Solar panels….?

[jowwy]

Check out a G99 versus G100 installation.

You can control the grid feed in with G100,

I'd seriously consider batteries, else you lose your spare electric generation

And get an Eddi-heats your water before sending anything back to grid

Got a gas combi boiler…..

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Ours was installed 2 weeks ago - still no paperwork

Rang the company this morning and was told it can take 2 weeks to sort it out
and then they need to contact the NDO (I think) who have to respond within 28 days but are responding much faster at the moment

Does this match watch what other people people have seen?

 

[neil_merseyside]

How do you find a good installer?
I have 2 friends with solar that wouldn't recommend their installers.
Lots of puff on t'interweb seemingly from trade organisations who may be taking payments from installers so hardly unbiased.
Any (preferably very fussy members) delighted with a Wirral based solar installer?

 

[CXRAndy]

Check out Solar organisations for accreditted installers. Ask other owners in your neighbourhood. Don't be shy 😁

 

[jowwy]

Check out Solar organisations for accreditted installers. Ask other owners in your neighbourhood. Don't be shy 😁

How many panels you got andy and hows it working out???

 

[irw]

Ours was installed 2 weeks ago - still no paperwork

Rang the company this morning and was told it can take 2 weeks to sort it out
and then they need to contact the NDO (I think) who have to respond within 28 days but are responding much faster at the moment

Does this match watch what other people people have seen?

Hmmm...keep us posted! I'm currently sitting on a couple of quotes, and the company you suggested currently looks ideal...!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

How do you find a good installer?

Isn't that the biggest issue, it's like the Wild West out there at the moment, all the double glazing salesmen seems to have jumped onto the Solar bandwagon.

I really want to do the installation myself, apart from maybe the last connection back to the grid, which as usual is shrouded in the terminology, has to be a competent person, but as usual there is no definition of what constitutes a competent person, the Installers out there will try to convince you that you have to have qualifications, but I don't think that is quite correct, however your provider may insist they are.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Isn't that the biggest issue, it's like the Wild West out there at the moment, all the double glazing salesmen seems to have jumped onto the Solar bandwagon.

I really want to do the installation myself, apart from maybe the last connection back to the grid, which as usual is shrouded in the terminology, has to be a competent person, but as usual there is no definition of what constitutes a competent person, the Installers out there will try to convince you that you have to have qualifications, but I don't think that is quite correct, however your provider may insist they are.

It would need signed off by someone qualified I’d assume . That’s not to say your not competent!

 

[CXRAndy]

How many panels you got andy and hows it working out???

I've not got any -yet. I've applied for 80kW array which is ground mounted and will also be fitting a 24kW array on a shed which needs re roofing at the end of the August.

My electrician is qualified to install Solar, so will be using him and doing most of the installation with him.

We are completely moving to electric generation with battery storage.

We can use upto 75kW per day but this will rise when new electric equipment is installed

I will be informing the NGO of my installation once I get planning approval

 

[jowwy]

I've not got any -yet. I've applied for 80kW array which is ground mounted and will also be fitting a 24kW array on a shed which needs re roofing at the end of the August.

My electrician is qualified to install Solar, so will be using him and doing most of the installation with him.

We are completely moving to electric generation with battery storage.

We can use upto 75kW per day but this will rise when new electric equipment is installed

I will be informing the NGO of my installation once I get planning approval

what do you do to use that much energy??

 

[CXRAndy]

We charge two or 3 EVs daily have swimming pool to heat, will have Aircon and airsource heating after Renovation

 

[jowwy]

We charge two or 3 EVs daily have swimming pool to heat, will have Aircon and airsource heating after Renovation

swimming pool.....are you really Rushi Sunak lol

 

[CXRAndy]

swimming pool.....are you really Rushi Sunak lol

It's not as grand as it seems.

Also solar needs to be bigger than during winter to have a chance of supplying most of our needs

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Hmmm...keep us posted! I'm currently sitting on a couple of quotes, and the company you suggested currently looks ideal...!

Rang yesterday and they say it can take up to 14 days
Arrived this morning

Still have to wait for the network operator - apparently that have to respond within 28 days but it is normally quicker

They seem to have been very good so far whenever I had had to ring up and check something
Things like if they say they will ring back then they do - whcih there was a genuine problem I rang up and they had it sorted very quickly

I can;t compare them to others but they seem to have done a good job

 

[kipster]

I'm still waiting on the documentation from mine but they won't release it until ive paid the whole invoice. I'm holding back a small amount as there are still some bits for them to complete but that should all be done this week so I'll pay the rest then.