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bretix
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent my intention would be to go off grid, ready for when or if I ever retire🤔 However this would have to work around my current ( n...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Considering I've had 3 different electricians (2 commercial) over time working on my system I'm amazed these issues are never mentioned or spoken abou...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@derek-m again forgive my schoolboy physics but I assumed the sine wave algorithms meant 3 phase was more stable? Are the implications that it's a sta...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent This was the assessment from NP. The 3p cabling from the metre to the DB is circa 10 meters, then from the DB in the garage to 2 furth...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent Love these discussions and love learning new things btw I've not seen my local substation data but I guess it would make an interesti...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@derek-m the heat pump journey (20kw) to replace an aged oil tank and ev has brought me thus far, both high electrical usage that we were being encou...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent possibly, the only logic I can see is tou? The ev charging is set overnight, when the kitchen supply/ovens etc wouldn't be used? anot...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent so I have the main DB/consumer unit in the garage which feeds into the house onto 2 separate consumer units (far end and kitchen). Would ...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@david999 that would probably be first foray into DIY solar...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent fogot to answer this one naive as I am this is what I've got assuming now a 2 pole isolator will need to added?0

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Absolutely great advice my main takeaways are. 1. G99 for inverter ✅ 2. New 95mm² cabling ordered with attachments - will probably go to c...

10 months ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent another question that has come of this is that when I bought the batteries I was wanted to ensure they had back up (internet, electric g...

10 months ago
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