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Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: Barman on July 15, 2026, 04:32:39 PM
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Bit overcast today - 28.7 kWh
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47.15 kWh already today and still producing 2.3kW.
Sadly 27.63kWh has been exported to the grid for no financial reward cry:
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Yesterday ended up at 49.62 kWh
Today is already 49.56kWh eeek:
getting a quote to double the battery capacity
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Yesterday ended up at 49.62 kWh
Today is already 49.56kWh eeek:
getting a quote to double the battery capacity
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I'd be interested in the price... rubschin:
I've contacted Tesla multiple times about a power wall but they never reply... ::)
We were in the clouds yesterday arvo so only 26.5 kWh...
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54.68hWh yesterday ;D
Will PM the price when I get it. We're using a SigEn battery and they stack vertically so adding a second one is supposedly a doddle. Advice was Tesla batteries are no better but cost ~10% more. They're all the same LiInPo technology.
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Another record yesterday - for energy exported for free cry: 34.86kWh
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Well that record didn't last long. 37.77kWh given away for free today Banghead
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Low cloud has reduced output recently... evil:
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Low cloud has reduced output recently... evil:
58Mwh lifetime :thumbsup:
Going to be interesting to see the crossover point when you are generating more than me. I'm guessing September 1st and you'll be well smug by December.
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Low cloud has reduced output recently... evil:
58Mwh lifetime :thumbsup:
Going to be interesting to see the crossover point when you are generating more than me. I'm guessing September 1st and you'll be well smug by December.
Yes, the system has performed pretty well, I'm pleased so far... Over 4MWh since I bought the house is pretty good!
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And just to annoy me https://www.itv.com/news/2026-07-21/andy-burnham-announces-tax-cut-on-energy-bills-from-october
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And just to annoy me https://www.itv.com/news/2026-07-21/andy-burnham-announces-tax-cut-on-energy-bills-from-october
doh:
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Bit of a dull day, only 31kWh
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Bit of a dull day, only 31kWh
27.6 yesterday...
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Just ordered a second battery, kerching cry:.
Not just to capture some of this exported power, it seems batteries have a power in/out limit. In our case 4.5kW which would be fine except charging the car takes 7.3kW so we can only do it 'for free' when the sun's properly shining.
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Just ordered a second battery, kerching cry:.
Not just to capture some of this exported power, it seems batteries have a power in/out limit. In our case 4.5kW which would be fine except charging the car takes 7.3kW so we can only do it 'for free' when the sun's properly shining.
Get a generator….. Thumbs:
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Just ordered a second battery, kerching cry:.
Not just to capture some of this exported power, it seems batteries have a power in/out limit. In our case 4.5kW which would be fine except charging the car takes 7.3kW so we can only do it 'for free' when the sun's properly shining.
Get a generator….. Thumbs:
Could do but they are a lot of faff and I believe there's rules and regs now esp if it can deliver 5kW+ which is what we'd need. With a BIG battery it's almost carefree and with the right tariff we can in theory import power overnight and sell it back at twice the price during the day.
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Just ordered a second battery, kerching cry:.
Not just to capture some of this exported power, it seems batteries have a power in/out limit. In our case 4.5kW which would be fine except charging the car takes 7.3kW so we can only do it 'for free' when the sun's properly shining.
Get a generator….. Thumbs:
How big...? rubschin:
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Seems you can get a 5kW petrol generator for about €1k but it's a real faff to use them safely and legally for your home https://www.inbalance-energy.co.uk/articles/how-to-power-house-portable-generator.html
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Seems you can get a 5kW petrol generator for about €1k but it's a real faff to use them safely and legally for your home https://www.inbalance-energy.co.uk/articles/how-to-power-house-portable-generator.html
There is a local company (Mitas (https://mitasgenerators.com/index.php)) that will do a proper install with the changeover, etc. in single or three phase.
I had a quote from them for my first house but (stupidly) didn't ever get it installed.... ::)
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First power cut since the panels installed.
Currently in smug mode as they're generating 3.5kW
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First power cut since the panels installed.
Currently in smug mode as they're generating 3.5kW
Only lasted 3 minutes
Looking at the log it's actually the second one we've just sailed through not really noticing
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Seems you can get a 5kW petrol generator for about €1k but it's a real faff to use them safely and legally for your home https://www.inbalance-energy.co.uk/articles/how-to-power-house-portable-generator.html
There is a local company (Mitas (https://mitasgenerators.com/index.php)) that will do a proper install with the changeover, etc. in single or three phase.
I had a quote from them for my first house but (stupidly) didn't ever get it installed.... ::)
One of the wedding planners I know has a solar panel “ field “ …. rubschin: Near Peyia …
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Seems you can get a 5kW petrol generator for about €1k but it's a real faff to use them safely and legally for your home https://www.inbalance-energy.co.uk/articles/how-to-power-house-portable-generator.html
There is a local company (Mitas (https://mitasgenerators.com/index.php)) that will do a proper install with the changeover, etc. in single or three phase.
I had a quote from them for my first house but (stupidly) didn't ever get it installed.... ::)
One of the wedding planners I know has a solar panel “ field “ …. rubschin: Near Peyia …
rubschin: rubschin: that's OTT
Another day of massive giving away of electricity for free and then having to buy some back Banghead Hopefully all that will be fixed by Friday
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Seems you can get a 5kW petrol generator for about €1k but it's a real faff to use them safely and legally for your home https://www.inbalance-energy.co.uk/articles/how-to-power-house-portable-generator.html
There is a local company (Mitas (https://mitasgenerators.com/index.php)) that will do a proper install with the changeover, etc. in single or three phase.
I had a quote from them for my first house but (stupidly) didn't ever get it installed.... ::)
One of the wedding planners I know has a solar panel “ field “ …. rubschin: Near Peyia …
My mate has one in Pissouri... I've never understood why he also plastered his house in panels... rubschin:
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Now have 18kWh of battery capacity capable of delivery or receiving 9kW peak (car needs 7.3kW) ;D
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884kWh this month... cloud9:
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884kWh this month... cloud9:
823kWh since July 13th
399kWh exported for free cry:
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The 1MWh milestone
Took 22 days and 1 hour
(https://i.postimg.cc/F7pQ1Df0/IMG-5085.png) (https://postimg.cc/F7pQ1Df0)
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The 1MWh milestone
Took 22 days and 1 hour
(https://i.postimg.cc/F7pQ1Df0/IMG-5085.png) (https://postimg.cc/F7pQ1Df0)
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Finally we are now getting paid for the energy we're exporting ;D. A whole 12p a kWh. That'd be £2.70 today, still it all adds up.
Shame about the 803 kWh they got from us for free though Banghead
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Finally we are now getting paid for the energy we're exporting ;D. A whole 12p a kWh. That'd be £2.70 today, still it all adds up.
Shame about the 803 kWh they got from us for free though Banghead
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Gonna be a piss-poor month for us... Local land was cleard (fire regs) which put dust everywhere and it has been very humid and overcast for August...
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We're definitely seeing generation diminishing and with rain the next few days we might soon be into net importing.
Mrs K is also well fed up with me checking the App to see how it's working.
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We're definitely seeing generation diminishing and with rain the next few days we might soon be into net importing.
Mrs K is also well fed up with me checking the App to see how it's working.
;D
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Just got the latest Lektrik bill... cloud9:
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Just got the latest Lektrik bill... cloud9:
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Weirdly here the credits for exporting go through on a totally separate account.
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But I’m expecting good things:
(https://i.postimg.cc/mhdpV88J/IMG-5222.png) (https://postimg.cc/mhdpV88J)
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Meantime what could possibly go wrong
Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3y6398nwo)
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But I’m expecting good things:
(https://i.postimg.cc/mhdpV88J/IMG-5222.png) (https://postimg.cc/mhdpV88J)
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Meantime what could possibly go wrong
Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3y6398nwo)
They've been available here for some time...
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Meantime what could possibly go wrong
Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3y6398nwo)
They've been available here for some time...
I assume there's some sort of interlock so the plug pins can't go live unless they can see an earth connection and have detected a 230V 50Hz signal. But if these things become popular the less scrupulous Far East knock off manufacturers will start selling counterfeit ones with less than robust safety. And that's before we get to DIY bodgers, IMHO the whole concept of supplying 230V power through plug pins is just not good.
The Fire Brigades are already nervous: https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/2026-news/august/brigade-issues-its-top-tips-for-londoners-using-newly-introduced-plug-in-solar-panels/
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A day of gloomy weather and so not much free electricity - poorest day so far. Worse it's windywoos so after one mini power cut have just forked out ~£4 to import electricity so we are covered until sun comes up tomorrow - it will won't it?
The halcyon solar days are over
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A day of gloomy weather and so not much free electricity - poorest day so far. Worse it's windywoos so after one mini power cut have just forked out ~£4 to import electricity so we are covered until sun comes up tomorrow - it will won't it?
The halcyon solar days are over
August has been shit so far - really hazy and overcast (but hot!)... Just 727kWh so far but the storm yesterday has cleared the air...
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Only 638kWh in September... But the app was off-line for a couple of days... rubschin:
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Only 638kWh in September... But the app was off-line for a couple of days... rubschin:
Digs out the App:
September
770kWh received from panels
57kWh imported from grid, 93kWh exported for munny Thumbs:
Apparently in our absence we exported 11.7 kWh yesterday ;D
But the trend is clearly down now
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What a failure today, with all that rain and thick cloud only 3.43 kWh. Worstest day so far.
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What a failure today, with all that rain and thick cloud only 3.43 kWh. Worstest day so far.
For some reason I'm struggling with the link between my WiFi and the inverter so the app is reporting zero most of the time although the panels are producing... Banghead
So report is only 15kWh so far this month when it is likely to be ~150kWh... rubschin:
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What a failure today, with all that rain and thick cloud only 3.43 kWh. Worstest day so far.
For some reason I'm struggling with the link between my WiFi and the inverter so the app is reporting zero most of the time although the panels are producing... Banghead
So report is only 15kWh so far this month when it is likely to be ~150kWh... rubschin:
Or is an Apey-esque neighbour nicking your voltyamps?
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Already passed yesterdays poor show today. 4.2kW right now. But it'll shut off by 5 now the sun's getting lower and we have trees.
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Already passed yesterdays poor show today. 4.2kW right now. But it'll shut off by 5 now the sun's getting lower and we have trees.
Mesh network has been reconfigured... Will find out laters if problem has been solved... rubschin:
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Just passed the 3 MWh lifetime milestone ;D
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Poor day, had to buy 11kWh of sparkiness from the mains.
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The dark days of winter are looming. Worstest day so far, just 3.03kWh, had to buy 15kWh
But with that storm looming for Friday maybe right now it's the big battery back up I value more right now
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The dark days of winter are looming. Worstest day so far, just 3.03kWh, had to buy 15kWh
But with that storm looming for Friday maybe right now it's the big battery back up I value more right now
Just checking but does your solar setup have EPS?
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The dark days of winter are looming. Worstest day so far, just 3.03kWh, had to buy 15kWh
But with that storm looming for Friday maybe right now it's the big battery back up I value more right now
Technical issues still not resolved here... rubschin:
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
noooo:
How long did it last?
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
noooo:
How long did it last?
It was in the house when we bought it - I think it dates to 2022... rubschin:
At least it finally explains the random outage... Thumbs:
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
noooo:
How long did it last?
It was in the house when we bought it - I think it dates to 2022... rubschin:
At least it finally explains the random outage... Thumbs:
Well yes but 4 years is pretty poor. What was the make? Mine's SigEnergy (Chinese of course)
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
noooo:
How long did it last?
It was in the house when we bought it - I think it dates to 2022... rubschin:
At least it finally explains the random outage... Thumbs:
Well yes but 4 years is pretty poor. What was the make? Mine's SigEnergy (Chinese of course)
SolarEdge (https://www.solaredge.com/en)
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
noooo:
How long did it last?
It was in the house when we bought it - I think it dates to 2022... rubschin:
At least it finally explains the random outage... Thumbs:
Well yes but 4 years is pretty poor. What was the make? Mine's SigEnergy (Chinese of course)
SolarEdge (https://www.solaredge.com/en)
Not heard of them, quite possibly the same components as Sigenergy with just a different label
Today is going to be rubbish on the panels here. 6 of 10 hours of daylight gone and just 2.5kWh
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Inverter is FUBAR... Awaiting a new unit... evil:
noooo:
How long did it last?
It was in the house when we bought it - I think it dates to 2022... rubschin:
At least it finally explains the random outage... Thumbs:
Well yes but 4 years is pretty poor. What was the make? Mine's SigEnergy (Chinese of course)
SolarEdge (https://www.solaredge.com/en)
Not heard of them, quite possibly the same components as Sigenergy with just a different label
Today is going to be rubbish on the panels here. 6 of 10 hours of daylight gone and just 2.5kWh
Israeli company apparently...
It is (I believe) a 'short string' inverter, optimised for multiple arrays of panels on different roofs - which is wot I have! ;D
Consequently I have discovered that I can't boot the inverter in the morning but can fire it up in the afternoon... cloud9:
Unfortunately the weather was shit this arvo and I only generated 1.44kWh... evil:
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Couldn't be something to do with the clocks going back could it?
Israeli eh? I do hope their Iron Dome system doesn't rely on same inverters.
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Couldn't be something to do with the clocks going back could it?
Israeli eh? I do hope their Iron Dome system doesn't rely on same inverters.
No, problem was pre-clocks and SmartEdge have confirmed that it is a wrong un....