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E30 tanks came with level sensore36 m3 used the bottle without level sensor same as the p38,apparently a BMW M3 tank is the same size & shape are the P38 one, and has a level sensor.
E30 tanks came with level sensore36 m3 used the bottle without level sensor same as the p38,apparently a BMW M3 tank is the same size & shape are the P38 one, and has a level sensor.
Like the solar panelsGiven it a whore’s bath. View attachment 306790
Like the solar panels
Prices have dropped dramatically, I can buy 3Kw of panels with inverter, cabling etc for less than €2k now.So do I.
But I find those 2 lines of the last tiles (I was a roofer for a few years) a bit of a
We have solar, big investment, but hey mostly off grid.
J
Prices have dropped dramatically, I can buy 3Kw of panels with inverter, cabling etc for less than €2k now.
Not looking at batteries for the moment. The rules in France limit me to 3Kw, more requires a lot more paperwork.That part is cheaper now agreed, and it all helps the daily cost (and the environment?) we also have batteries to get us through the non sun hours, or non grid hours. They weren’t cheap.
J
Not looking at batteries for the moment. The rules in France limit me to 3Kw, more requires a lot more paperwork.
I will not be looking for payback from the grid. Night time we have half price electricity which heats the water tanks, the objective is to reduce daytime consumption and thus reduce the bills. As there is a conservation order on the mill, I have to get permission to roof mount the panels. If permission is refused, I have a spot where they can be mounted at ground level for which I do not need permission but the panels would be less efficient.We went with the batteries, we don’t pass back to the grid, as the paperwork was way out there. Even though we have spare in the summer.
We have 5kw.
J
It's that too stop you turning commercial?Not looking at batteries for the moment. The rules in France limit me to 3Kw, more requires a lot more paperwork.
More or less. The French love their paperwork, The rules seem to change from time to time but I think at 9Kw I would effectively become a business and have to pay tax on any income from feedback to the grid. At 3Kw I don't have problem. I have a second property where I could install another 3Kw system and maybe stay out of the clutches of the tax man.It's that too stop you turning commercial?
Whatever you do, the rate of electricity price increases spending money that’s in the bank (which gives nothing) is a good way to invest, to reduce the bill.I will not be looking for payback from the grid. Night time we have half price electricity which heats the water tanks, the objective is to reduce daytime consumption and thus reduce the bills. As there is a conservation order on the mill, I have to get permission to roof mount the panels. If permission is refused, I have a spot where they can be mounted at ground level for which I do not need permission but the panels would be less efficient.
At the moment, I have a 50 watt panel, charge controller and a leisure battery, this serves to charge our mobile phones & tablets the 18650 batteries used in torches and the decorative lights we use in the evenings in the salon, it also provides an emergency light in the kitchen.
Our daytime base load sticks around 600 watts, I aim to eliminate that, at least in summer, I'll be lucky to see 100 watts from the panels on an overcast day in winter.All I can say is if you don’t/can’t put back to the grid 3kw. You will be wasting loads unless you store it.
Our house can idle between 90/ 500w load during the day, unless we put on the dishwasher/washing machine or immersion. Which in the winter is rare as the wood burner sorts that.
J
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