SunSynk 3.6kW Ecco Solar & Battery Storage Installation - Gary Does Solar 

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There's no chance I would get that past SWTSMBO! Well done on pulling that off! 😀

An air fryer has already been purchased as I look to reduce my household loads 👍🏻

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What’s a fantastic story I am very much enjoying my solar energy journey 👍🏻

Massive thanks for adding your thoughts and experience 👍🏻

I don't believe the installer reads any of the MCS documentation.

The 400mm is advised. As long as there is space for maintenance its fine

Yes I agree that many MCS installers are ignorant. I'm just a home owner but I've read them because I wanted to maximise what is possible.@@VinoVeritas_

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@@eFIXXENERGY With it being a dual purpose Plant room do you have to factor in the IP rating?

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It'll be BS 7671 won't It ? And a toilet isn't a special location.

You can't discharge any lithium battery to 0%. Sunsynk themselves say 10%

@@jacktissington You should be able to since they have a depth-of-discharge of 100% - all LiFePO4 batteries can. In any case, why does the inverter allow you to set it to 0% if it doesn't work? A bug? An oversight? Just not been tested? If you tell your system to do it, it should do it and not disobey you...

Metering is built in to the inverter. Video coming soon on the dc isolators

⁠@@eFIXXENERGYI guess you would also have an export metering capability on your smart meter into the property so the dedicated export meter is duplication

@@grahamheath9957 A smart meter will only measure export, not total generation.

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Relying on software derived metering is risky in terms of MCS compliance imho. Say for example your inverter fails, software drops out or some kind of glitch of that sort. Knowing the generation at a local physical meter ensures things are done correctly. That said with the adoption of smart metering and (generally) single source generation that box can be covered via the suppliers metering arrangement. Although that wouldnt account for charging a hybrid battery up from the grid in the way a local metering setup would. Food for thought.

@@electrician247 What are you talking about? Why does a new installation require generation metering? Have you even bothered to read the document mentioned?

@@VinoVeritas_ my comment is pretty clear Vino. I have read the standard and the proposed drafts currently in production. Indeed I offered input into them during the public comment stage. Some consumers will opt for separate export and import supply arrangements and while the suppliers meter accounts for that generally. They have no direct reference to the flow of energy direct to a hybrid inverter in terms of using the grid to fill the battery and also export to it. SEG has some unique and interesting requirements when you delve into it. Plus some consumers will opt for subsequent generating equipment say an AC coupled battery or garden based PV system as I have at my own home. Individual metering beyond the components in the inverters and software alongside them is a very sensible approach for installers wanting to keep things to the letter. Of course we can all interperate things differently and form an approach we are happy with. Much like all elements of electrical work. I clearly read and understand 5.7.1 differently to yourself. But I would close with when the suppliers meter is changed, inverter replaced and such (which over a 25 year lifespan is more than likely) having a fixed metering product that is owned by the system owner is a reliable and sensible method to achieve compliance. Unless of course a generation meter of the likes GivEnergy stipulate is utilised within the consumer unit I see nothing wrong with a traditonal meter to cover all of the points above. Hope that helps pg 15 here for anyone who may stubble across this thread mcscertified.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MIS-3002_Solar-PV-Systems-V5.0-Final-for-publication.pdf

@@electrician247 It was a simple question to answer. Why is generation metering required for a new installation? What purpose does it serve? It's irrelevant what future standards may or may not state, it's only MIS 3002 version 5 that's relevant today. However, I'm happy to hear that you decided to take part in the public consultation earlier this year. As for SEG requirements, these generation meters are totally irrelevant. Stop pretending everything is open to interpretation, it's not.