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bretix
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Joined: Dec 7, 2022
Last seen: Oct 23, 2025
Topics: 7 / Replies: 78
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RE: Is the Grant controller a thermostat?

@mikefl could you post the link for this please. I don't realise this could be monitored.

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@Transparent do you have any calculations to what the roof load can take. Some of those larger capacity panels come in a bit weightier?

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@david999/p> I know these calculators have been posted previously but I was surprised for my post code the difference between east and west azimuth....

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@david999 they wanted to charge me for the 3p metre but subcontract to Siemens I believe. When Siemens contacted me to install I rearranged a date dir...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@transparent bloody hell you sound like Macgyver 😁 Seriously though this kind of stuff and what you've achieved sounds amazing. I've alwa...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

@david999 I almost signed up for an electricians course to help towards retirement and doing my own and family projects, maybe the occasional checks b...

1 year ago
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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...

1 year 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...

1 year 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...

1 year 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...

1 year 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...

1 year 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...

1 year ago
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