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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By Toodles, 3 weeks ago
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@chandykris No need to apologise at all! I forgot to add that our ASHP is on 24/7 during the heating months (not the rest of the year as the DHW is a Sunamp Thermino powered from the solar energy most... | ||
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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By ChandyKris, 3 weeks ago
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@toodles That aligns with our experience. We do have an EV, and though it's low mileage, the pre-entry climate control to keep the car toasty for 7 am school run does add to the kWh consumption. Havin... | ||
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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By Toodles, 3 weeks ago
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@chandykris Just briefly for now, I find that having the ‘Cosy’ periods of 3, 3 and 2 hours per 24 hours with sufficient battery capacity, I can cruise through all the other 16 hours of the day in the... | ||
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
By JamesPa, 3 weeks ago |
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Yes please do Suggesting a loss in the region of 9kW. Very rough and ready but not 21kW. | ||
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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By ChandyKris, 3 weeks ago
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@toodles Looking forward to reading your summary of the findings. I was wondering whether we should move to Cosy in January, as my consumption model suggests that if I stick to Octopus Go tariff we wi... | ||
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RE: Surface mount or bury primaries for heat pump installation?
By Transparent, 3 weeks ago |
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Can we have some links to those you're considering please @tomasmcguinness ?! I think we're basically going to say "follow the manufacturer's instructions",but it would still be good to check out what... | ||
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
By AndyCoo, 3 weeks ago |
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@jamespa thanks for your reply! I’ve made a heatpunk project so have a first shot at whole house heatloss. Air changes are indeed tricky and we can’t really get a test done as there are still lots of ... | ||
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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By ChandyKris, 3 weeks ago
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@transparent That's a good point. I did watch a recent Modo Energy podcast where they interviewed the founder of an Australian community battery cooperative. I was wondering whether such initiatives e... | ||
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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By Toodles, 3 weeks ago
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@transparent Your previous comments on this subject provided food for thought for me whilst trying Intelligent Octopus Flux for about six weeks a while back. For other reasons as well, I reverted to C... | ||
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RE: Adding battery storage to SolarEdge PV system
By Transparent, 3 weeks ago
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Yes, I agree with that thinking. There's one other group who would benefit greatly from having storage batteries: those in social housing.So I'm going to tag @dgt_73 - David arrived on the Forum earl... |
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