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And I thought it might be useful to show the power draw during this same period of time. Regards, Toodles.
@jamespa @papahuhu If my Homely does ‘sniff’, I think this is at the start of a run as I have noticed that at switch on previous to a heating cycle, ...
@cathoderay I took it to mean Anti-Freeze Valve.🤨 Regards, Toodles.
@papahuhu Driven into their feet?!
@papahuhu They came to ‘axe you’ what you were up to?
@transparent A very informative Forum at that! Our system was installed during post-covid supply problems and the buckets we were to have (a rival com...
@papahuhu My installers insisted on a structural survey of the roof to ensure that it was safe for the uplift. I think I paid about £150 for that extr...
@papahuhu Indeed! One could put sheds all round one’s property and line each roof with solar panels - complies with LP requirements… Toodles.
@majordennisbloodnok The frames alone weigh over 100 kilos, then there is the weight of the ballast blocks and the panels themselves - maximum height ...
@papahuhu I read the planning requirements very carefully and took advice. The wording refers to ‘Ground Mounted’ whereas my panels are resting on but...
@papahuhu I am able to reach / access 12 of my 21 panels as 10 are ground mounted and 2 on a low roof; the rest have to make do with rainfall! Toodles...
@papahuhu I’ve heard that some systems are beginning to use drones to clean panels - a water supply tube is fitted to the drone and I assume that wate...
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