solar

Hi, I bought a solar light for inside my shed. It has a detachable solar panel with a ~3m cable. The shed is just shiplap clad, what's the best way to run the cable for the solar panel outside? i.e. what cable glands for sealing the hole for the cable would people recommend to use to stop water...

Hi, I’m looking to install solar mounts on an EPDM flat garage roof. Because I want to install my PV panels flat, I’ve decided to go with L brackets that have EPDM gaskets and screws with EPDM washers. Rails will be fixed to these brackets. I’m wondering if it makes sense to add additional...

I have a solar thermal system with a Resol Delta Sol BS Plus controller. I have recently had some works done to the system and since then it does not appear to be functioning properly and I wondered if anyone had any ideas about what could be wrong. The issue is that when the system’s pumps...

Hi - first post but thought it was the right place to canvas opinion as I always find myself on here when doing various DIY jobs! I’ve just moved into a house with what I thought was a functioning solar thermal set up. I had no history of the set up when I got the house as the former owner had...

I'm installing a 2kw solar array on my garage roof; I won't be getting FIT or have a battery, so I'm looking at making the most it. I was planning on putting a diverter in place so that the immersion heater in our hot water tank kicks in when there is a suitable surplus. You can get 1kw...

Hi all, We bough new build house with 4 solar panels which are not plugged to the grid. We are wondering how to understand the readings which are on it. For example currently it shows 08.3 kWh unit. What would that be in Watts? All the calculators ask me to put kWh and time which is confusing...

Quick question, for those who have a SMA solar inverter and use the related Sunny Portal to monitor and export the data from your system, does the web portal cost anything to use? I have also heard there is a professional version of the Sunny portal, does that cost anything? Side question: How...

I wonder if any one can give me some advice. I have a Alpha CD25X Boiler that is also connected to a solar hot water system. The boiler is in cupboard it kitchen and next to boiler is the water tank for solar system. From what I understand a liquid travels through pipes from tank up through...

Hello, we live in a barn conversion that has (wet)underfloor heating. In almost all areas it works well but it has always been a lot cooler in our guest annexe than the rest of the barn. We currently have an engineer looking into this issue but I am in “looking ahead” mode. If we are unable to...

Hi, The house I am buying is a 2 bed mid terrace, and is not on the gas network. The gas combi-boiler is run off LPG cylinders, and provides both hot water and heating. This is a direct system, and there is no storage tank. I am planning to go solar at some point in the future, and I want to...

We've recently moved to a 1960 bungalow. Reasonably insulated, double glazed, retrofitted cavity wall insulation, fair loft insulation. The house has a modern (2009) large extension, feels well insulated but with lots of glass and rooflights. The extension has underfloor heating, everywhere else...

Hi everyone, I work for a company called Solar Plants, a Solar PV installer based in Port Talbot, South Wales. We are looking to get into contact with somebody who is in the process of building their own house, with planning permission and building plans, but that has not yet started the...

Hi, I'm fairly new to the renewables field but having recently moved into an older property on an exposed coastal site, I've started looking into various possibilities for improving both efficiency and energy storage. The house is a detached upside down style with a stepped footing on a sloping...

Hi all, I've been using this forum for many years now and found it particularly helpful. I'm now facing an interesting challenge and I'm getting a bit of conflicting advice so thought to tap into the diynot community more directly this time. I currently have a regular boiler with a vented hot...

Hi, 1st poster. I have a Atmos HE 32 combi and get intermittent hot water on the DHW side. The boiler and system are 10 years old, CH system flushed on installation, and 5 years ago as well as inhibited afterwards. The unit is connected via a Solar HW store and the problem has existed for a...

Hi all, I have a garage in the middle of a block of 3, and therefore have no means of getting mains power to the garage. I have a home gym setup which I use approximately 1-2 hours a day. And use a single 12v 50w bulb (supplied with the solarmate kit as detailed in the link below). This single...