ on my Megaflow 300I cylinder, is it possible?

    Hi I want to install a Solar IBoost+ on my Megaflow 300I cylinder, is it possible on this cylinder?
  10. HappyHippyDad

    A few general questions for any who fits solar panels?

    I still enjoy my work, but have a bit of an itch to try something a little different, perhaps solar. A few (Saturday coffee) questions for those of you who install solar panels in domestic situations.... 1. Do you do this by yourself (i.e one person) or do you always need a helper? 2. Is...
  11. M

    Errant Metering Issues with Solar

    I had a 9kWh array installed in late Dec 2021. By mid-Jan I noticed my energy consumption meter is only reduced by some typical 15% despite solar yields equal to 50% - 90% of my typical use. I have micro inverters with Solar Edge & a Luxpower Tek ACS monitoring system. My home has an ELSTER...
  12. G

    Getting into Solar PV again, MCS??

    HI all, after getting loads of people asking me for solar im looking to get back into it The question is as my quals have lapst do i need to join REAL and be MCS as of 2022, i was in them but it's really going to put me off if i have to jump all these hoops again ?? THanks Grtand
  13. F

    How to stop backfeeding on a portable solar panel.

    Hi everyone, You were so helpful with my last enquiry, I am going to ask a related question. I bought a portable solar panel to keep my caravan battery topped up. The one I bought was made in the UK from a firm Low Energy Supermarket, 18volts with a 10 year warranty. Good specs, or so I thought...
  14. J

    Solar Need an installer for my home. Solar + Battery

    Hi All, I am looking for an installer to install 1. JA 455W PV panel X10 (Approx £1800) 2. GivEnergy 5kW inverter + 8.2kWh battery (Approx £3600) I have a 4 bed detached house in Wokingham, with a pyramid hipped roof. Best Regards
  15. A

    Problem with 3 outlets immediately after solar installation

    I recently had a solar installation at my home. Immediately afterward, a GFCI outlet in my garage stopped working, had no power, and could not be reset. At the same time, my two outdoor outlets stopped working. I first checked the new breaker box the solar installers put. However, no breaker was...
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    PV Solar Sizing Question

    Hi, I'm after some advice, I've got space on my south facing roof for between 18-20 panels, but every installer I've been too is recommending that I limit the number of panels and install a 3.5Kw Inverter so that the DNO can be completed post installation, they all seem to have a reluctance to...
  17. T

    Using solar panels to power swimspa on a separate fuse box

    Hi, Hoping for some help. We have existing solar panels on our roof and recently had batteries installed to charge from the panels. They are both connected to an indoor fuse box. The main purpose of the batteries was to store solar energy captured and then use it for heating our outdoor...
  18. J

    solar panels....Sold a lemon?

    I thought that I would try and do something to reduce my carbon footprint and get solar panels and a storage battery installed in my house. (5kw of panels, 10kwh storage) but now find that no electrical supply company wants to touch me with a barge pole. I was with green energy but they went...
  19. azimlxp

    Solar panel rating measuring

    Few days ago, I bought a solar panel. It's rating was 6v and 450 mA. But when I measured with my multimeter, It shows around 5.25v to 5.85v and 18mA to 22mA in full sunlight. My Question is - Is measuring current around 18mA to 22mA for per hour or per second?
  20. dgstrange

    Solar pv power generation?

    I have a 5.9kW solar pv array and an 18kWh FoxESS battery with a H1-5.0-E inverter which has been operating for a few months very satisfactorily. My problem exists with the data that the app gives me. The battery is topped up each night with Octopus Go cheap rate electricity, which runs the...

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