And they probably use the power generated or stolen to grow a nice crop of "aromatic herbs" in he basement or rood space. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by THE BOOGER
Alan
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And they probably use the power generated or stolen to grow a nice crop of "aromatic herbs" in he basement or rood space. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by THE BOOGER
Alan
We have a legal solar system on our rural property & during a thunder storm 3 weeks ago the power box at the corner of the property took a direct lightening hit which blew the 3 80 amp fuses & fried the meter box. Just got our new bill from Synergy & no feed in tariff rebates. So it seems we have been robbed! Amazingly the neighbours meter box is about 3 feet away over the boundary fence & he had no problems at all.
Have you checked that the meter attached to register power fed back to mains is still turning?
Hi Jimbo,
We had to have a new digital meter installed & that is working properly. The old digital meter was totally fried, first case this Western Power man had seen of the fuses & meter requiring replacement.
On arrival at prems fitted with solar panels, after mains isolation ,
the invertors are located and "plugs" removed to isolate them.
from the SA Govt page on solar installation.
2. Are isolating switches and shutdown procedures clearly labelled?
Your solar PV system should have labels which clearly identify switches (isolators) controlling:
the supply from the solar panels (DC supply)
the supply from the inverter unit (AC supply)
the normal electricity supply main switch
The system should also have:
clear shutdown procedure instructions which can be followed if you need to shut down the supply from the solar panels.
a label on your main switch board and meter box identifying that your home has a dual energy supply.
If there is no shutdown procedure displayed or you do not understand the procedure instructions, do not operate any of the switches until your installer has explained their use to you.
Make sure you ask your installer to show you the location of all the relevant switches and labels.