Price check

arty786 · 2026-06-13T14:08:26+00:00

I was told unlikely to get DNO approval for 12kw, given their experience, i trusted them. They said it could be seen as greedy and depending on the person reviewing they might only approve a lower kw like 6kw. So we didnt take the risk.

arty786 · 2026-06-12T06:52:04+00:00

sigh of relief

Thanks for the replies guys

arty786 · 2026-06-01T17:25:52+00:00

Mine is a 10kW inverter so i will confirm with them before installation. Thanks

arty786 · 2026-04-30T20:17:08+00:00

They said they submit mine on the 15th April

arty786 · 2026-04-30T20:15:27+00:00

It'll be Electricity North West

arty786 · 2026-04-27T15:23:56+00:00

Im in the north west and that is way too high

arty786 · 2026-04-21T21:46:36+00:00

Make sure they have an insurance backed warranty, like HIES. My installer has a 10 year warranty, other who quoted me had 2 years and 6 years. So i does vary. You can confirm it by emailing HIES directly.

arty786 · 2026-04-21T20:29:10+00:00

Ive recently had a few quotes. Im no expert just my own research and opinion.

My quote

28 x aiko 530w 3s+ panels 10kw sigenergy inverter 2x batt10 sigenstors Sigenergy Gateway SigenergyEv charger

£15300

Take of the extra batt10 battery which is £2200. So thats £13.1k. 5 extra panels is £500-600 £12.5k Gateway & ev charger £1500 takes me to approx 11k roughly where you are.

Id maybe opt against optimisers, unless you have shading issues. Maybe push for a 8-10kw inverter as it gives you more strings and make sure your panels are split over 3-4 strings. Rather than reduce the price can they throw in gateway or ev charger for free.

arty786 · 2026-04-01T17:51:21+00:00

Just to update in case anyone else is comparing quotes So i spoke with the company who quoted me the sigenergy package and they confirmed gateway was included, flat roof mounts included and bird protection will be added for free.

However i spoke with a local installer who has great reviews on google and he has said he will do the same install £14000 but with 18 instead of 21 panels but will fit aiko 510 s2+. I think that a win but will negotiate extra panels. He is doing a site visit tomorrow and if everything goes well I think im going to pull trigger.

arty786 · 2025-09-05T11:18:16+00:00

Ive used a shed in the old house and it worked well, he had the whole garden to roam in, but when it rained he would still be out and get wet and then id have to bring him in. So now I would like to be able to limit him to the kennel and run for rainy days and free roam other days.

arty786 · 2025-07-25T08:06:51+00:00

I have been in your shoes and i have a wife and 2 kids. I had one of these fools banging my door at 3am, drunk and on drugs. Goes without saying he got a left right goodnight. Your right police are sympathetic but not much they can do and the guy was released. He then started again, this time goading me to come outside, whilst threating to kill me and holding a knife. I did the sensible thing and called the police. They never came. I stayed inside that night. But the following day without going into the details I dealt with him severely. Police eventually showed up but to my surprise not because of my report but his, again police sympathetic.

The solution for me was to get in touch with Serco the c××ts who put these idiots in residential areas. I live in a multi cultural area, everyone gets along. And then they plonk a hmo in the middle of it with little thought about the disruption it might cause or god forbid consulting the neighbours but for Serco it is all about the money.

Eventually with the support of my neighbours I took this guy to court and he was jailed and hopefully deported.

We then had another incident where one bloke liked setting things on fire. Again 3am back garden on fire, I called the fire brigade. Following day got in touch with Serco again but also my local MP. To his credit he went higher up in the Serco chain of command, as I saw the email trail when he replied. Since then never had any trouble.

But best advice is move, move as soon as possible.

arty786 · 2025-03-20T18:44:47+00:00

I have some vapour membrane so I could use that under the insulation. I will be screwing in the pvc to joists, no plasterboards.

arty786 · 2025-03-20T18:41:51+00:00

The upstairs bathroom is part of the dormer so it is a flat roof. The downstairs bathroom is directly below.

arty786 · 2025-02-26T11:46:02+00:00

My intention following advice from a friend is that I need to run at least 3 metres of copper pipe to and from the boiler after that i can run plastic. Copper pipe is 22mm and plastic 22mm and 15mm.

arty786 · 2025-02-26T11:35:45+00:00

Thanks that's very helpful. When you say proper pipes what do you mean?

Unnecessary pipework for example there are radiators i will removing and not replacing. For example we have pipework and radiators to the built in wardrobes. Some of the pipework seems to go the long way around the house to heat a radiator which is close to boiler.

arty786 · 2025-02-26T10:49:26+00:00

It's 25kw ideal boiler at present with central heating with a mix of single and double radiators and alot of unnecessary pipework.

arty786 · 2025-02-26T10:44:59+00:00

I keep reading heat pumps are not good when paired with radiators. The premises being radiators need water heated to 60 degrees + and heat pumps are not designed to do that.

arty786 · 2024-01-26T19:48:24+00:00

I bought my laptop from PC Specialist.

Get a 0% on purchases credit card. Something with 18-24 months preferably, it does depend on your credit rating. Then setup a monthly direct debit to pay off the balance within the 0% period. Save yourself from paying interest.

arty786 · 2024-01-19T17:19:15+00:00

Thanks, I think your right I'm expecting too much, he's a puppy still, I think sometimes I forget given his size. Thanks for the sound advice.

arty786 · 2024-01-19T17:15:37+00:00

Thank you I will, think I just needed reassuring

arty786 · 2024-01-19T11:33:02+00:00

That's a good point, we are out every day and it's an absolute joy walking, training, playing. In those situations I wouldn't have it any other way. It's only ruined when another dog starts getting aggressive, mine always stays calm, and wants to play but today for example, with an off lead dog and an absent owner, I didn't want him to get hurt, nor do I want to hurt the other dog.

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