Solar PV Hints, Tips & Troubleshooting

Is it taking be some from both the battery and grid ? If so, this would be because the immersion is larger than the permitted discharge rate of the battery. If so, you can reduce the charge rate on the Eddi.

If the battery won't discharge at all to anything, then you have a charging Time of Use profile running. Likely not charging (maybe set to charge to 30%) but blocking discharging if set to charge

Solartricity got back to me, they said you put the Report No. in that section. In my case that would be 50330358 004, in the report it references EN 50549-1:2019 and the make/model.

Hi ,

If i were to get Solar PV then how would I heat the water

(a) Do I need to have an immersion installed in hot the water tank

(b) Would i need to change the Hot water tank for any reason because I installed Solar PV's

Does the EDDI water diverter do this , does it connect the the immersion.

Once the PV's are installed is there a way i can track how much electricity is being generated by the Solar Panels and

how much I am using from the MAINS GRID. .

Hey folks, did anyone install an isolation switch when they installed their system?

I’ve had 2 installers advise against it, saying it would be too expensive. Yet to hear back from installer that’s putting in mine next week (wahoo!)

thought being being able to run off grid, really only in times of an outage.

don’t know if many of you have seen the EV puzzle channel on YouTube but Nigel there seems to have it set up with no issues. https://youtu.be/rYHwwJ9u06c

would be interested in thoughts on installing the switch and if anyone has done it on here.

i got one put in. (changeover switch ) handy enough , (for the sparks ) future proofed now .

@con747 450

i put one in also few months back. bought the hager changeover switch for 48e and enclosure and glands for 20e. paid 90e to spark to install it. about an hours work for him

Getting a load of grid over voltage and no grid errors this afternoon, each time tripping out the house. Not sure if it's me or the network, ESB have no know faults in the area and no neighbours around to check with.

Inverter (6kw solis hybrid) hot to touch on top, only keep a hand on it for ~10 seconds before too hot to touch. Is that normal? Edit: 44°c

Have a call in with the installer but no response yet.

Had an electrician out, sporadic voltage coming in. Looking like a loose connection on the nearest pole. Very windy here today so could easily have been damaged.

Networks due out.

As an aside, is the temperature of the top of the case on the Inverter normal? 44°c

Yup, there was a corroded connection on the ESB pole.

Makes sense now, as it moved in the wind, I was disconnected temporarily, so no grid for exports to be sent out to.

All sorted now. The local line, from the transformer is due an upgrade as it's not powerful enough for the usage from the couple of houses/farms on my line, Networks upping the juice available so it'll be able for current demand and near future EV needs.

I got the Eddi & Zappi issues sorted. Changed Eddi to the master and set the export margin, threshold, and response delay.

Unfortunately it seems I'll be getting the installers back again, sick of them at this point. The backup isn't working. You'd think they'd test the bloody thing... FFS. With the switch flipped, the Solis is powered up and sitting there but house is getting nothing. 🙄

I got the changeover switch. No pics at hand but it's a very wide one on the consumer unit.