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  1. J

    New solar panels poor performance, can't contact solar company! Apolo solar.

    Hi all, I just stumbled across this forum and I'd very much appreciate a bit of advice from you kind and knowledgeable folk.. My wife and I bought a new (to us) house at the beginning of last year, and after much though decided to have pv solar panels fitted.. After some research and a few...
  2. C

    electric shock from solar panels

    Got my new panels installed and I'm very happy with them , I went up to take some photo's and on the way back down I touched the wet tiles on the roof (it had been Raining)and the scaffolding and got an electric shock. at first I thought it was just static, but it happened every time touch the...
  3. whinmoor

    Solar Panels Mentioned on MSE Weekly Mailing

    Will the phones and websites be red-hot? "Want solar panels? Now's the time The 'feed-in tariff' you get for generating electricity will be cut from 1 April. So it pays to get it now" MSE's latest weekly email
  4. C

    Looking for a quote to install solar panels in medway (kent)

    I would like someone to give me a quote for a solar panel install over two roofs (one a detached garage) so two inverters will be needed. I have been told that I can get 12 panels with no shading, on each roof and someone has recommended the Benq 325 panels. All of the above it just what I...
  5. D

    What to look for when having solar panels installed

    My mother intends to have solar PV panels installed soon but this is beyond my field of expertise. What should she look for when choosing a PV system and the installer? She has a bungalow in mid Essex. The rear of the pitched roof faces roughly south. Do any of the top installers on here cover...
  6. C

    Can solar panels generate low level electricity by street light?

    We have just had installed solar panels on our roof, with an Elios4You monitoring system (in combination with a Power Reducer). The Elios4You monitor display says that at night ( no sun whatever) our roof is still generating 10W. We have a powerful LED street lamp outside our house. Could this...
  7. S

    3rd generation solar panels?

    A potential customer has had these offered to them by another company. This is a new one on me. Can anyone let me what they at about please ? Thanks
  8. C

    good money for wiring solar panels??

    Is there good money in wiring solar panels. When working for companys. Been thinking of looking for a company whos setting on. Not installed any apart from that bit in am2 . Cant be two hard wiring from panel to dc isolater through inverter to ac isolater. Then down outside in armoured into a...
  9. D

    Solar Panels

    can anyone tell me why the replacement inverter a sunnyboy 5000tl produces less than my samil 5860 on a 4kw systemS
  10. D

    Solar Panels

    can anyone tell me why the replacement inverter a sunnyboy 5000tl produces less than my samil 5860 on a 4kw system
  11. C

    Next Shoe To Drop: Shoddy Solar Panels From China

    Next Shoe To Drop: Shoddy Solar Panels From China | Zero Hedge Next Shoe To Drop: Shoddy Solar Panels From China The photovoltaic industry is in a perverse situation. To make power generation from solar competitive, prices of solar panels had to come down. Tens of billions in subsidies were...
  12. M

    Solar panels on garage roof

    Anyone in the Southend on Sea area want to give me some advice on putting solar panels on my garage roof but not all in one go.
  13. P

    Sharp 175w solar panels (5 of)

    Hi I have 5 x Sharp 175w, model nd-175eif for sale. They are in good condition and only have very light scratches to the frames. I am based in Fareham, Hampshire and i would like £390 for these (cash) These are on Gumtree aswell (link below) 5 XSHARP 175W SOLAR PANELS in Fareham...
  14. C

    Why I get a voltage drop from my solar panels on the early morning and late evening

    The voltage drop is causing the inverter to turn on and off like 50 times in the early morning and in the evening. My grid tie Fronius IG 30 inverter is keep turning on and off like 50 times before it connects to the grid in the early morning because of the voltage drop. In the evening it...
  15. S

    Crimping my own solar panels - which tool is best?

    I am wiring my own panels with cables and want the crimp tool that will crimp 4mm in the connection box. Anyone who has done this will know you need a specific tool for the job. It will be able to crimp "at the tip" with limited space. Can anyone suggest the best tool for the job please?
  16. O

    Solar panels - low output over the last 3 months

    Really just a very basic question. I hadn't been checking on my panels/generation meter for a while as life had just been very busy, but I was quite taken back when I did my generation meter reading?! In the last 3 months it put out less than half of what it did in the first two months (approx...
  17. E

    Solar panels and EICR

    I've been asked to do an EICR at a property that i know has solar panels. I have never done a property with panels before. Presumably i don't test the panel bit of the installation? Is there anything else i need to be aware of?
  18. S

    Solar panels - no brainer for us?

    Hope it's ok to post in here when I'm not an electrician. My Dad (now retired) served his apprenticeship with the MEB and ran a TV repair and rental shop for decades. That's about as close to an electrical qualification I'll get. Anyhow, I was brought here by Google when I was searching for...
  19. M

    How much electricity will my solar panels generate?

    Hi everyone, Is it possible to get an estimate on how much electricity a solar panel is going to generate throughout a year if I have the following information: -basic product description: dimensions (e.g. 55x25 inches) and power (e.g. 100W), which is how solar panels are advertised on...
  20. A

    Best angle for solar panels

    I am trying to find the best angle (from the horizontal) at which to fit solar panels. Checking with installers is useless as they suggest every angle from horizontal to vertical. They will not be mounted on the house but on a 4M high retaining wall on the north side of the house and will point...

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