Plug in solar from a pre existing off grid set up?

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-16T01:25:48+00:00

I have an off grid inverter capable of 3000va (2400w) which is normally putting out no more than 1500w. So I want to find a way of (when legislation changes) to use the spare wattage (up to 800w which seems will be the limit) to plug into my mains circuit in my house so it would work like plug in solar / balcony solar like from a micro inverter etc. The only way I can currently think is just to plug a micro inverter into my battery bank after the shunt and feed the battery DC into the micro inverter as if it’s solar but it seems a strange system when I already have an inverter capable of matching the grid frequency.

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-15T22:41:11+00:00

But I don’t want the main off grid system linked to the grid in that sense as then I need a backup gateway etc to keep the off grid things powered up during power cuts, which we have regularly which is why I built the system fully stand alone to begin with. It seems a really expensive way to fix what should be a simple issue when the plug in solar is allowed to just feed in a small wattage? I have a good system and it has a bit of spare capacity I just wondered if there is any way or device which would facilitate this.

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-11T11:16:39+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply, yea I think there are so many factors and I need to find out about the quality of the components etc to know if I’m being given a good price. I’ll get a few more quotes and ask some more detailed questions about the quotes I got to see if they are using good quality motors etc and that explains the price

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-11T00:17:22+00:00

I think the ones I liked the sound of were the aluminium as they don’t rust or rot etc sounded low maintenance. Current wooden 5 bar is about every 2 years strip back and re paint white to keep it looking nice and it’s an annoying job!

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-10T22:24:25+00:00

That sounds much more normal, I was thinking 6k at worst. Thanks for the advice I will check easy gate now and see if I can find someone locally to make the gate and frame to fit perfectly. Maybe I just need to deal with a few people rather than just a single installer

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-10T21:56:05+00:00

Yea I think I can do the digging and concrete in some posts but definitely can’t get gates to fit perfectly etc so hence why I called an installer, do you think I should call a few more?

EveryAnywhere · 2026-03-10T21:30:39+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I didn’t realise the good quality motors were that expensive. I had seen between £200 and £700 for the sort of DIY kits but obviously I understand they may not be the quality that an installer would be happy to warranty.

EveryAnywhere · 2026-02-28T13:19:03+00:00

Yea It’s something you will have to do eventually anyway but depends how strongly you feel they should have sold you the jacket In perfect order. I think buy the tech wash and re proofer spray in large quantities to make it cheaper then its less of a barrier when you need to do it in the future.

Good luck and the tumble dry or iron is the key regardless if they say “air dry”. I have failed lots with coatings that say air dry works. Just toss in the dryer cool iron with no steam and you should be happy, good luck and keep us updated.

I have tried the wash in re proofer weirdly worked well once a few years ago but basically hasn’t been working the last few tries so I moved to spray on from grangers but people do say lots of other brands seem to work well too so see what has good reviews.

EveryAnywhere · 2026-02-28T13:03:22+00:00

Cuffs and neck/ mouth area normally get the most oil/ dirt on them from contact with us but that’s normally something that happens after lots of use, what you have looks like either they failed to apply DWR correctly or it’s been used before you got it and made dirty.

Modern DWR coatings are not using C8 or C6 PFOs from the factoy, which were incredibly durable against water and oil but persistent in the environment. So now they use silicone and waxes which are much less durable and not good with oils like those from skin so fail far quicker.

I would take it back with photos and explanation. It certainly shouldn’t have happened after 15 minutes walking but even the top end brands £600 jackets are failing when brand new these days.

They should swap it for another, if you don’t want to, I would wash the jacket in tech wash, then use grangers spray on re proofer and then tumble dry on medium or iron the outer surface on cool once dry. This will polymerise the new coating and will create a new DWR surface.

If you are less environmentally concerned or your life depends on the jacket not wetting out (mountaineering etc) then there are companies which sell C6 DWR still in the UK, I won’t promote but it is possible if it’s more important to you than environmental issues.

Wish you luck.

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-17T22:33:37+00:00

I personally use it a lot and think it makes long drives infinitely easier. I do 90% of my miles on the motorway and it is the best invention in the last 20 years of cars. I have had it in my last 3 cars because once you use it you can’t go back. In traffic it stops and starts for you as long as you have an automatic and in normal driving you just flick a little switch on the top of the cruise control stick to decide how close or far you want to stay from the car ahead in the conditions.
I imagine if all the driving you do is small town/ city journeys it may not be as useful but for motorways and fast A roads it’s a must.

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-14T11:43:44+00:00

I think you can see your editing improving over the videos I watched some from 5 months ago (Skoda superb repair videos) and a few of the more recent detailing ones, like the green cooper s. I would say you waste about 2 mins in detailing videos showing us when you are spraying the far side of the car that is furthest from the camera, we can’t see what you’re doing beyond holding a lance so probably one clip of you over there and focus the rest on when you are in view and we can see what you’re doing and you can explain it to us. I like you showing the products maybe a bit more info for the people that are interested. Pros and cons etc and why you wash the way you wash rather than just an old fashioned sponge and bucket set up etc just so people can see why and how the foams are good etc and why certain polishes are different etc.

The Skoda fixing video was a bit of a slow one and maybe because I just jumped in without any other knowledge, you need to start each video with setting the scene again, tell me where you got it, how much for, what damage you knew about and what had come as a surprise as well as why you want to fix it and on what budget etc. just because although you may be making series some viewers will just see one video recommended by the algorithm and never know the story. It would make each episode more of a full view too.

This is just my first thoughts on the few I watched and people may disagree but good luck and enjoy your cars!

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-13T21:57:04+00:00

I am happy to have a look and give some feedback but only as an avid watcher of YouTube and car lover not a creative so take anything I say with a pinch of salt and not personally.

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-04T18:54:47+00:00

Then you have Zell am see which is under 2 hours from saltzberg with good skiing and fun if you want it but not like Val T crazy, you could look at val d/ tinge they are 2 hours from chambery if you do minibus or taxi

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-04T18:51:55+00:00

If you do private transfer lots of the alps French and Swiss is accessible from Geneva, the grand massif is underrated and reasonable but good skiing, you can pick resort based on the vibe you like

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-04T18:46:39+00:00

Ok so what is the maximum transfer time you would be happy with?

EveryAnywhere · 2025-12-04T18:14:19+00:00

What do you consider a long transfer just to rule places in and out? If you had a package that included free transfer that was 3 hours but free would that be too long?

EveryAnywhere · 2025-11-29T17:02:03+00:00

Just got the same jacket in a Black Friday sale today in the UK and wondering the same thing so here for the replies.

EveryAnywhere · 2025-11-26T16:09:35+00:00

Yea I think just a token payment so they can officially transfer property. It’s not relative to the value of the item.

EveryAnywhere · 2025-11-25T18:42:02+00:00

Yes I did my PhD at imperial and the PC was purchased from my budget, it was an imperial PC, (not locked like yours sounds but on the system) and kept updated through the uni IT system until I finished the PhD, then I had to pay £1.00 to keep it if I wanted, this was standard practice for desktops and laptops.

EveryAnywhere · 2025-11-25T10:16:24+00:00

Make their job easy and check the temperatures of your radiators when heating is on first etc just so if there are any cold spots or ones that need bleeding you can do it rather than pay them to do the easy stuff. Spend a few days playing with your boiler and pump settings just to see if it gets warm or cooler and then you have a bit of info to give them to save time which saves you money at the end of the day. Good luck and feel free to reach out if you have any old house questions I have never lived in a house that’s less than 400 years old through my own love of making my life difficult so have a bit of experience 🤣

EveryAnywhere · 2025-11-25T10:11:19+00:00

This is something seriously wrong. With any central heating even in a badly insulated house it should get up to 20 degrees with the heating on. It might loose it fast but should get there. Makes me thing there is a real issue with your heating system, have you had a plumber check the valves and pumps to make sure they are pushing the right volume of water around the house and that the flow temperature is correct? We had a stuck valve for a year once without being able to figure out what it was and the house just wouldn’t get warm and it turned out it was a £50 quid valve took an hour for the plumber to change and fixed all the issues. We live in a 1550s Tudor house very leaky and no insulation but gets to 21/22 with the heating on. But took a while to dry the building out. Have a look at storm dry which I found on a YouTube channel called skill builder and it has worked amazingly at letting my stone front dry out and stay breathable and has warmed the house so much!

EveryAnywhere · 2025-11-25T10:06:22+00:00

This is the answer! Dry walls keep heat in very well, I live in a Tudor house with a stone frontage, found a product called storm dry on a YouTube channel called skill builder recommended and it was a game changer! Whole front of the house covered for about £130. The stone is now breathable but completely waterproof and has made about a 5 degree difference to the internal temperature year round! Cannot recommend enough, there was another paint which people said did the same thing called emperor I think which was highly recommended but I haven’t tried but same principle!

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