CalvinHobbes

We weren't using that much! And that figure seems to fluctuate dramatically despite there being no identifiable reason for the grid load displayed in the app. What happens is that the battery reaches full charge and then immediatly dumps all the power again into the grid load despite their being nothing to justify the figures displayed. The heat pump is not running, we not charging an electric car and the electrician couldn't work out why it would be indicating the readings.

We have a 12Kw Pv system on a 3 phase supply, Pylontech batteries and a Solis inverter. We recently got the batteries hooked up but since then the behaviour of the system looks odd when displayed on the Solis Cloud app. The battery seems to start discharging as soon as it reaches full charge and dumps everything into the grid load. We get spikes indicating large power consumption randomly, even though there is no obvious cause, and always results in the battery depleting. Then there is the exporting to grid and charging at the same time!!! (Pics attached) The grid load figure just seems to be a sum of PV, Battery and Grid as opposed to the actual physical power usage. It's just the sum total of all three power sources! We have asked the installer to look into it but I was hoping someone here may have a good understanding. I understand that the CT clamps might be the issue but the installer insists they are correctly in stalled and not reversed. Is the position or sequence in the meter cabinet critical??? (Attached a pic of the CT clamps in the meter cabinet with clamps circled in red) Thanks in advance all

Husband thinks he said there was refrigerant....we will check. Thank you all so much.

Yes, trying to save money but I mortally detest fighting with cement paths/pathing. We need a long path at the side of the house next to the hedge and a terrace at the back. We saw a historic house it done and thought, is it possible or sensible?

I thought the pipes going in and out of the ASHP should be insulated and that a kit came with it but I was told not for this kind. Is this correct?

Fair, I am probably catastrophising. Putin has wound me up.

Yes but you need fuel for the generator, that can be an issue too.

No, tbh we initially put the panels on just because the scaffolding was up and it seemed silly not to. It wasn't in the budget (what's a budget *manic laughter) So it wasn't that planned.

Thanks, yep PIR it is then.

Hello, so we have just under 12kw of panels on roof, an 8kw inverter and on Monday 5.12kw x 2 batteries are being installed. All this talk of Putin and war is making me think of putting in a few sockets next to the inverter. What is the least expensive way of doing this, can it be an automatic switch? I just don't know what to ask for.

Hello, so finally getting the floor down, it's spc (ok not going right up to them will leave a space). So trimming the blue and will use the black paint on the join of the walls but wondering about these gaps? Thinking of just stuffing mushed up PIR down them. What do you think?

Inside it's OK, it's less than 1.5cm

Help , what can I do? This is 4.5cm high so not 1.5 or under. Builder told me I could use a metal ramp but now I found out that won't fly with building control.

Thank you, appreciate the comments. The lady concerned did ask the guys doing it to double the width after it started because she felt they looked too small. Yes a handrail is going up on one side, not sure about the other. I just thought the pavers looked rather wonky. It will give her access to the upper part of her garden. It was a verbally agreed.

thanks, the lady is a senior and a widow, I thought they were awful but I am worried for her.

Not mine but these are being installed in a family member's home...

No worries got it

Cannot find any lArdex Feather Finish locally in NI and it seems impossible to order to NI. What good alternatives are there in other products?

Has anyone a pic of how it should be done? Can we just use the black foam stuff or does it need a hard cover on top?

I appreciate anyone loving wood more,I do myself. That said the heat transfer thing did swing me.

Thing is, this seems the most water resistant choice possible. Is there really a waterproof option? The joins in click are always going to be dodgy. We have a dog who swims in the river every day and an alzheimers patient who spills everything possible. I suppose we could go for tiles but they are hard and unforgiving plus we need to do this ourselves so having never tiled before or put wooden floors down, click seemed the less challenging. Floor is too wide for vinyl sheets and the only other thing is resin which is a bit cosmic and eye wateringly expensive.

We actually do.

I think they are all ok apart from the green door and perhaps we could just get threshold ramps to make it work? Of more concern is the bottom of the staircase. I think the 6mm flooring is still going to leave the first step too high compared to all the rest. We have underfloor heating. I wonder what can we do to get around this, I guess build a step or ramp and the bottom of the steps?

Hello, so we really need a floor. Every night our dog goes for a swim in the local river then comes in so we need a waterproof floor. We liked this spc, walnut kinda look to it and can get it for 21 per sq m in the morning (down from 29) But our building control officer does things by the book, no shortcuts. Do you think the levels on these 4 external doors would pass? (there is a granny annexe) Mums front door is the green one and its supposed to be accessible.