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Richard77
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Re: Solar PV advice

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I'm thinking something like below if stuck with 1722mm panels:

1. (Shouldn't have to overshoot at all)
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2. (If bottom right narrows in too much and has to overshoot the gutter)
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Richard if it was my garage and it was going to overshoot the gutter I would just have the tops of all the panels touch above the ridge line, it's quite a low profile roof anyway.
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Fintray wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:50 am Richard if it was my garage and it was going to overshoot the gutter I would just have the tops of all the panels touch above the ridge line, it's quite a low profile roof anyway.
Thanks Fintray....

Yeah that sounds a good idea.

I don't mind overshooting the edge of the roof, but ideally not the gutter. The installer didn't seem happy when I suggested panels in a portrait orientation and just wanted to put them on horizontally.

Maybe because on house roofs they don't like going so close to the edge for ease of working round them and/or not dislodging the edge roof tiles etc.
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Batteries from Colin have arrived.... Finally!

Thanks Colin... Remember if you need batteries. Colin is your man...

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Garage still not done though... And no leccy or panels hehe.

Will open them later or tomorrow and get some pics up.
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Looks like Colin is further improving the packaging to protect the batteries and that's a few kWh you have there! :D
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Fintray wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:57 am Looks like Colin is further improving the packaging to protect the batteries and that's a few kWh you have there! :D
30kWh

2x 15kWh preassembled cases:


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they look well smart :xl:
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They certainly do, out of curiosity what’s the dimensions of the case ?

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Richard77 wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 11:20 am
Fintray wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:57 am Looks like Colin is further improving the packaging to protect the batteries and that's a few kWh you have there! :D
30kWh

2x 15kWh preassembled cases:
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That'll be a lot quicker than assembling a battery pack, more or less plug and play. :xl:
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Moxi wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:58 pm They certainly do, out of curiosity what’s the dimensions of the case ?

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I haven't cracked open the crates yet so not 100%..

...but

Just checked from the spec sheet I was given and dimensions are as follows:

985mm x 600mm x 320mm
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