Random Renewables Thread

Try not to sweat it. I was that soldier 6 months ago when we went live. Checking, checking... :) Takes a while to learn what to use and when to maximise it. And it's the long game. Kit will run for 20+ years. So a few weeks or months is a drop in the ocean.

My street is full of PHEVs that never plug in, maybe I'll start plugging them into my Zappi on sunny days and do the world a favour 😁

Picked up the Sunsynk 8.8kW today, so my 5.5kW is available for immediate pickup!

There are 2 MPPTs, but 4 input string connections. That's because the inverter can take 26A per MPPT string, this is more than enough to parallel strings.

So my plan is to put all 14 south facing panels from my shed in two strings of 7 on one MPPT (can't have all 14 in a row on any inverter because it would exceed max voltage) and to put all 12 north facing panels from my house (yet to be installed) in two strings of 6 on the other MPPT (there will be some shading from my chimney, but doing it this way I will always at least have half the panels fully producing)

Looking forward to getting it installed. I briefly saw 6.8kW go into the battery from my 5.5kW Sunsynk (stick that in your pipe and smoke it @Solis Hybrid 😂) so I can imagine the 8.8kW Sunsynk will be able to do over 10kW at times

Have pv connected to mine but the sofar hyd-EP models can be used solely as battery inverter if required

Good to know, not much choice out there if need to replace a ME3000 for something of a higher capacity.

Even going to the 5kW output of a Sofar HYD-EP would cover almost all of my needs.

Wow, heat the gaff with a candle on an A1 :)

Sadly ours is the other end of the spectrum. 1940s 2 up 2 down ex council house in Dublin. Original BER 10+ yrs ago was an F or maybe even G (worse rating available). Retro fit cost is massive on old homes. Looking for our silver lining, a tiny house takes less to heat :)

Funny thing about the council houses were that they were often some of the best built houses around at the time. The builders had no incentive to cut corners like they did with commercial houses

I don't think retrofit will ever make sense financially, no matter how big the grants are. I think it's only viable where the house is getting a lot of work done anyway

Honestly I think there needs to be some serious consideration of a demolition and rebuilding program, at least in Dublin City. Don't see how the housing stock gets improved otherwise

€1150 retail incl. VAT and shipping? For an inverter that can do 135A charge and discharge continuously?

Any links to that as the old skeptic in me simply doesn't believe that until I see it.

@Mr Q - that's a very good price alright!

And as @graememk said, Sunsynk and obviously that Ningbo, are rebranded Deye inverters

I only installed my Sunsynk 9kW inverter last night. Super piece of kit!

First snowy day with the solar panels, typical of my luck we've clear skies and the panels are covered 😭

There's a fair amount of snow building up near the bottom of the panels, anything I should be concerned about?