Solar panels and battery - any real world reccomendations?

Welshman said:
Greenhouse is now down and in january that big tree at the back is being felled…..was a busy weekend. Before any tree huggers chime in the tree itself has ash die back and we have been advised to take it down, before it starts falling on its own.

New big shed and greenhouse being built once i take other shed down, which will can then house the 8 new panels for the new bigger inverter being fitted next week.

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Before all that can you please refix that fence slat (2nd row down, far right) as its messing with my OCD ;)
 
Ron-ski said:
Is that a soil pipe or boiler flue, if the former I think I would have either fitted an air admittance valve in the loft or put a panel over top it if it wasn't too high.
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Soil pipe. We decided to leave as is, is metal and original to the house (60s). It is boxed and bricked in
 
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Just had a 18 panel ~8kw and 5kw battery fitted at work, SE facing unit with no trees around. Installation only took 2 days

Took advantage of a grant which means we should be expecting to break even after 3-4 years based on current use which was the main purpose, reduce the typical usage and allow running AC in the summer without accounts complaining about cost. Even switching to LED panels, the bulk of our usage is lighting while the building is in use so the battery is more than capable of maintaining the overnight needs if it fills up during the day in spring through to autumn.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
That is a beast of a system. Do you plan to add any more batteries to the stack in the future?
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not presently, this should be sized appropriately, planning to sort the soil pipe and add another panel to the front too. Will add or modify after seeing how it goes for the first year.

have also tested the gateway UPS that we selected as an additional option. 0ms switchover. Worked beautifully.
 
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Please don't judge me :cry:

I am trying to purchase a solar panel set up. There are numerous companies and numerous makes of storage batteries with numerous makes of panels etc.... My head hurts already.
Basically I hope to get 20 inlayed panels on the east west roof of our house. Looking at 2 x 5.2kwh storage batteries so that we can charge one whilst using the other to power the house. We currently use around 2800 kw each year with no ev and have no intention of getting (unless the dictatorship government decrees it so-which maybe likely,the way they operate-anyone fancy themselves as G Fawkes 11;)).
I intend using the cheap electric to fill the battery if solar isn't sufficient. We don't have many 'heavy' appliances; American fridge freezer, electric fan oven used 1 a week at best (we opt for air fryer), microwave 5 mins per day, hot water tap, washing machine, (wash at night 1 every 2 or 3 days) dishwasher (on a night 1 wash every 2 or 3 days), pump for the pond. So not really heavy users but with my wife's disability we envisage as she ages we will need more electric (may include lift as well later). Combi boiler with bio ethanol fire. Trying to fully insulate evuything with LED Pia lighting in the house. (Can't think of anything else st. the moment)

there are soooooo many batteries and systems but we are looking at under £10k if possible (scaffolding already up as roof is being rebuilt and own electrician as we are fully rewiring too).
offered solar batteries, givenergy, Aiko 455W panel, Jinko 440W panels....the list goes on.
Tesla is too ££.

So any suggestions as to the best batteries/ panels/systems please.
(I know it's a bit of a wide question but after 8 different solar company quotes my head hurts.......a lot and is a bit confusing for me)

thanks
 
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