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@@PaulLandregan I did and this was the update you sent over 😂

I’ve heard good things about the Sigenergy

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The DNO have authority to limit your onsite capacity and also the export limitation. In this case the onsite capacity was granted at 17kw which is the highest for a single phase installation and they have also imposed a 8kw export limit. The Solaredge inverter is installed from the AIO gateway but all 3 devices have the ability to discharge and export. The gateway is set at 8kw export to comply with the G100 and the Solaredge output was turned down to 5kw to comply with the onsite capacity of 17kw. You’re also right that a house could have multiple electric showers each being 10kw but they also don’t have the ability to export to the grid and change the DNO voltage which is one of the reasons they impose export limitations

@@Evorenewables thanks for the reply and clearing that up. Yeah I knew about the electric shower situation - I was sort of playing devils advocate as it feels like one regulation/rule set is being applied differently. I completely get the export limitation. But from an import perspective if I have a 100A main head fuse then as long as I don't overload that then I should be perfectly fine. The 32A combined load restriction seems ridiculous in the face of a 10.5kw shower requiring a 45A fuse, or an 9.5kw induction hob using a 40A fuse. And yet I need permission from the DNO to install an energy consumer - AC coupled & Battery or even a Heat Pump.

Hi Jeff, Thanks for watching! I agree, we did end the video quite quickly as as it pouring down with rain so it limited on how / where we could film. The canopy was just a cheap one supplied by the client. Again thanks for watching and taking time to provide feedback!

It’s pathetic isn’t it. Build quality is brilliant but software is pants to get commissioned

​@Evorenewables I'm interested to see what the new AIO is like. Currently it's between that and the power wall 3 for me.

The New AIO isn’t out just yet. We’re big fans of the Powerwall 3 as it is great value for money . We would be happy to provide you with a quote if you wanted to drop me an email. Ben@evorenewables.co.uk

I think we went through the top trunking if I remember correctly, but if I’m honest I’m not sure 😂

@@Evorenewables Thanks for the quick reply. I think that would certainly be the neatest way but not sure with the supplied pre-made cables it would work. The cables supplied have the negative battery cables doing from inverter to battery directly below, then to the bottom battery, then across to stack 2 and up. The positive does the opposite going from the inverter down across and up to the furthest battery and then works its way back. I was trying to picture doing it through the trunking at the top with the supplied cables but was making my head hurt 😂

@@brianlangley9317 We have done it both ways in the past. I can't remember specifically how Sean's job was done. You just need to make sure you have the right cabe pack for the number of batteries as this will give the length to go to the next stack.

No you can simply connect it and it will work without having to call Tesla support.

I’ve never been a “huge” fan of the Powerwall but the PW3 is so much better and great value for money. The gateway could do with a new version but overall I really like the PW3

@ had a few options to be fair, but thought the backing of having a Tesla system would be an advantage down the line. Maybe being taken in by the glitz! We will see.

That's our thoughts too, normally we would have just used the Tesla isolator however their instructions says to install external isolators.

@@Evorenewables Could you drop a link to the new DC isolator instructions you mentioned at the beginning please. I'm having a PW3 system installed next week and want to educate myself

Hey, It’s on the installer partner October news letter which gets emailed out. If you wanted to drop us an email I can forward it on to you.

Hey, It’s on the installers October monthly news letter. If you drop us an email I will forward it over to you.

@@Evorenewables Thanks that would be great. I've dropped an email to your info@ address

Thats exactly right, upon first commission the engineer can set the inverter and G100 settings. After that it requires Tesla to make any further changes.

Thats a good question and not one I can honestly say I had considered before. I would maybe class that as a deviation outside the scope of BS7671 but I would also be looking to see if the gateway falls within this specific reg.... its something we will certainly be looking in to.

Hello, Yes were in the Northwest. Our website was down over the weekend whilst we did some housekeeping on it. Please feel free to drop us an email and we can discuss your project and get you some prices over. Thanks Ben

It’s actually very simple to install and great that the inverter is configurable

Thanks

Cheers! 👋

Their demand is 20kw of power as they go around and they're powered continually all the way around. The ride takes around 3 minutes so it would be I imagine around 1kwh of energy used at a demand of 20kw

Commercial can be so much faster than domestic. It’s a lot less fiddly!

Thanks for your concern but no fire suppression is needed

Again, no fire suppression needed

There’s no requirements for storage systems to have fire suppression

The Solar Edge batteries have filled in fire suppression, but there is no requirements to fit by suppression on battery storage systems

There’s no requirement for fire suppression

Yep, toggle switch off, AC Isolator off, Battery toggle switch off, battery MCB off and then reverse for start up

Commissioning on all Givenergy systems is a nightmare and something we dread however once you’ve passed that point they typically work very well. We just now allow additional time on GivEnergy jobs which could mean a return visit the next morning

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Hi Chris, Great question! The All In One is an AC coupled battery system so still requires the Solar Pv to have a standard string inverter. There’s Pro’s and Con’s for having an Ac coupled system or a DC coupled system however the all in ones main advanced Is the whole home back up in the event of a power cut due to the gateway. The All In One is a fantastic system but in my opinion the name is wrong as it’s actually not all in one.

​@@EvorenewablesMany thanks for this explanation. I think I agree, the name 'All in One' is a bit confusing. When they finally do add DC inputs to the battery, they'll have to call that something else ... 'Even more in One' maybe ; ) But yes, it seems like a good system, cheaper than Powerwall3, and already available here in the UK. Thanks for sharing all this information/experience.

The story I heard was that it was due to be called the Givenergy Liberty. Inside the gateway it’s also labelled up as Liberty connections however MyEnergi brought out the Libbi before Givenergy so the name was changed to AIO. Might just be a rumour but that’s what we’ve heard. The AIO in my opinion is just as good as a Powerwall and for a great price

That sauna is a real Heath Robinson set up! But it actually does work well!

Awesome, glad you liked it!

lol 😂 nope just hold the camera with the right hand and point with the left

Awesome, Thanks for the feedback

In all honesty mainly because it’s the nearest option and in keeping with the existing installation and due to the fact that the site does store pallets etc in this area so up out of the way stops any unwanted damage to the DB etc.

There’s no real right or wrong way. Sometimes it comes down to clients budgets for example. It’s worth remembering that optimisers don’t just optimise the generation, it also provides panel level monitoring aswell as Safe Dc where it restricts the output voltage in the event of a fault to prevent things like arching and fire etc

Fortunately the moustache is no longer with us 😂

Thanks

It certainly was. We did this a little while ago and it’s been generating brilliantly over summer

The only thing you would gain is seeing it on the Givenery App otherwise there’s no real need to do it. You can set the battery to do both discharge between certain times to prevent scheduling EV charging from drawing the battery, however I don’t think you can get it to not charge if it’s on Octopus Intelligent….. might be a question for the Givenergy tech support.

It can be any 3rd party EV point. The reason behind doing it is just so that it shows up on the Givenergy monitoring.

@@Evorenewables thanks - that's what I originally thought but my installer told me it had to be the GivEnergy charger which didn't sound right to me, so I'll go back to them...

It can be any, however one of the objections to do this is the installer may have to use al alternate branded MCB to what Givenergy have supplied and many installers don’t like to mix and match brands which is why in the end we opted not to add it to the gateway.

@@Evorenewables ahhhh ok, I see your point, yeah I can understand why you might not want that to happen. Thanks very much

Yep still type AC. Whether or not Givenergy are going to change those in the future I’m unsure

@@Evorenewables Notified them after my first install too, realised they were time delayed aswell, they said you can swap them but keen on mixing the brand with what they'd supplied.

For me it would be good if you could buy a range of breakers from them as even putting the EV into the gateway you need to supply your own breaker would be nice if you could customise but overall a good system

New Gateway comes with type A Breakers and we will be looking at offering a range of breakers to meet job specifications. 👍

@@seancotterell14 that’s really good to know. In all honestly I’m hard pressed to find a retro fit battery storage solution that does everything the AIO does for the money it costs. It’s a fantastic bit of kit, with a great price tag.

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I respect u @ cory.

Not actually too bad! The North facing panels this month (14 days) have done an average of 1.2kwh each. The south facing have done an average of 2.20kwh each. So the 12x North facing have done 14.4kw in total this month and the 5x South facing have done 11kw

@@Evorenewables Wow, thanks for getting back to me so quickly and that's some impressive generation for north facing in winter time 👍