Hoping everyone is still here today & hasn't been blown down / away
It was pretty wild here last night - supposed to be just under 70mph around midnight - It was the worst I've felt it - sounded like the roof was about to come off - had everything crossed for the solar panels to stay in place .
So far no obvious damage, but I haven't actually checked outside yet
Solar PV since July '22:
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
Very calm in SW London this morning, not much obvious damage either, but we didn't get the worst of it by any means. Was certainly quite blustery at around 2am though when I was awake!
Tesla Model 3 Performance
Oversees an 11kWp solar array at work
Forecast was max 62mph, actual 81mph recorded at local airport and being 200M higher that means it was higher where we are, lost parcel box but nothing else of consequence.
Fine here, all panels intact, logsplitting with 1.3kW PV incoming. HWT on to drain stack a little.
15kW PV SE, VI, HM, EN
42kWh LFPO4 storage
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
Somebody isn't!
Our new panels are where they were put on Friday, so that has been a good early stress test. It was wild in the night but the scaffolding is OK too, I had moved a couple of planks to work off but I made sure I tied them down. Nothing amiss in the garden either, nor any beehive roofs off.
I am glad we had that cold spell (though it can't have been nice for the blokes on the roof) but I'm still pleased that milder air has come back.
2.0 kW/4.62 MWh pa in Ripples, 4.5 kWp W-facing pv, 9.5 kWh batt
30 solar thermal tubes, 2MWh pa in Stockport, plus Congleton and Kinlochbervie Hydros,
Most travel by bike, walking or bus/train. Veg, fruit - and Bees!
Pretty windy down on the North cornish coast last night, woke a few times during the night due to rattly roof tiles.
First realy strong test of the new big 2278x1134 545w panels on two rails fitted practically on the edge of the roof, but pleased to see they are all still there this morning.
Even our little poly greenhouse has stayed put. That has jumped the 6foot garden wall before in high winds and ended up doing backstroke in the nextdoor neighbours duck pond!
4.0kw FIT PV solar SunnyBoy 4000tl & 7 x 570w JA solar panels
7.410kw 13 x 570w JA Solar panels & Sunsynk ECCO 3.6kw.
7 x US5000 Pylontechs.
2 x 3.5kw A2A
4500l RWH
Biomass heating
Iboost divertor
Full house internal walls insu
600min Loft insul
AE-NMidlands wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:31 am
Somebody isn't!
Our new panels are where they were put on Friday, so that has been a good early stress test. It was wild in the night but the scaffolding is OK too, I had moved a couple of planks to work off but I made sure I tied them down. Nothing amiss in the garden either, nor any beehive roofs off.
I am glad we had that cold spell (though it can't have been nice for the blokes on the roof) but I'm still pleased that milder air has come back.
The first storm is always the worst for new projects
Solar PV since July '22:
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
resybaby wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:08 pm
Pretty windy down on the North cornish coast last night, woke a few times during the night due to rattly roof tiles.
First realy strong test of the new big 2278x1134 545w panels on two rails fitted practically on the edge of the roof, but pleased to see they are all still there this morning.
Even our little poly greenhouse has stayed put. That has jumped the 6foot garden wall before in high winds and ended up doing backstroke in the nextdoor neighbours duck pond!
I'm glad I've now got a Rhino greenhouse - my first one up here only lasted 1 year before it was smashed to pieces when the wind came from the 'wrong' direction' in one storm
Solar PV since July '22:
5.6kWp east/west facing
3.6kW Sunsynk hybrid inverter
2x 5.12kWh Sunsynk batteries
1.6kWp Hoymiles East/West facing PV on the man cave
Ripple DW 2kW
Ripple WB 200W
My little poly greenhouse (6' x 4') no where to be seen
Can see all neighbours gardens -not a sign ! whoops
George
1750w Vertical PV micro inverters
3800w almost horizontal/south
Aarrow Becton 7 Woodburner
Dream 3kw ASHP only connected to summer Pool.
Allotment heavy clay.
1.784kw Kirk Hill
0.875kw Derril Water
0.2kwWhitelaw Brae
1kw Harlow Hydro.