Pocster

You need to man up 💪💪💪💪💪😂

I bought cheap core bits - that was probably the issue

Cornwall is now your new Caribbean home !

I have a core drill . It’s a slow and messy job . In the end I bought a really decent masonry drill bit and simply multiple holes I.e stitched the hole out . Was less effort and certainly less dust .

Was due to go to Antigua- but Covid came along . Perhaps if we go this year I can visit !? . Am I allowed to ask your budget ?

I did like your apron

No . They had both options . It was my choice .

I did ask what would be required to allow others to export more than the standard 3.8. She said extensive upgrade to infrastructure and sub station. So cost saving of not upgrading appears to be the factor . If this is true for a large majority of the country then it’s a severe limiting factor . “Fill yer boots “ but please don’t export too much 🙄

Only what I was told when I was given the choice . Cost differential at the time was minimal, so I choose efficiently over appearance . Tbh my panels are jet black and look ok too me anyway .

Slightly less efficient though

Excellent point . I asked my DNO what would happen if all my immediate neighbors all requested pv and export . She said their export limits would be capped lower than mine I.e so the infrastructure could cope with a potential for maximum export . So yes - do it sooner rather than later .

I’ve currently only got a lowly 4kw but am getting this upgraded to 7.2

SWMBO has just come home . So now we are using all the solar and draining the battery 🙄🙄

Yes - I am helping you . A minuscule fraction of that export goes to you . Aren’t I kind !

😁 Washing machine job done Dishwasher job done I could charge some Dewalt batteries I suppose 😂 Drowning in excess lecky . Hence why I’m getting more storage

Oh yes ! I’d pv that roof ! . Do that and get a battery !

Diesel ! . You and you alone are killing the planet ! . You’re in sunny Cornwall I should imagine even with a small pv array you could be filling your boots ! . Get her an EV and some pv ( it would be a good Mother’s Day present ) 😁

But you do get days like this ! EV 100% full so I have to export !!

The only thing you can do is “ the best with current technology “ . Insulation being I think the first thing ( doesn’t matter how you generate heat if you lose it all ) . An EV is a good way to have a battery without buying a battery ( if you see what I mean ) . Charge at cheap off peak rate in winter . Charge off solar in summer . Whilst that might not reduce heating / electric bill for the house you are saving on fuelling your car . Swings and roundabouts

Yep . In winter you get plenty of days where pv generates zero or if you are lucky 0.5kw . I’m in the south west of the country - your mileage may vary . Best you can do in winter is fill up a battery on off peak rate

Nothing to say !?

Yep . If storage is ‘an island ‘ and restricted export then you are sorted . I went with pw2 originally as that was the main ( if not only choice ) . Also my original aim was to export as much as possible. But it became clear the last thing I want to do is export ! . I want to store as much as possible and when no sunshine fill storage as much as possible at tou cheap rate .

@Thorfun I think a lot depends on what your DNO does / doesn’t want . You have 3 phase so assume your DNO would limit your export per phase - but you do have 3 ! . Also like me you probably want to export little / nothing . You can ask to have zero export then you can fill your boots . The best solution I found was as much storage as I want but capped/limited export . Best of both worlds . Your installer should be able to talk you through all this . I spoke directly to my DNO - she was super helpful- though I did turn on the charm 😁

It doesn’t *always * My pv goes through the gateway and exports at a max of 3.8kw ( my DNO limit ) . If I stick batteries on ‘that side ‘ then no matter my storage capacity I can only ever export 3.8kw . Therefore DNO don’t care and I could have a zillion giga watts of storage . Pw2 has an inverter integrated so can export on its own . So my DNO approved limit is my pv inverter max + pw2 max export .

I believe he/she is gender fluid . I thought that meant he wee’s on the floor a lot .