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Thats if they supply 435 panels……distance on maps says this
So by the sounds of it im going to have trouble getting even a 4kw system up there
435w panels are 1,722mm long
Thats if they supply 435 panels……distance on maps says this
So by the sounds of it im going to have trouble getting even a 4kw system up there
435w panels are 1,722mm long
I measured my own house and then contacted suppliers and told them what i wanted. You just need to measure the house yourself.same dimensions as the 395w canadian solar they originally quoted, looking to spend ~15 grand and cant get nobody to take accurate measurements lol, its a joke.
If landscape would I not get 3 rows of 3? Assuming I cant have 2 rows.I measured my own house and then contacted suppliers and told them what i wanted. You just need to measure the house yourself.
You said its 20ft long……so in that case with 5ft panels, you cant even fit 4 on landscape mode. Its 3 max…..so that will 2 rows of 3, so 6 panels. My house was a tad over 8mtrs long, so we fitted 2 rows of 4, making a 3.2kw system.
My installer said there had to be 300mm clearance top and bottom.....so if thats the case he couldnt fit a 3x3 array as that would be 3.44mtrs + 60cms ( for clearence) = 4.04mtrsA lot of solar panels are 1722 x 1134, and you have a 20mm gap for the mounting clamps, these top out at 425w per panel.
So to fit an array of 3 x 2 in landscape you need a space of 5.2 by 2.29 meters plus 0.3 for a border either side taking you to a total width of 5.8 meters, so your house being 20 feet wide is 6.096 meters.
I think you should be able to fit a 3 x 3 array in landscape going by the 3.66 meters shown in your Google aerial view. 3 x 3 would be 5.2 x 3.44 meters of panels, which at 425w per panel is an array of 3.825kW, but htis does depend on the actual roof size, and how much the installer allows top and bottom of the panels.
The bigger panels are 2279 x 1134, so three in landscape would be 6.8 meters.
Whenever I've seen a normal terrace house with solar, they only ever squeezed on small arrays, you need a lot of roof space for powerful arrays.
also the peak, due to wind coming over the top and possibly catching the panels......my installer said just the bottom and sides had to be 20cm. Pretty sure uk BR say 20cm too, but unsure on MSC guidance.
My installer said there had to be 300mm clearance top and bottom.....so if thats the case he couldnt fit a 3x3 array as that would be 3.44mtrs + 60cms ( for clearence) = 4.04mtrs
but this does depend on the actual roof size, and how much the installer allows top and bottom of the panels.
Thats super frustrating & feels like they are just swapping bits out to see if it fixes it - chances are solarEdge need to do some software work to get it working properly (or it'll be a 2nd gen BMS)Battery update. (kind of)
They failed to meet the requested and agreed come back to me by Friday.
Thats super frustrating & feels like they are just swapping bits out to see if it fixes it - chances are solarEdge need to do some software work to get it working properly (or it'll be a 2nd gen BMS)
count the tiles going up the roof line to the peak, then find out what length yuor tiles are and add them up....say tiles are 400mm, 50/50 overlap so thats 200mm, say its 30 tiles high, then you got 30 x 200mm. job donelol just thought of a good way to get measurement of roof, ball+string over roof and tie up AFTER throwing the other end to the start of a tape measure and just pull it up and then whip out some binoculars
I know there are 12 rows but width size and overlap no idea without taking one off completely, but dad has some paint downstairs so I could alternate color string in 1m intervals but it won't be as exact as a tape measure.count the tiles going up the roof line to the peak, then find out what length yuor tiles are and add them up....say tiles are 400mm, 50/50 overlap so thats 200mm, say its 30 tiles high, then you got 30 x 200mm. job done
But you know what type of tiles you have….can look on the internet for sizesI know there are 12 rows but width size and overlap no idea without taking one off completely, but dad has some paint downstairs so I could alternate color string in 1m intervals but it won't be as exact as a tape measure.
Roof has not been touched since house was built.
Yeah. If battery is charging from the grid it can’t discharge into the home. Can also stop the battery discharging at certain times if you like.Just looking more into this, I presume most setups have a setting whereby if you're on a cheap overnight EV rate you can charge the EV and Battery from the grid at the same time and not just have what's in the battery go straight into the EV, if that makes sense ?