Joe, you must have got some kWh in yesterday but not much chance of the same today.
17kWh yesterday yet not even 1kWh so far today
Corner turned
Re: Corner turned
17kWh yesterday yet not even 1kWh so far today
3.87kWp PV
10.24kWp PV SolarEdge system
Tesla Powerwall 2
100 x 47mm Navitron tubes (still being installed!) Now likely to be removed for more PV.
MK2 PV router DHW diverter
Morso 5kW WBS
Vaillant AroTherm 10kW ASHP
Nissan Leaf
10.24kWp PV SolarEdge system
Tesla Powerwall 2
100 x 47mm Navitron tubes (still being installed!) Now likely to be removed for more PV.
MK2 PV router DHW diverter
Morso 5kW WBS
Vaillant AroTherm 10kW ASHP
Nissan Leaf
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Re: Corner turned
We are having a run of nice sunny mornings and misty/foggy afternoons. Hard frosts, in fact the N side of the roof it is on is still white all over. The primary circuit of the solar thermal tubes is up to 33.3 deg and getting the cylinder bottom up to 25. Not much, but it's 25% of the heat needed...
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2.0 kW/4.62 MWhr pa in Ripples, 4.5 kWp W-facing pv, 9.5 kWhr batt
30 solar thermal tubes, 2MWhr pa in Stockport, plus Congleton and Kinlochbervie Hydros,
Most travel by bike, walking or bus/train. Veg, fruit - and Bees!
30 solar thermal tubes, 2MWhr pa in Stockport, plus Congleton and Kinlochbervie Hydros,
Most travel by bike, walking or bus/train. Veg, fruit - and Bees!
Re: Corner turned
Hi Iain,
3kWh that was it! My location is compromised with trees at this time of year and 1/2 the array is E/W. It will never be a heavy hitter. In saying that it forces me to be ingenious to make up the shortfall!
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19.7kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN & DW
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
Re: Corner turned
I'm smashing it again today! Bit of a misty start but 4kWh by lunchtime isn't to be sniffed at. 50kWh month-to-date. January 2021 was 40kWh for the entire month.
I'm starting to get excited about 2022 already!
That said I got all excited in April 2021, but that ended up being my best month all year!
I'm starting to get excited about 2022 already!
That said I got all excited in April 2021, but that ended up being my best month all year!
12x 340W JA Solar panels (4.08kWp)
3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
5x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (12kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger
(Artist formally known as ******, well it should be obvious enough to those for whom such things are important.)
3x 380W JA Solar panels (1.14kWp)
5x 2.4kWh Pylontech batteries (12kWh)
LuxPower inverter/charger
(Artist formally known as ******, well it should be obvious enough to those for whom such things are important.)
Re: Corner turned
Wot lonnnnng legs you do have Stan! 
My day is getting better and better, we were free of grid import by half ten and 8 meters of lovely uni-strut for my "mobile" 600wattP array has just been delivered.
I think if I design the frame right to have wheels or casters on it I should also be able to give it some variability with regards to pitch by incorporating a suitable pivot - depends what I see in terms of fittings in the catalogue and if I have to fabricate anything myself.
In your case Stan, with the fence mount option why not just put hinges on the posts at the top, fasten those to your panels or panel support frame and the for the bottom fashion yourself some stakes with a V notch on the top at various lengths so you can pull the bottom of the panel out and up and rest it in the V notch with the stake driven in the ground - that way the torsion loads on the fence are negated as the load path is transmitted via the stake to earth in the vertical axis.
A nice simple and infinitely adjustable system if you have enough wooden stakes
Moxi
My day is getting better and better, we were free of grid import by half ten and 8 meters of lovely uni-strut for my "mobile" 600wattP array has just been delivered.
I think if I design the frame right to have wheels or casters on it I should also be able to give it some variability with regards to pitch by incorporating a suitable pivot - depends what I see in terms of fittings in the catalogue and if I have to fabricate anything myself.
In your case Stan, with the fence mount option why not just put hinges on the posts at the top, fasten those to your panels or panel support frame and the for the bottom fashion yourself some stakes with a V notch on the top at various lengths so you can pull the bottom of the panel out and up and rest it in the V notch with the stake driven in the ground - that way the torsion loads on the fence are negated as the load path is transmitted via the stake to earth in the vertical axis.
A nice simple and infinitely adjustable system if you have enough wooden stakes
Moxi
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Great to hear!Stinsy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:27 pm I'm smashing it again today! Bit of a misty start but 4kWh by lunchtime isn't to be sniffed at. 50kWh month-to-date. January 2021 was 40kWh for the entire month.
I'm starting to get excited about 2022 already!
That said I got all excited in April 2021, but that ended up being my best month all year!
19.7kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN & DW
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
Ripple 7kW WT & Gen to date 19MWh
42kWh LFPO4 storage
95kWh Heater storage
12kWh 210ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
Zoned GCH & Hive 2
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
Re: Corner turned
All good ideas Moxi and along the lines that I am thinking.Moxi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:29 pm Wot lonnnnng legs you do have Stan!
My day is getting better and better, we were free of grid import by half ten and 8 meters of lovely uni-strut for my "mobile" 600wattP array has just been delivered.
I think if I design the frame right to have wheels or casters on it I should also be able to give it some variability with regards to pitch by incorporating a suitable pivot - depends what I see in terms of fittings in the catalogue and if I have to fabricate anything myself.
In your case Stan, with the fence mount option why not just put hinges on the posts at the top, fasten those to your panels or panel support frame and the for the bottom fashion yourself some stakes with a V notch on the top at various lengths so you can pull the bottom of the panel out and up and rest it in the V notch with the stake driven in the ground - that way the torsion loads on the fence are negated as the load path is transmitted via the stake to earth in the vertical axis.
A nice simple and infinitely adjustable system if you have enough wooden stakes
Moxi
In Autumn I mounted 2 off JA 500Wp panels on dexion frames. However, as time went on the shadows from the shed, an electricity pole and various other things crept up and ruined output. I’ve now put them on a corrugated roof with low angle which has solved another problem; I never felt comfortable with the DC cables being on the ground and the mc4 connectors being exposed. Of course sensible conduit should solve the problem.
Re: Corner turned
16.9kW PV > 107MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 22MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 22MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 510 m3
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Thanks Nowty. The green one is just a car radiator fan on a bolt running in a plain brass bearing. The anemometer came out of a skip but has no motor so very free running in its skateboard bearings.
Re: Corner turned
3.85kWh yesterday- another day where we were running on our own power for significant periods through the day and now we are even getting small amounts of excess power.
I never thought in the past that we may have managed to attain this situation in January before so it does show the importance of checking the data thoroughly.
Got a toilet cistern to fix for the in-laws next door and take the nipper (4) to the tropical fish shop for two new fish as a reward for good work and behaviour, but later I will start to look at the ground mount.
Moxi
I never thought in the past that we may have managed to attain this situation in January before so it does show the importance of checking the data thoroughly.
Got a toilet cistern to fix for the in-laws next door and take the nipper (4) to the tropical fish shop for two new fish as a reward for good work and behaviour, but later I will start to look at the ground mount.
Moxi