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Hi Tetras, Thank you for the reply! Interesting/scary reading on the cooler! I'm quite keen to go down the AIO route, as I've had water cooled builds in the past and just can't bring myself to go fully air cooled! From experience, AMD chips really struggle with CAD. I'd much rather use them...

Hi all, I've been out of the PC building loop for a few years; my last build was ~6 years ago! I'm setting off on a new business venture, for which I need a dedicated CAD PC. I'd like to make it versatile and usable for photography work (hobby) and sim gaming (driving). Most important thing...

Hi all, Looking for some general feedback here.. The neighbouring land to us has some big ash trees, which are now so big they're overhanging our house. With the windy/winter weather coming up, this makes me very nervous as a big branch fell off last week and landed on our fence. The question...

I’ve yet to see anyone else running dual hybrids, but if this is true then that’s slightly encouraging. I’m only going by what the giv rep said on a giv Facebook support/help page. Either way, a second battery wasn’t offered to me and it’s a no go. All very disappointing!

The problem is giv we’re saying the batteries would then charge/discharge each other as the inverters don’t communicate with each ocher.. at least that’s how I understood it, this was from them directly so I’m not sure I’d risk going against what they’d said..

How would this help though? The two inverters wouldn’t work correctly together anyway according to giv. They were unwilling to budge an inch either way, all rather frustrating. It’s a shame as the panels themselves look great and seem to produce a decent amount of juice :(

None of it paid for up front at least, so we won’t be out of pocket. Just want the house back the way it was! Yeah giv confirmed they didn’t support two hybrid inverters at the mo. It may come in the future, but I can’t wait forever! It was a 5.2 battery annoyingly, and the 2.6’s are hopeless...

So battery POV - I suggested that as an option which went down like a lead balloon (I wasn't willing to pay an extra to 'fix' the system). I also subsequently found out that Givenergy who make the inverters don't support two hybrid inverters in one system, so another faux pas. Fortunately the...

Hi all, Looking for a bit of OCUK advice. Had my solar installed a week ago, 2 inverters, single battery and 16 panels. Originally I spec'd a Fox inverter and fox batteries, but they couldn't source these so offered an alternative of two inverters and a battery. Salesman told me the two...

To those with solar - are there winter days where you produce 0kwh? What would a typical winter day look like in terms of kWh production?

Have a read of their trustpilot before proceeding. They were the cheapest that quoted me but their trustpilot put me off..

My partner works from home, our evening usage is minimal. My main concern over batteries is the winter months; those with solar, how many 0 output days do you get? We use about 8kwh/day so need to cover that really. We’re on octopus go so will top up overnight once we reach the cheap window. Is...

Givenergy don’t do a 6kw inverter (max 5kw), and the pair of inverters give us more potential going forward for battery discharge rates. It was spec’d as a single Foxess inverter at the start but apparently inverters/batteries are getting harder and harder to source. The 2 inverters were at...

I’ve just pulled the trigger on a new install, and already I’m wondering if I should have gone for more battery storage. What are peoples views? For reference, £9.6k: 16x 380w Canadian Solar Panels 2x 3.6kw Givenergy Inverters 1x 5.2kwh Givenergy battery We’re on an east facing roof so good...

The outside space will be literally less than a metre from the building site, and obviously will therefore be covered in dust/debris etc.. Surely that's very different to if it were next door where you'd still have some level of privacy? The builders will also be using the property above us as a...

For clarity - there is no partition, the new property is in the shared garden so absolutely no privacy between us and the works. The land is all part of one single property...

Pretty much this. However, the landlord has already alluded to the fact that if we weren't WFH this wouldn't be much of a problem so he doesn't feel he should compensate. My view is we pay to use the property as and when we wish, so that shouldn't come into it. As much as we don't want to sour...

Thank you everyone for your replies - I’m glad it’s not just me that thinks such a small % reduction is a joke! I’ll go back to him and see what happens, may well be moving soon!

Whilst very true, you do at least have a fence and some distance between you and the work/workers. It’s the fact they’re right outside the window and we’re paying for the pleasure that grates!

yes, 4.5% reduction of our monthly rent during the work. The 4.5% comes from him refusing compensation through the majority of the works, aside from when my garden is out of action. My argument is I’m disrupted throughout the full 6 months and I’m finding it easier to consider it as a monthly %...