Australian Solar Owners Guide: Checks, Maintenance, Maximising Savings
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Published 2022-03-09
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Installers have left - what to check
3:44 - Waiting for the meter changeover
4:52 - Unlocking the true savings of solar
5:40 - Checking your electricity bills
7:20 - Monitoring system performance
9:14 - Should you clean solar panels?
10:16 - Solar system maintenance
11:13 - Beyond solar: things to consider
**** Additional resources mentioned in the video:
* The full documentation package that should accompany a solar installation:
www.solarquotes.com.au/good-solar-guide/post-insta…
* The SolarQuotes solar (and battery) calculator - very easy to use!
www.solarquotes.com.au/solar-calculator/
* Other home energy efficiency measures to consider:
www.solarquotes.com.au/energy-efficiency/thermal.h…
* Understanding the difference between power and energy:
www.solarquotes.com.au/good-solar-guide/power-ener…
* Get quotes for solar system maintenance from pre-vetted, trusted professionals (enter your postcode on the first screen and then select "Repairs and Maintenance" on the following screen):
www.solarquotes.com.au/quote/
**** My other Solar 101 guides:
* Part 1: Understanding Solar
The basic principles of residential solar energy, including an overview of all the major components.
Video: • Understanding Solar: A Beginner's Gui...
Article: www.solarquotes.com.au/101-guides/understanding-so…
* Part 2: Buying Solar
Covers what you need to know when comparing solar quotes and preparing to buy a solar power system.
Video: • Solar 101: A Guide To Buying Solar In...
Article: www.solarquotes.com.au/solar101.html
If after watching the video you have questions, you can email me at:
[email protected].
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All Comments (12)
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Best concise solar advise on the net. Period. Greetings from France 🇫🇷 !
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Our new meter was installed by Origin after a waiting period of 3 months!! Thanks Origin that we missed all the feed-in credits from the peak summer season and thanks to the local installer for leaving the old meter spinning backwards which caused a negative reading to make things even worse. We really hope your video will help some other Aussie families in the future! Good job mate👍
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Nice timing, just had a system installed this week.
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Thank you for taking your time to make such a useful video 🙏
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Excellent fin. Thankyou. 👍👍
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I had 5 kw of solar installated 2016,( 18 ja 290+ fronuis) and had a Tesla Powerwall 2 installed August 2017, a sanden water heater and until recently never payed a bill. A 13c increase in daily connection and halving of the FIT and I've had an ev for 4 years and now I'm paying at a guess $250 per annum. What would I change, a bigger sunpower or lg and enphase inverter system even though I don't have shading. Why enphase, because I can monitor every panel and have safer AC coming from my roof.
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Thank you for this excellent summary which I've now bookmarked. You mention visible flexible conduit on the roof, may I ask how the installers are supposed to connect panel strings where panel clusters have to be some distance from each other e.g. as per the example shown on your video?
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My property is complex townhouse units , the meter with others , is that means changing to the smart meter would be take longer or cost more ? How could I find out ?
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The city didn't want my system turned on after inspection due to a sticker. A red sticker that did not exist yet due to brand new building codes on a perfectly working system. My system my property and my switch so I flipped it on. Solar installer had the sticker the next day but it took the godamn local government to come out and sign it off. The knucklehead inspector didn't notice I was making power for a week, Haha!
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I need to find an installer who already knows this stuff. I shouldn't have to check.
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Why buy a EV? when the amount of mining resources that are needed to make one, far out weigh the mining needed for a normal car. And why buy one when the batteries only last approx. 10 yrs and cost 20k to replace. EV vehicles are not ready for mass human consumption.
