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- Wed May 15, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: Photovoltaic
- Topic: Dealing with excess solar:
- Replies: 25
- Views: 648
Re: Dealing with excess solar:
I do have a Koi pond so have mused with bunging s9mething like a 1kw heater in there. As for neighbours cylinder heating up, it wont make any difference as the Sunsynk will just ramp down to zero again once alls hot, but the neighbour will have a nice hot cylinder FOC and save a few LPg cylinders. H...
- Wed May 15, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: Photovoltaic
- Topic: Dealing with excess solar:
- Replies: 25
- Views: 648
Re: Dealing with excess solar:
There is a related issue whereby with a lot of generation it can be better to charge the battery at half the rate for twice as long so you are not trying to export above your limit as soon as the battery is full. Anyone already doing this, and how? I have done this with my Sunsynk system, turned do...
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: Photovoltaic
- Topic: Avoid Scottish Power's SEG tarrif.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 175
Re: Avoid Scottish Power's SEG tarrif.
Gareth Go through the companies complaints proceedure then when no resposne go stright to the Ombudsman. I had to do the same with OVO (twice) and have to say the Ombudsman were superb - if Michelle Rein gets your case to examine, she leaves no stone unturned. There is a link/process in here to foll...
- Sun May 05, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
- Topic: Nowty Towers Vs UK Grid Storage
- Replies: 583
- Views: 102885
Re: Nowty Towers Vs UK Grid Storage
Love reading this thread, you guys continue to amaze me with what you get upto.
Still dont understand why, with all the power coming in then going out, the local rozzers havent paid a visit thinking your running an illicit canabis factory of something.
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Still dont understand why, with all the power coming in then going out, the local rozzers havent paid a visit thinking your running an illicit canabis factory of something.
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- Wed May 01, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: Cafe
- Topic: Robot lawn mower
- Replies: 1
- Views: 102
Re: Robot lawn mower
Ouch, thats a bit rich on the fund stash. Would be ideal but im sure the current 'robot' (me) would have to stay employed doing the task at the Resybaby estate - wife would prefer to spend the cash on other "essentials", like her shoe collection! Good for the Fitbit steps count mind doing ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: Data logs
- Topic: April Generation 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 238
April Generation 2024
4kw FIT system yielded 378.0 5.45kw Sunsynk yielded 222.8 Old FIT system outpaced the Sunsynk as Sunsynk shuts down once batteries are filled and only pops on again if they drop or high load made on the system, expect the Sunsynk system to 'decline' in output as the sunshine improves and the FIT out...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
- Topic: Idiot's guide to a self build battery
- Replies: 1069
- Views: 121020
Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery
When all the kit lands at its final installation, dont forget to post up some 'battery porn' pictures for all us learning newbies to drool over.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: Wind Power
- Topic: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
- Replies: 3619
- Views: 470168
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:35 am
- Forum: Wind Power
- Topic: Ripple CFD vote.....
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1241
Re: Ripple CFD vote.....
Not invested in these at all, but been reading the thread and trying to follow it. Boy oh boy has this all turned into a complicated mess, Ibuprofen by the boxful needed. In my experience of life, if something previously fairly well understood is being intentionally changed to something that is impo...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: Data logs
- Topic: March Generation 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 629
Re: March Generation 2024
4kw FIT system yielded 289.7
5.45kw Sunsynk yielded 231.8
Old FIT system outpaced the Sunsynk as Sunsynk shuts down once batteries are filled and only pops on again if they drop or high load made on the system.
5.45kw Sunsynk yielded 231.8
Old FIT system outpaced the Sunsynk as Sunsynk shuts down once batteries are filled and only pops on again if they drop or high load made on the system.