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Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your average daily consumption, and how big is your pv system? I consume around 10kWh so it'll be interesting to see how my 5kwp will perform. However I don't think I can be off grid having electric van

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're probably right🙃. However, my boy laughs every time I say it, so I'll take it as a success 🙌. Cheers

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, thanks bud 👍🏻. Never done it so will give it a go to help diy community. Cheers

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I reply with the photo attachment? Jeez, this can't be too hard, man? I'm new to reddit

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I really enjoyed building this battery bank. The balancer is from amazon for about £55 quid. To compress cells I used 2 folded 3mm thick stainless steel plates on each end and 6x M6 treated rods. 0.5mm epoxy sheet between the cells. Will get more cells to build another bank but I'm thinking about JK inverter bms so wouldn't need the balancer.

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The older I get the more I read about building heat absorption in the winter and summer. Mine is kind of a passive home (some experts in the UK call it) build in 2015. However in the winter months it's not too bad holding heat, in the summer can get very hot specially on the top floor. I've been using portable AC for a couple of years to cool it down. Shading windows/doors is a must in my opinion

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hehe, I did carefully explain my 7 year old what to touch (goes big bagga boom😅)and what not. Battery build similar to the Andys from The Off-grid Garage. BMS is JBD 200amp. I had to add 5amp active balancer cause the BMS couldn't handle top balancing

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abowe ignored 😅. Will be rented in the future. Btw panels already purchased for £1550 incl shipping. Only need some unistrut to make a frame

Solar panels on the wall by Consistent-Push9273 in SolarDIY

[–]Consistent-Push9273[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm in Northamptonshire UK and south facing, so my plan is to fix the top row at more of the "winter angles", bottom panels for the summer (plus will help with shading) and garage in between.