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Ooh good question, and kind of what we’re aiming for. Sounds like an interesting system you’ve got too! Because we’re not going to be sending to the grid, anything we can’t use will be earthed so we’re trying to create as many energy dumps like that so we use as much of it as we can. It’s a victron micro grid inverter we’re going to use and think they’re available in different sizes to fit different size systems.
I’d be really interested to hear other experiences!
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We have a approx 6kw solar PV too. No battery though.
More of a long term aim (mostly due to the cost) but I was thinking about getting one at some point. What battery do you have?
Been looking at this comparison website here: https://www.solarguide.co.uk/solar-batteries#/ but need to do some maths on how long it'd take to pay for itself.
We just had a new gas combi boiler fitted so won't be doing the HW tank (although its apparently possible). Would like to have explored electric boilers more too but didn't have time. The old one died and needed replacing asap.
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Looks beautiful.
Thought it might be the best thread to ask this question. We have 5.8Kw solar PV installed, with a 10kwh residential battery.
Even with this and an electric car we still export a lot of electricity, so I'm thinking about fitting a direct hot water cylinder and a diverted that channels excess electricity to the HW instead of exporting.
Anyone else done this?