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13 hours ago, nod said:

It just seemed observed that planners insisted we had sash widows and where quite specific about the type of slate we used 

Definitely no type of tiles No external aerial or satellite dish 

Then insist we put something so modern on the roof 


The integrated look for better than the type that are just perched on top of the tiles 

But neither of us like the look of solar panels 

Perhaps we would think differently if they where cost effective 

Our final Sap score was 89 I was amazed that with the whole back of the house covered in solar panels would only have taken the score up to 91

 

Roof mounted ones are apparently more efficient as they allow airflow under the panels .

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We have a friend that mid way through his build 

He’s talking about the solar panels paying for themselves in two year 

and selling power back to the grid ?

Is it environmental concerns or financial or a bit of both 

I just don’t get it 

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24 minutes ago, nod said:

We have a friend that mid way through his build 

He’s talking about the solar panels paying for themselves in two year 

and selling power back to the grid ?

Is it environmental concerns or financial or a bit of both 

I just don’t get it 

He does know the FIT has ended?

 

The grid "buy back" now is only about 5.5p per unit and only for what you export, not all that you generate.

 

Even buying very cheap panels and installing myself, and using much more myself (better value to self use it than export it for 5.5p) I will have a payback of about 6 years.

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22 minutes ago, ProDave said:

He does know the FIT has ended?

 

The grid "buy back" now is only about 5.5p per unit and only for what you export, not all that you generate.

 

Even buying very cheap panels and installing myself, and using much more myself (better value to self use it than export it for 5.5p) I will have a payback of about 6 years.

This is my friends third self build

Hes aid about 13 k 

The way he explained it to me it sounded like sale talk  

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1 hour ago, nod said:

This is my friends third self build

Hes aid about 13 k 

The way he explained it to me it sounded like sale talk  

If the salesman is telling him a £13K system will pay for itself in 2 years, he is telling lies.

 

Could that even be fraud?

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1 hour ago, ProDave said:

If the salesman is telling him a £13K system will pay for itself in 2 years, he is telling lies.

 

Could that even be fraud?

I think so

Hes a QS and totally sold on the idea of going green

Like myself and my wife there is going to be just the two of them rattling around in a five bed 3 bath house Not very green 

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5 hours ago, nod said:

The way he explained it to me it sounded like sale talk  

 

2 hours ago, nod said:

Hes a QS and totally sold on the idea of going green

Tell him to write the numbers down and post them up here, then we can all take a look.

There are some things that make the numbers look better i.e. replacing LPG or pellet burning with PV.

 

I think the new export payment is reliant on an MCS installation, so no good us DIYers even mentioning it.

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9 hours ago, ProDave said:

If the salesman is telling him a £13K system will pay for itself in 2 years, he is telling lies.

 

Could that even be fraud?

I think so

Hes a QS and totally sold on the idea of going green

Like myself and my wife there is going to be just the two of them rattling around in a five bed 3 bath house Not very green 

 

We are due another visit 

I will try and member to take a few photos

 

His first self build was in the 70s

This one is a turn key 

 

 

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