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RE: Independence from power cuts

There's no door on the garage. It would be set back in the far corner – all our PV equipment is housed there so it is dry, but batteries can be fussy ...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@batalto, good tip about the weight. It we put them on the floor of our open garage would that work? They wouldn't get any direct rain or water. But t...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@batalto, so when you say DIY, did you just buy all your components and assemble the batteries, and then hired someone to wire it all in?

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@simonstengineer, impressive and welcome to the forums. Do you have a heating installation background (such as boilers) or is the whole plumbing and A...

3 years ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Domestic wind turbines

@transparent, how tall is your structure?

3 years ago
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Wind Generation
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RE: The new heat pump grant – boiler upgrade scheme (BUS)

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing Graham.

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@derek-m, I'll ping this back to the installers and see what they say: Integrated Secure Power Supply provides electricity to individual loads man...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@derek-m, a fair point. There's a lot of information I need to get through in the days ahead and I've been reliant on "expert" feedback to cut some in...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

An update on SMA. After chatting to battery installer experts, SMA's Sunny Island poses the same issues as other solutions. In our case, with the exis...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@derek-m, spot on Derek. We still want batteries to recharge via PV during the year to run the house at nighttime and to avoid the pain of rising elec...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@Jeff, good thinking. I will go through the numbers. We are on a lousy rate, but I'm also thinking long-term now. There's a lot to contemplate and I n...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@batalto, in the event of a power outage, the ASHP will go off and the HVO-driven boiler will kick in - won't be automatic. I will switch over myself....

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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