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@transparent I've been recommended this setup for my existing hybrid inverters by someone in a group I am a member of. Any thoughts? It involves addin...
@transparent any recommendation on grid tied hybrid inverters? I need one with CT clamps as my current one isn't for my solar, only for controlling my...
@transparent it measures each cell. I can check each one individually. From my understanding balancing kicks in when the cells are more than 115mv in ...
@transparent it's the default set in the BMS. For my needs it's fine. The batteries are basically full at that point anyway and my depth of discharge ...
What I like to see on a sunny day. 30kwh of storage fully charged by the early afternoon. £10 worth as 34p/kwh
@iaack no. It's in the same cupboard as the batteries. Nice and central and warm in the house.
@iaack my boiler actually told me the efficiency on the screen - it was 68% and it was a new boiler (only a few years old). Boiler efficiency stats ar...
@cathoderay I believe our annual kw/m2 is quite good in the overall scheme of things
@cathoderay in 2019 we basically doubled the size of our house - we added a second floor. There is literally no point going back in time as the compar...
@cathoderay this link will take you to my messy spreadsheet. The tab you are looking for is Bill Estimates. You'll see tracking monthly from 2019 onwa...
@cathoderay it seems odd to me. It seems stupid but are you sure the power isn't the delivered heat? My power in kw is roughly 1/5 what it was on gas....
@vaugi I believe it's covered by Andy here -/p> Basically you have to charge the crap out of it, then it'll set. Personally I set the capacity to 40...
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