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RE: Off Grid PV to Immersion

Realistic in terms of price?Or because of practical arrangements to have a storage battery installed? The financial viability depends on what you're...

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RE: Off Grid PV to Immersion

Indeed! We should be primarily considering the off-grid route. The topic DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels is actively exploring th...

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RE: Off Grid PV to Immersion

Yes, I agree that cables from PV panels offer a flexibility which cannot be matched by the insulated pipework required for a solar-thermal array. Ov...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

🤗 If @david999 wasn't so far away, I'd be introducing him to my welder and watching how he welds aluminium.Yes, I clean it with alcohol, but ...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

To pull the UK towards Net Zero and reduce energy bills, we really need a more wide-ranging skill set than you'd obtain from a course aimed at a singl...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Choice of Battery Management System: If the option was there, I'm quite attracted by the BMS unit which Fogstar have selected for use in the enclosu...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

You're more likely to die from DC because the human nervous system doesn't automatically cause the muscles to pull your body away.... just a thought !...

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RE: Off Grid PV to Immersion

Solar thermal panels are at least 80% efficient,whereas the max. possible efficiency from a (single sided) silicon PV panel is 23%. I have 30 vacuum...

2 years ago
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RE: Heat pump install overloads home fuse - 80A limitations

I've just addressed this issue here in the topic DIY solar upgrade. I've spoken with the senior NGED engineer who issues their operational specifica...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Yes, the meter is installed by your Energy Supplier, for which they have to meet Ofgem targets, but also benefit from a subsidy. Here's a diagram sh...

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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

I have attempted to address the subject of phase-imbalance by using analogies rather than referencing some of the excellent academic papers on the sub...

2 years ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

I wonder if this diagram provides an idea of what happens when the demands on a substation are unbalanced across the 3 phases: I'm starting with the...

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