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by Fintray
Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:21 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Spring has sprung?
Replies: 51
Views: 32860

Re: Spring has sprung?

Great solar day :)

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60.4kWh exported and batteries still at 76%.
by Fintray
Mon Mar 17, 2025 7:34 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: another ex-pat GLF
Replies: 6
Views: 20286

Re: another ex-pat GLF

Welcome to the forum Milton.
by Fintray
Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:20 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Nowty Towers DIY Battery Project
Replies: 59
Views: 8443

Re: Nowty Towers DIY Battery Project

nowty wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:15 pm I was actually running away from SWMBO's fury when she found out I had bought more batteries. :lol:
:lol: :xl:
by Fintray
Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:03 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Nowty Towers DIY Battery Project
Replies: 59
Views: 8443

Re: Nowty Towers DIY Battery Project

And I was talking bollocks about being no drama with the forklift fuse blowing, well it would blow because of the other battery banks feeding in, but the short circuit on the new battery bank would remain. it would be more like, :shock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m7hPlL-v4A&t=30s During y...
by Fintray
Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Nowty Towers DIY Battery Project
Replies: 59
Views: 8443

Re: Nowty Towers DIY Battery Project

I’ve seen 3D printed terminal/busbar covers. Are you planning to do something along those lines? I’d be terrified of an accidental short… Generally no, its in an inaccessible place, but I will be protecting the power take off points, they really scare me if the upper terminal post was to fail and t...
by Fintray
Sun Mar 16, 2025 6:03 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi
Replies: 3
Views: 1644

Re: Hi

Hi Sue, welcome to the forum.
by Fintray
Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:19 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Spring has sprung?
Replies: 51
Views: 32860

Re: Spring has sprung?

Stinsy wrote: Wed Mar 12, 2025 4:26 pm Flurry of snow earlier on here too!
Here too so definitely second winter! :(
by Fintray
Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:45 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Spring has sprung?
Replies: 51
Views: 32860

Re: Spring has sprung?

:lol: https://i.postimg.cc/XrgT8QgT/Screenshot-20250312-130254-Samsung-Internet.jpg Surely we're in 2nd winter now? No, second winter hasn't happened yet (no snow since the daffs opened) and each season is a very variable length i.e. summer could be a couple of days (most likely) to a couple of mon...
by Fintray
Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:20 pm
Forum: Spaceheating
Topic: ASHP & triple glazing
Replies: 1046
Views: 190808

Re: ASHP & triple glazing

Joeboy wrote: Tue Mar 11, 2025 5:17 pm Thanks again Fintray for all the potential bullets you helped me dodge
Just a satisfied customer passing on details of a good company. :xl:
by Fintray
Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:41 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Spring is springing now...
Replies: 7
Views: 1233

Re: Spring is springing now...

Yesterday saw a large bumblebee feeding on the snowdrops and the (2) daffodils that are open, today whilst power washing the drive thought it was a leaf but turned out to be a peacock butterfly (same one from other day?), then whilst moving some sacks came across a couple of toads which I placed in ...