5pm on a Friday and I needed to get this working for over the weekend …

5pm on a Friday and I needed to get this working for over the weekend …

Needed to get two devices online and only had one cable run, i didn’t have a rj45 wall plate so had to improvise with wagos until
This morning when I can go and fix it properly 😅

u/Chris--Day — 3 days ago

Solar generating more then specified

Granted it was only for 30 seconds or so but is this normal? We have 12x 535w panels with a specified output of 6.42kwp also the inverter is only a 6kw inverter.

u/Chris--Day — 2 months ago

Should I lower SoC charge limit?

I’ve seen that the battery has been at 95% + for 90 or so minutes with a constant 1kW charge input. I presume it works like an EV where the last 10-20% can take ages to charge. Is it worth lowering the SoC max limit to 80/90% and then exporting more to the grid?

u/Chris--Day — 2 months ago
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Boxed in battery/inverter?

I’m having a 6kW inverter and 2 5kW batteries installed once I get the G99 back. I have an idea to box them in as I want to get the wife’s approval 😅

Has anyone done this before? My plan was to have two sections, an insulated section for the battery and a vented section for the inverter. I’ve used AI to generate an example of what I was planning.

Any suggestions or advice would be welcomed.

u/Chris--Day — 3 months ago

iDNO G99 request time?

I’m in the midlands in a new build house, how long could I expect a iDNO to issue a G99? Our iDNO is The Electricity Network Company Ltd

We are getting a 6.42kWp system with a 6kW inverter and 10kW of batteries

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u/Chris--Day — 3 months ago

Should I go for one battery or two?

I was originally looking for solar and a 10kW battery I’ve been quoted 9.4k for a fix 11kW and 9.9k for a sig 9kW battery (both with 18 panels)

I was leaning more towards the sig for the extra battery cycles but is it worth the extra 1.3k for get the second battery?

Looking at solar as we are using about 11,000kWh a year with a 50:50 split of nighttime and daytime usage. We have one ev and a plugin hybrid

u/Chris--Day — 3 months ago