Balcony solar PV

[ALAN/ALAN D]

WOOD
Expansion / contraction / Rots away.High maintenance compared to metal.

I have got a very nice looking automatic single wooden gate that shuts off vehicle access to the rear of the house. At least three times a year I have to go out and adjust / move the locking system / hinges because it will not open / close.
Where it expands / contracts.
It needs painting very regularly. Costs loads of £ for paint
A metal gate never needs adjustment.

My main metal mount P.V. System is now 14 years old. It has never been painted / had any problems.
Todays 6 panels were mounted on scaffold tower bits.

[nowty]

Got the Balcony filled up so had to put 6 more panels some where else.
Was a bit windy / cold today. Did need Woooley hat on.
Just got to put the other four some where else.

All to be added to the next update of the secret list.
https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/view ... 200#p39746

I might even have bought a couple more myself.

[ALAN/ALAN D]

New six West facing panels Done 2.0 Kwh Today.
Big Yellow Thing not got round there yet.

Not even 12 O clock yet.

[Joeboy]

New six West facing panels Done 2.0 Kwh Today.
Big Yellow Thing not got round there yet.

Not even 12 O clock yet.

Excellent, hope the sun pops out for you. How are you bringing the power to home?

[ALAN/ALAN D]

Bought a second hand SOLAX 3.6 Kw inverter on Flea Bay for £120

Quite a few hundred yards between panels and inverter. Cable NOOO where big enough.

At 14:10 its done 6.6 Kwh.

Its not the first 4 panels you see. They connect to a Soladin 600 watt inverter.

Its the six down by the turbine.

[Joeboy]

Bought a second hand SOLAX 3.6 Kw inverter on Flea Bay for £120

Quite a few hundred yards between panels and inverter. Cable NOOO where big enough.

At 14:10 its done 6.6 Kwh.

Its not the first 4 panels you see. They connect to a Soladin 600 watt inverter.

Its the six down by the turbine.

What size of cable do you need to go to to for hundreds of yards? Congrats on the new system!

[richbee]

Trying to work out the best (cost effective) way to mount the panels to my shed roof.
City Plumbing have various rails, foot mounts, clamps etc - but I hadn't realised how expensive they are - currently will come to nearly £200 to mount 4 x 430W panels - which is a lot as the panels will only be £330!
I know Joeboy used wooden rails, but not sure if that will be a good long term solution, and unistrut seems at least as expensive as the aluminium rails for new stuff - maybe ebay or FB marketplace might have 2nd hand stuff?

I have just spent £300 (including delivery) on unistrut ready for mounting 6 panels vertically on a South facing wall, which I thought was rather steep but includes hot dipped galv strut for outside use, brackets to bolt it all togther along with stainless steel bolts and zebs. My design allows for differing heights of panels to reduce shading, and should be adjustable later with SS bolts/zebs.

Direct Channel was the best price I could find, and they did respond to provide a couple of missing parts from the shipment once I documented with photos.Not a recommendation, but it worked for me.

That sounds good for a flexible system.
I'm now thinking that a hybrid system might work best. My shed roof is wooden tongue & groove with felt shingles over the top, so doesn't need any special foot brackets.
I might get some of the Clenergy PV mounting rails from City plumbing (£20 each for 3.6m, and free delivery) and drill through them to screw directly into the roof (with sealant), then I can use the official mounting clips to secure the panels, but it saves almost 1/2 the cost not having the foot brackets

4x 435W panels = rails and clamps ordered from City Plumbing - due to land on Thursday
Hoymiles is somewhere in the DHL customs system......

[Joeboy]

I have just spent £300 (including delivery) on unistrut ready for mounting 6 panels vertically on a South facing wall, which I thought was rather steep but includes hot dipped galv strut for outside use, brackets to bolt it all togther along with stainless steel bolts and zebs. My design allows for differing heights of panels to reduce shading, and should be adjustable later with SS bolts/zebs.

Direct Channel was the best price I could find, and they did respond to provide a couple of missing parts from the shipment once I documented with photos.Not a recommendation, but it worked for me.

That sounds good for a flexible system.
I'm now thinking that a hybrid system might work best. My shed roof is wooden tongue & groove with felt shingles over the top, so doesn't need any special foot brackets.
I might get some of the Clenergy PV mounting rails from City plumbing (£20 each for 3.6m, and free delivery) and drill through them to screw directly into the roof (with sealant), then I can use the official mounting clips to secure the panels, but it saves almost 1/2 the cost not having the foot brackets

4x 435W panels = rails and clamps ordered from City Plumbing - due to land on Thursday
Hoymiles is somewhere in the DHL customs system......

Congrats on the in transit nascent system. Looking forward to hearing/seeing the installation.

[ALAN/ALAN D]

Ref " Hoymiles is somewhere in the DHL customs system...... "

My Hoymiles was due toooo be delivered yesterday.

Got a letter today from Parcel Force.

If I pay £56.22 today they will deliver tomorrow.

[richbee]

For a slightly different take on the balcony solar - I got this mail from sunsynk today - plug in system with 2kWh battery built in - limited to 800w for UK. Comes with its own ct coil. No idea about cost, but good that systems are being developed with UK in mind
https://www.sunsynkmobile.com/lifelynk-verlinkt