I would like to learn more about solar panel installations, with a view to fitting them.
I cant find any in the Gloucester/Stroud area but have...
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Directing this question at you that have transitioned already from sparky to pv insatller. I have my first pv install after getting...
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I'm looking for advice on getting into the solar industry. I will soon be completing my NVQ 3 and aim to get my testing and inspection...
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I have a UK customer that has an agricultural building that will have a Diesel TPN generator supplying a corn dryer electrical installation...
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Hello everyone, thanks for this nice forum!
I'm looking for some raw logs of RS485/Modbus communications between an inverter and its smart meter...
I had solar installed professionally 3 years ago. The home is 10 years old and has 3 AFCI breakers for bedrooms. One AFCI circuit was hardly...
My first solariboost+ was installed in 2015. In July 2019 it went dead, power good. Marlec supplied me with a reduced cost unit (£149) which was...
I have fitted iboosts to single immersion circuits before but now have a job with two cylinders.
Isit just a case that once the first output is...
I have a customer who wants to get solar panels installed. He wants to take advantage of the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) meaning the install has...
Renewable energy startup is seeking a Technical Co-Founder to help create a company that is both socially and financially rewarding. The...
Hello, hopefully ive got this right but if someone can check over my maths for me, id appreciate it. Im needing to install a new supply cable...
I'm a little confused about whether I need to be MCS accredited or not.
A few questions...
1. Can the customer still export back to the grid and...
Hie. How can I size my protective devices for my solar installations because most breakers keep burning out. I'm I missing something?
Hi, Recently I had solar panels fitted and realised how they have done it and I hope someone will be able to give me advice how bad and dangrous...
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We have a 3.9Kw array (13 x Sapphire 300W Black Mono solar panels) on our roof with a Growatt 3600MTL-S mini inverter.
All good and has...
We have solar PV panels (1.5kw) and I'm curious about fitting an immersion diverter to use any spare solar energy for heating water rather than...
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I have 10W solar panel, a 7000 mah battery and 10A charge controller.
there is 7 hours of light a day
i have 3W little camera which...
Hi, I'm new here, having recently had nearly 13kWp of solar panels installed on a barn roof, feeding into two Solis inverters (covering about 10...
We are recruiting 3 installation teams (roofer and electrician). Jobs available immediate start for anyone with experience fitting/installing...
Trying to help out one of my customers who keeps on getting the PV panels stolen from one of his business premises which has a low roof making the...
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solar Iboost not working
hi, i have the new solar Iboost, but there is a problem with it, when I turn it on it takes electricity, but it sais water off. I brought it to my...
Any help on solar array swa sizing? 4kw array needed around 20M swa from house to array.
thanks
I have an electric car and an air source heat pump (so we use quite a bit of electricity). We have a house with south-facing roof. I've had a few...
A friend of mine asked me to look at here PV system as she is not getting any power (and thus money) from it. First real issue is the Aurora...
Hi guys, I am new to the forum so be nice!
I used to install solar PV systems back when the tariffs were still good, and I've never had to go...
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Solar Batteries , re charging.
I have recently had panels fitted and very pleased with the results and am thinking about adding a battery to the system. As regarding re...
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I want to install a Solar IBoost+ on my Megaflow 300I cylinder, is it possible on this cylinder?
Hi All,
I am looking for an installer to install
1. JA 455W PV panel X10 (Approx £1800)
2. GivEnergy 5kW inverter + 8.2kWh battery (Approx...
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Solar powered hot tub
G'day,
In order to lower my electricity bill, I want to use the power of the sun to heat my hot tub. The setup is the following:
A 100W solar...
I thought that I would try and do something to reduce my carbon footprint and get solar panels and a storage battery installed in my house. (5kw...
I still enjoy my work, but have a bit of an itch to try something a little different, perhaps solar.
A few (Saturday coffee) questions for those...
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Turn off "Solar I Boost"
Husband had solar panels installed plus a booster "Solar I Boost" 2 years ago. Ongoing problems with the booster. I have spent the last year...
Hi guys & girls I come across this forum whilst searching for help on the solar I boost. I have moved into a new build flat that has this system...
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I'm installing renogy 400w solar kit this weekend on a cargo trailer, and renogy's 700w inverter. I have one 79Ah battery, and will buy 3 more...
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solar pv completion certificate template
evening, we have our mcs acrediatation assesment next month but i need to do some completion certificates, would anyone have a pdf template i...
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/spains-solar-energy-crisis-62-131420708.html
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I have a 3.5KW solar PV system, that is around12 years old, which has developed an issue.
The Inverter is an Onmnik 4K, when I power up the...
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I had a 9kWh array installed in late Dec 2021. By mid-Jan I noticed my energy consumption meter is only reduced by some typical 15% despite solar...
HI all,
after getting loads of people asking me for solar im looking to get back into it
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You were so helpful with my last enquiry, I am going to ask a related question.
I bought a portable solar panel to keep my caravan...
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