Pocster

I’m gonna beat that now !

True . But better too see 1 dead rather than an entire string knocked out .

Admit I can’t see the ‘value’ of optimisers on my array - one side can suffer slight shading . But - being able too see every panel functioning or not in the array is a massive bonus .

Yep tedium and repetition are your new friends !

ASHP , big uvc My let property has 4 showers - I made certain all could run simultaneously for 10 minutes . Uvc not gas ‘boosted ‘ - purely electric . If you get issues ( I actually had 5 showers ) you can get a shower that feeds directly off a cold header tank .

Yes - you all weep at MY cheap lecky . I can pick and choose a tariff that rather than ‘saves’ me money as conventionally ; I choose the one that makes me money . An electric whore if you will . Highest bidder gets my goods .

Yes. I detect the envy on this forum already.... Greatness has been achieved whilst still living!

I know . All the great men in history were mocked . Only after their demise was their ground breaking radical excellence acknowledged.

Well - this ignores some things . You could end up exporting at 35p a kw - like I do . I estimate I’ll earn £1000 a year from that . What no one seems to understand ( I do - I got a pw in 2020 and was mocked on here for ‘ a waste of money ‘ etc ) . Electric consumption is meant to double over the next few decades . Price will vary of course but ‘cheap’ days are gone ( bit like boe rate ) . Also when you have a battery you naturally are more ‘aware’ of usage e.g turn the (expletive deleted)ing light off . My ROI ( EV 4000 miles per year aswell ) is around 6/7 years at this point in time . If roi is everything then don’t do it . What do people want ? A return in 2 or 3 years ? . Yet buy a 300k house , mortgage for 25yrs and ultimately have bought it for a million quid ….. New Tesla for 80k , roi ? That nice holiday ; roi never What’s important to 1 person isn’t the same for everyone . I could just (expletive deleted) it have no battery , pv , EV and go on another holiday . Next generation can deal with it “ not my problem “. That view is what governments largely do hence issues with nhs / housing etc. Etc.

I use to own a property in Florida ( very nice it was ) ; until the recession (expletive deleted)ed me . I could never understand in the sun shine state no one had solar yet even at that time a few early adopters existed in the U.K. ( not a sunshine state ) had pv .

I agree

I went through this . Bought cheap ‘speaker’ wire off eBay all good .

AI will keep me as an ex software engineer. You and everyone else is (expletive deleted)ed though .

Ideology against reality

AI fuelled robots ( as dopey media like it ) will have killed us all before then .

I also wonder Labours views on this ( assuming they get in of course ) . Of course one party is pretty much like another I.e choosing the best turd .

Think that may be a while ….

You are a bad mofo then !

What about gas though ? . Just about everyone’s boiler is one . I know the concept of hydrogen gets kicked around - but there’s no efficient method to produce it on the scale required . What about millions of humble gas boilers !???

Agree . But what earth do we do with old housing stock ? . Bar some magic technology that doesn’t exist . Millions of leaky , poorly insulated homes . It does indeed require a think tank to inform the government that this ‘plan’ isn’t going to work .

‘Green’ you know carbon neutral / net zero / whatever Most of us guys building will insulate , ASHP , pv etc. etc . Because we understand the benefits and accept the costs but also associated savings . My neighbors have a (expletive deleted) off massive house and are minted . They have zero interest in better insulation or pv . Yet can easily afford it . Less wealthy people can’t afford it nor would want a loan . LL’s will be forced to epc c for rentals but not millions of privately owned homes . So how do the majority of old stock homes get upgraded to meet targets ? It’s simply not possible ….

Shouldn’t be to difficult to ‘retro’ fit a battery . The cheaper dc ones will need to be undercover . SolarEdge and Tesla are fine outside ( that’s the reason I choose them ) . In terms of size required - depends on your usage and how efficient your place is to heat . In winter I almost manage off 22kw of storage .

Bum

You need to grow a hairy pair . 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👃 ( I think the last one is meant to be a nose 🙄😁 )

Now I’m wondering should I have some trap at the end of the perimeter drain outside to allow water out but not air in ….. ??? erm …. 🫤