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I think it bodes very well . pv hasn’t yet produced 4kw - so given the time of year pretty good . Most I’ve seen is 3.2kw . I charge my car - so effectively another battery store . House ( as not living on site ) doesn’t use a lot . But SWMBO Will occasionally use the shredder ( on for bloody hours ) Tesla house battery sucks up the excess before exporting .

Batteries almost full again so will be helping you guys out soon ! ????

Yeah I know . The ‘reasoning ‘ to choose between them is quite limited . I wasn’t worried about aesthetics I.e being flush with roof . Our rack ones are jet black and do not protrude from the roof very much . It was the efficiency that I preferred - can’t remember the exact values - not a lot of difference though anyway .

I considered these pv ‘a but .... If a panel fails and has to be removed you have an exposed roof ( for peace of mind I like roof and pv to be seperate) . Also I was told in roof pv are less efficient as they don’t have the airflow compared to ‘rack’ mounted ones .

House not occupied at the moment so some low electric use for Cctv , ufh , ashp . Pv 4kw

13kw to grid now !

I did advertise the off cuts for free . Only a few bits were taken though . Other ‘bits’ I did stick inside the timber frame and foam between them . Looks a mess but better than wasting - very slow build jigsaw though ?

Stonking it today ! Battery full , car full - giving some to you guys ?

Inspired by my “skill “ I decided to take the back of the wall off where the shower hose elbow is . It’s to far forward by maybe 3 mm . Mission Abort !!! For reasons I’ll never know I had screwed pipes and clips to that board . So impossible to get off !! Quickly put back on wall and screwed in . I’ll live with 3mm error - was going to silicone it anyway ?

Finally ! Taken all morning to fiddle with shower fitting , packing , plumbing . At last a leak free grub screw ! Quite how you are meant to get that mm accurate from the front (I.e before tiling ) seems impossible too me !!

My rings always tight - you know that . I think from memory there is a grove . I can only access from the rear ( how many times have I said that ) . So might cut the supply hep20 . Then I’m free to move / bodge / professionally alter the fixing to suit .

Ok . So the ‘arm ‘ for the shower head isn’t on far enough ? I.e tight enough to the fitting ... ?

Tested the main bathroom shower . Was going to say zero leaks then noticed a patch underground ( tiger seal on order ) . Rainfall shower head seems leak free ( have the back wall exposed so can be certain ) . Notice the stupid nano size grub screw drips though !! . This common on this type of fitting ?? . I can live with it !!

Go on - how many pw’s do you plan ? 3? - one per phase ??

Make sure you get the newer pw . Did you go 3 phase ?

@Thorfun thought that might catch your eye . Tempted to price up another pw2 to piggy back my existing ...

50% more storage on newer version Greater output on a firmware update https://electrek.co/2021/04/22/tesla-increasing-powerwall-power-capacity/

Ok . So bt1 on the rubber o ring which goes against underside of tray . Will order a tube ?

It’s possible from in the shower tray to ‘move’ the trap . Just slides around !! ?

I *think* it’s from underneath I.e the rubber washer against the tray . Just standard silicone on that or something ‘ special ‘ ??

I could silicone on the rubber that’s underneath the tray ( assuming it leaks there and not the top ) . But if it still leaks that’s going to be a pig to get out ...

It leaks ? There’s a rubber washer underneath that goes against the tray . There appears no rubber to go around the actual trap in the shower ( which seems strange ) . I’ve undone it - washer underneath seems clean ( no grit or anything ) . I can’t hand tighten it any further . What’s the best approach here ?

Sounds like they need to fix a few bugs .

Yeah I guess I mean a “ dedicated vpn “ box . Did look at the UniFi one . How do you get on with it ?

Anyone got one ? Not so keen on software option as generally slower plus annual fee . Looking to hide my IP but also be able to setup any external web/iOS app to have access .