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£6.5k to install that system is not a rip-off it is a con, nay daylight robbery. £2.5k to plug in a battery!
Solar panels and battery - any real world reccomendations?
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£6.5k to install that system is not a rip-off it is a con, nay daylight robbery. £2.5k to plug in a battery!
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I've added my API key to PV Output, but no idea if its going to work - there is a test button next to API key entry, pressing that just opens a blank page
I've just had this quote in for a new solar install. Any advice would be great and welcome.
Seems pretty expensive for the size imo. Lot of labour costs… when they say consumer board, are they having to replace the whole thing as that would probably add a pretty significant expense.
Quote I’ve just recently gone with was just over 13k for 18 x the same panel, 6kw Solis hybrid inverter and 10kw of purestorage II battery, scaffold and installation, DNO application etc… I will end up spending a bit more than that though as there is some extra stuff I want him to do like optimisers and bird protection.
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Guys we must have leapt up some places in the Table:
Must say I think one of us could have coded a better functioning site... [eyes on ron-ski]
Must say I think one of us could have coded a better functioning site... [eyes on ron-ski]
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Luckily I've never coded a website, but its certainly not very intuitive is it.
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Half the things dont even work.
Types "ocuk" nothing found. Types "sponges" nothing found.. WTF!!!
To join the team yesterday I had to go the second option by the account settings way lol.
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Was just thinking that, just tried to find us, epic fail!
Mind you it would help if I was on teams!
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I had to go through the account settings option to join the team, instructions on the site are not the best tbh
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Once you've found the team there is an option to join there. Can't see a way to add a team as a favourite though.
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Guys I found our first target:
Once ron-ski adds his extra array there's no stopping us!!
Once ron-ski adds his extra array there's no stopping us!!
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I'm uploading outputs data!
It seems that Solis has an API I can get access to, does PV Outputs support Solis - I presume it would, might well be able to add the works system
It seems that Solis has an API I can get access to, does PV Outputs support Solis - I presume it would, might well be able to add the works system
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I just set mine up Ron-ski after emailing them yesterday!
Got my id and secret, so may get time to look at this the weekend!
Got my id and secret, so may get time to look at this the weekend!
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Hi Valo!
I struggle a bit to judge the inflation/demand at the moment, but with the same guys I paid £14k for 18 X 410w, 5kw inverter and 2 X 9.5kwh battery - so feels like worth a haggle, but I think the world has changed a fair bit since earlier this year, so other may be able to give you a better sense of demand/inflation etc
Thanks everyone for the replies. This is the full breakdown of the quote from the solar report.
If I'm honest I'm gutted that the quote is on the high side. I'm trying to find another reputable solar installer around Edinburgh or the Central Belt to get a second quote, don't suppose anyone can recommend another one?
Anyone got any pointers as to what I should challenge and haggle them on? Install Price is one from everyones reaction. It also includes bird protection, scaffolding etc.
They never mentioned anything about replacing the consumer board, everything checked out fine.
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I used a company called dual fuel solutions based in bolton, im in south wales…….you could give them a tryThanks everyone for the replies. This is the full breakdown of the quote from the solar report.
If I'm honest I'm gutted that the quote is on the high side. I'm trying to find another reputable solar installer around Edinburgh or the Central Belt to get a second quote, don't suppose anyone can recommend another one?
Anyone got any pointers as to what I should challenge and haggle them on? Install Price is one from everyones reaction. It also includes bird protection, scaffolding etc.
They never mentioned anything about replacing the consumer board, everything checked out fine.
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Can see we now have 6 in the team, just so you know you can upload cab files of past generation (200 lines limit). Just did this to day it was installed. If your on solaredge all you need to do is export the cab from the webpage & import. You may have to wait 4 minutes between each file but at least you don’t have to do it manually
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@redfist Presume you mean CSV file, which you can export from the top right corner of the chart?
I have all of November showing now, and have now managed to join the team but I guess it will take a while for me to show up as a member.
I have all of November showing now, and have now managed to join the team
but I guess it will take a while for me to show up as a member.
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Its one of those things ron-ski, the sunnier your location the slower the processing 
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Just goes to show that Team OCUK Radiation Sponges must be very sunny, as the search still doesn't find us.
@redfist Presume you mean CSV file, which you can export from the top right corner of the chart?
I have all of November showing now, and have now managed to join the team
Sorry yes csv, it the auto correct not the whiskey…. Honestly…
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I did find them. You can use the filter button and when it decides to cache, shows the team!