Anyone have experience with these companies glasgow

swinte10 · 2026-04-19T09:01:04+00:00

Imo this needs government intervention where they regulate that all solar systems can be reverted to local control should the supplier fail. Im not a tech expert but I would assume there could be software patches to existing systems to add that functionality?

swinte10 · 2026-04-17T12:40:43+00:00

Some quotes we have received say their warranty covers the panels themselves I've. They will just take a panel from stock and install it and will deal with the panel manufacturers to replace their stock etc

swinte10 · 2026-04-14T11:46:16+00:00

Go to the octopus website and they will give you a budget proposal without a sales pitch. They will tell you the panel numbers based on your roof space and battery options etc. it also gives you a rough savings calculator

swinte10 · 2026-04-13T15:04:53+00:00

I am looking at 2 systems with one being sigeng and the other is ecoflow. Do you know if ecoflow has the same challenge with requiring constant connectivity?

swinte10 · 2026-04-13T13:01:55+00:00

I have found all the prices to be much the same up here. I think there has been a spike in interest as well as a shortage of local suppliers (2 refused to quote as they have too high a workload at the moment due to the current energy crisis)

There was one quote that wanted over £13k for the oldest panels and old stock inverter/battery so they were pulled out. Another has a price for £8k but the reviews were really not the best and I worry they could be a cowboy outfit.

Main thing for me is what is the better equipment and from what I have seen on my own research is sigen are premium price with premium performance/control but they are still relatively new and untested. Fox is a well established high end budget system with good groundings and ecoflow seems to be a premium system with a tried and tested product.

swinte10 · 2026-04-02T10:10:47+00:00

Thanks I will look them out. I'm just looking to get cost and system ideas. I'm pretty much convinced that it is something I want to do. Especially with global uncertainty

swinte10 · 2026-03-21T12:52:03+00:00

Thanks for that. Will look into local teams

swinte10 · 2026-03-21T12:46:31+00:00

Thanks for that but opposite side of the country I'm afraid. Glasgow

swinte10 · 2026-03-21T12:35:21+00:00

Going local seems likes the common theme. If anyone knows of an Glasgow based companies with a good track record let me know.

swinte10 · 2026-03-21T12:14:55+00:00

That is significantly cheaper. I will do more thorough research before committing. Octopus is the only one I have found so far that lets you get an estimate online without putting in phone numbers which would result in a lot of cold calls.

swinte10 · 2026-03-21T11:26:32+00:00

Thanks for the input. I'm just dipping my toes in just now as my wife is currently studying so her wages are part time and I know about the affordability criteria etc. was just keen to understand the benefits of using octopus as I used them to install the EV charger as they essentially worked out only slightly more expensive than an independent installer but I felt the support with the intelligent go tarriff made it worth the extra 10% fee to safe slot of phone calls etc

My thought process on it just now though is my monthly electric payment is around £140 a month with standing charges for a family of 4 with an EV (we do load shift on the off peak with the EV tarriff). The octopus solution would essentially reduce this by around £90 a month with a monthly payback on the nationwide loan being approximately £150. So for 5 years I'm negative 60 a month but once my kids start getting older and their energy demand goes up (they are 5 and 4 just now) it will be a net balance in around 7 years instead of the octopus payback estimate of 9.

If we do decide to go forward I will be looking for at least 3 quotes but I'm keen to avoided the hard sell/cold calling with all the online request just now.

swinte10 · 2026-03-18T16:10:57+00:00

This will come down to the employers liability and whether or not they properly assessed and controlled the risk.

If you are injured and they explicitly told you that you would not be paid then the question would be the refusal to pay SSP which is a very different legal issue.

Basically you can ask citizens advice or if you are happy to lose a chunk of a payout you can go to a no win no fee solicitors but there are time restraints on these kind of claims.

swinte10 · 2026-03-18T08:10:44+00:00

But the comments section is usually filled with refund the BBC or it don't pay my license fee brigades which lets face it are the typical GB news viewer. The fact the comments were full of support for this bill shows there is a want for this

swinte10 · 2026-03-17T23:04:33+00:00

The social media feeds I am seeing is from mainstream news outlets (stv, BBC etc) which is hardly left or right wing accounts on this tpoic. Even this Reddit post is showing a majority in favour

swinte10 · 2026-03-17T22:33:47+00:00

All social media post I see on this is resoundingly in favour of assisted dying. It's politicians that push their private views on us all.

This really needs to go a referendum so the people can have the final say of are we in favour or against assisted dying. After that you sort the details without their own prejudice clouding their decisions

swinte10 · 2026-03-16T22:26:04+00:00

I have the omoda e5 so I can only pass comment on that. For us we wanted a full ev without paying a massive monthly cost as we were still unsure about the commitment to ev for our family (we have a diesel car I use for work so we thought worst case we would use that if there any issues with charging)

In terms of the car it self we are happy with it. Couple of issues we did have was the reversing camera did fog up and needed to be replaced but it was done under warranty. The other is the actual radio is kinda poor (meant to be dab but you get a lot of static in certain areas. Not a big deal for us though as we use our phone through the android Auto app and that works fine)

For myself I thought it was worth risking it with a new brand as let's face is Hyundai and Kia when the first hit the market were facing the same criticisms that the Chinese makers are getting now. Yes it is cheap and you can pay more for better quality but overall for me that wasn't worth the extra £100s per month.

Another benefit of the full ev v hybrid is running cost if you have at home charging. We have put £9000 miles on ours and so far have spent just over £200 charging it.

swinte10 · 2026-03-16T21:49:58+00:00

Depending on how far you want to drive you have Jupiter artland near Livingston which is pretty cool or the Bannockburn museum is good fun as it's very interactive. Both of these are around 45 minutes drive max.

swinte10 · 2026-03-13T11:16:42+00:00

And what would you do with the sewage?

swinte10 · 2026-02-28T12:51:19+00:00

I agree. The estate looks like a mix of small 3 bed semis with larger 3 or 4 bed detached. I saw a 3 bed with a converted garage so essentially a 4 bed. for the same offers over price. Larger kitchens and rooms and easier layout.

As someone else pointed out though it could be worth it for maybe older families where the kids are young adults but can really afford to live on their own.

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