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Ours is a loft installation, which is where both inverter and existing batteries are located. I don't have the same issues as you regarding an extern...
I received the BUS Grant permission email yesterday evening, which I've returned confirming my consent to the process, so we're definitely moving from...
It's not a controllable option in the winter months with our current battery storage. At some point in the day, the battery charge will be exhausted,...
@jamespa I wasn't necessarily suggesting interchangeability of surveys, as I've seen the impracticality of this from the variation in the surveys I ha...
Thank you for the kind feedback.Perhaps the government should look at making the survey costs recoverable in some way by those carrying them out. As ...
@hcas Thank you for the clarification. The current inability to 'see' the battery usage is no surprise, as I've encountered a similar issue with our ...
So, as mentioned previously, this is my summary of the interactions with various providers through the quotation process. It's intended primarily to ...
I'd be interested to understand this further too, as Havenwise is something that I'm considering subscribing to after my forthcoming heat pump install...
@jamespa Thanks for your input into this thread so far. Your information has certainly added to my understanding along the way.I'm looking forward to...
The good news is that I've now concluded the quotation process and chosen a provider for the installation. I'm planning to do a bit of a summary with...
Sunsynk 5kW inverter with 2 x 5.32kWh batteries (currently considering adding 2 more to this).
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