Eskimo Will wrote:

"Len Wood" wrote in message
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On Feb 25, 10:28 am, "Ken Cook" wrote:
Hi, All,
I'm thinking seriously about installing these PV panels and am looking
for
advice. I have a feeling there could be some expertise on this ng. I
estimate about 2,200 kWh per annum for Copley from available data on the
web, although the installers that I have quotes from reckon a touch more
(believe it or not!)
I hope to wire the immersion heater through them and use as much as I can
rather than export. I have until April to decide as the FIT payment is
reduced again then.
I am thinking of a 3kW system. Does anyone out there have them? Are
they any
good overall or are they a con?
Any guidance much appreciated.

Copley still cold and cloudy 8cm snow lying and 1cm fresh fall this
morning,
but it's melting slowly (:0)http://www.kencook.magix.net/#Latest

Hi Ken,
I have a 1.9 kW system with 8 panels. That is all I could get on my
roof.
I am pleased with it, but I did get it installed last Feb before the
feed-in tariff went down.

I received 1700 kWh over the last year.

The price of the panels has come down to compensate a little for the
lower tariff now.
I would go for as many panels as you can. 3 kW sounds good.
Then you can use the decent amount you are generating on sunny days in
the summer.
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I explored it last year but was told by a very good reputable company
that it wasn't worth it for my large Edwardian house. I appreciated
their honesty. The problem was not the cloudy skies we get on Dartmoor
but the nature of my roof. It is not one slope but essentially 4
separate steeply pitched roofs each covering a relatively small area.
Estimated pay back time was 15 years+ using just for hot water, using
for heating was totally out of question with only a small roof area
facing south. So a waste of time as we will move up north before then.
To be more green we now burn more logs in the winter and try and use
less oil.

Will
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I didn't think you had heating ;-)