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got a 2024 update?? how much did this end up saving you?? what is the price difference between the now and before.

Great video. So for a 3 phase system, I guess I would need 3 of these and then make changes to the yaml to combine the power of the 3 clamps to get a whole house energy import/export data. Would that work?

Haha chop saw with bear feet lol…,

Whats the bureaucratic process for tying these to the grid like? Id always assumed DIY solar in the UK would be very difficult to get tied to the grid.

When you say you are “wasting” solar power, are you not able to sell it back to the grid? Or is certification required to achieve this?

Should call you the barefootedtech

no mention of how he got the grid-feeding application approved and cost involved are they MCS certified ?

How you getting on with the switch does it still work ok?

What about an off grid system but with an AC input to charge the batterys in winter.

Bedankt 😊

Put my inverter under the panels, of course mine are installed portret mode and I have acces from below. Plus I've only connected 5 panels out of six as they were way more powerful than I thought, used the 6th panel to power some fans and lighting, and to charge a 500wh battery for night lighting.

Do you need a smart meter for this system?

Very informative and food for thought.

Hi, I thought KVM hypervisor is for a Linux machine and Hyper-V for windows desktop? I was thinking of doing something similar. I had home assistant running on a raspberry pi, but it packed up on me. So was going to switch to running on a vm. I never got to the point you have though, well done.

Nice. I haven't used HA for a few years - - -wow how it is come along. Must dust off my raspberry pi server. Do you use Unifi protect in HA?

interesting to see your Home assistant setup you have used. Great video

didn't you need a special permit to connect to grid? MCS certificate SEG and the like? You couldn't have just wired your inverter directly into you consumer unit?

You can buy Tuya MCB with energy metering to have your own monitoring system.

Done this same install about 2 years ago, same inverter, 6 X 385W panels 29 degrees on the same kind of flat roof. Connected only 5 panels to inverter and using one of the panels to charge a 24v battery and to run some fans and lighting to the inverter. Fans will go faster or slower depending on the sun brightness, exactly as they are needed.

Apparently you shouldn't install a DC isolator. I think Efixx have done a video on that.

Hello, Can I measure the energy that my solar panel are producing by placing the clamp in the positive cable that comes from the panel to the inverter? Does this appliance work with DC?

So does the electric company compensate you in anyway for any unused electricity that goes back into the grid

Great playing! I have tried slide… find it impossible!

That's why 10,000 watts of solar is a minimum for the uk to cover winter

The ~45° where the frame hits the roof, you may want to put some extra asphalt shingles under them to protect your roof. Just a thought. The wind may cause some wear there.

put more panels on roof

Have you considered getting your self home battery This is one got recent 15.5 kwh for only £2500. Bargain. ruclips.net/video/ClpOLsLU_ms/видео.htmlsi=HRuOIsc53bO3Vr9l

do another video in two years time of the insulation finished 🤦🏼‍♂️😂

Those panels are now only £82 each :)

If I have decided on a grid tie-in but not interested in exporting surplus once my batteries are full, but using it to heat water in a thermal store, would I need to have a smart meter fitted by my provider?

I’m starting an energy company with a USP, that no other company provides. I am doing lots of research and your videos are helping! FYI, I am not the electrician etc, I am the person putting everything together business wise

Was it worth it?

I think my electric costs are approximately £3 a day, is it worth going to all this work and expense to save such a tiny amount of money?

Cool time lapse showing the clouds going by with power graph 📈... Are you getting a battery?

How did you integrate Zigbee? You showed a Zigbee hub...but these do not integrate with HA?

No DC isolator ? Do your electrician give you an MCS certificate? Debating whether to bother with MCS certification or just invest in more battery’s (10KWH currently)

I’ve bought this saw. Didn’t cut the pir 150mm

Informative and very useful. Thank you and good job!!!

Cool, any artist recommendations for this genre?

Very interesting. I have started rounding up parts to build a similar system to you, I have bought a used Solax X1-3.0-T-D(L) , dual string similar to yours. My garage roof faces due south and has a pitch of 15 degrees, and will accommodate 8 used 265w panels. I also have the north elevation so I'm trying to decide if it is worth the extra £200 to put 4 more panels there on the second string. If I go for the 12 panels, the total cost of all the parts will be about £900. I have a "base load" of about 300w, most of the time, and rarely exceed 7kwh/day total (I use night rate electricity for drying washing in the winter/ dishwasher etc). At the moment I wasn't planning on getting a feed in arrangement. Would be interested to know your annual cumulative output, and if you think my proposed system would cover the base load during daylight hours across the Summer months (Peterborough, UK).

Thank you, great to have real data, Phil in the UK

Taking account of your seasonal variations in power generation, have you an upto date figure of how long it will be before your system pays for itself via savings in annual grid electricity usage? If I can find the time I'd really like to install my own system similar to yours.

Maybe one more panel would kick start the inverter on those “almost there” days and give you something rather than nothing?

Godd viideo - nice and simple . Did you have any issues with the electritian, what did he charge you to rig it up please?

may cause flat roof leaks in the long run

I heard that you can sell excess power back to grid, is that possible? How so if it is?

superb

Great video, i would advise to anyone, that DC voltage is dangerous and can kill if you dont know what you are doing and also can arc also. You should install DC isolators and instead of timber frame consider using unistrut bars with proper solar panel clamps wo ensure that dont rattle and that the panel is clamped in the clamping zones correctly to prevent panel distortion and damage.

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Very informative video, Kev. Thank you. So am I right that you can commission the Solax inverter yourself (or your electrician). They do not have to be a certified Solax installer with a secret installer code like some equipment (eg Givenergy)?