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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

Just noting output so far today. When setting up Solaredge monitoring I added all the working optimisers - but have not yet done a physical check of t...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

DNO has given permission for 5.5kwh max export - which I don't think we would exceed very often anyway due to non-optimal angle and orientation. Not...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

@transparent really helpful thoughts - thanks! Very happy to have got monitoring working. I'm guessing the power down/up helped "kick" it into acti...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Cleaning solar PV panels? to increase output

well... Day 1 after cleaning did not show any noticeable improvement! But of course hard to make exact comparisons without being certain of brightness...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

Tried turning off DC, inverter, AC for 15 mins as suggested:www.partsxp.com www.partsxp.comRebooted RouterTurned back on AC, Inverter, DC.....Result.....

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

I can now "see" my inverter and optimisers through the solaredge portal ... BUT... its not monitoring the actual production etc. Looking at the LAN ...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Cleaning solar PV panels? to increase output

i see in May 2022 the peak day was 34.39kwh. Only 3 days above 30kwh, 18 days above 20kwh, 12 days under 20kwh & 1 day unrecorded According to G...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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Cleaning solar PV panels? to increase output
2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Solar panels not working correctly? what checks can I make?

small update! I have successfully made the LAN connection (basically easy enough once I got a long enough ethernet cable). This enabled my invert...

2 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: What central heating system to have

@iancalderbank very much in agreement. On legionella .... I think all ASHPs have a programmable function to raise the temp (say) weekly to ensure ther...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Octopus Tracker Tariffs

Octopus have reopened Tracker to customers with a switch date of 1st July (includes all those on the waiting list) Current Tracker elec is around 17...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: What central heating system to have

A heat pump can easily heat hot water to higher temperatures - but the problem is that its far less efficient once you start going much over 50deg. We...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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