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by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
Replies: 3619
Views: 469909

Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

Blatantly upped consumption by about 50% to add the turnip @ WB :whistle: What checking gets done? Pre installing panels and ,later, battery we used 3MWh. We were asked for an energy bill to prove usage was over 7000kwh. It was quite handy of octopus to screw up our bill this month. They have our a...
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
Replies: 3619
Views: 469909

Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

You can add me too Nowty then.
3152W.
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Idiot's guide to a self build battery
Replies: 1069
Views: 120891

Re: Idiot's guide to a self build battery

Of course Fogstar now have the BMS I bought but significantly cheaper. It's on sale at £79 and without the import tax. And it's the 200A version. [link removed] and comes with an interesting/honest caveat: Note: JK provide no instructions with their BMS apart from those included in the downloadable...
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Victron/Pylontech Installer in Scotland
Replies: 37
Views: 4839

Re: Victron/Pylontech Installer in Scotland

why did it overload?
What was going on when it shut down
What firmware are you using/is it updated?
Bypass the MP. Reset the MP or at least power it off.
Switch it back on, then reconnect.
If that doesnt do it, then i have no clue.
If it does Update firmware.

Victron have a supurb helpline.
by NoraBatty
Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:00 am
Forum: Biomass
Topic: Small things matter
Replies: 1527
Views: 206221

Re: Small things matter

Hire you say 🤔
Didn't even cross my mind :xl:

Yep, cowboys.
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Biomass
Topic: Small things matter
Replies: 1527
Views: 206221

Re: Small things matter

Thanks, its something im aware of, especially with inserts for the pipes creating choke points. The plan is to replace the copper under the floor that is jointed, for the larger bore plastics in 1 long run. So going from 5m of copper 15mm pipe run from the 22mm backbone, to a 4.75m 22mm plastic run,...
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Biomass
Topic: Small things matter
Replies: 1527
Views: 206221

Re: Small things matter

Sounds like you found a good installer Fintray. I just sent Joe a PM saying i dislike plastic, but it has its place in heatpump installs. I will be replacing the long runs with plastic, to cut down on unneccessary joins that will disturb flow. What i am ripping out will be replaced with bigger pipe ...
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:01 pm
Forum: Biomass
Topic: Small things matter
Replies: 1527
Views: 206221

Re: Small things matter

Pm Incoming shortly Joe. Had i if known half of what i know today about the system, and that i would be spilling the story here, i woukd have downloaded some of the efficiency figures to do anproper comparison. As it was, initially until we turned the heating on this october and the problems started...
by NoraBatty
Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Biomass
Topic: Small things matter
Replies: 1527
Views: 206221

Re: Small things matter

The ideal, and best way to maximise efficiency is to keep pipe runs to an absolute minimum, and have as many gradual bends in the system as possible, all in the biggest pipe feesible for the install. A decent installer/designer ( i will tell you in PM, a southern aberdeenshire one to avoid like the ...
by NoraBatty
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: Ripple CFD vote.....
Replies: 25
Views: 1241

Re: Ripple CFD vote.....

If i am not mistaken, this was the govts brilliant idea, instead of utilising the windfall tax on oil and gas properly. I was not a fan of the idea of a winfall tax in the first place, but am certainly against the sham that they have made it. They created a loophole, and as such, profits have risen,...