So much for a shiny new installation photo! These panels had only just landed when bad weather left them coated with dust. Annoying, but it’s a useful reminder that basic maintenance helps your panels work at full efficiency. Thanks to today’s technology, you can mostly ‘fit and forget’ your solar panels. But if where you […]
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… but not so much fun when you have no power. Remote locations like this can be hit hard by winter storms. This home endured a 3-day power cut after Storm Darragh last year. So we’re getting this property winter-ready with a combination of 13.76kW DAS solar panels, 18kW battery storage and #Sigenergy Gateway to
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On 30th June 2025, the Government started its phased switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS). Without it, your Economy 7 tariff will no longer work. OK, so it’s July and we’re in the middle of a heatwave but if you still have an RTS meter, you will experience problems when temperatures fall. So what
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The North Wales coastline is stunning, but it’s still Wales… no bad thing to have a heated swimming pool nearby 😎. Here, a customer called on us to solve a problem with the Calorex machine that controls the temperature and humidity in their pool building. Solution: a replacement PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and a few
Central control hub for a high-volume retail outlet with multiple data points around the building. CCTV and till systems all present, correct and communicating as they should. Managing data can be a real challenge, especially leaving it manageable for the (non-technical) end user. Clearly labelled, colour-coded and avoiding all signs of cable spaghetti reduces overwhelm!
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This morning’s job This #Sigenergy C120-6 Gateway will provide a seamless changeover to backup power in the event of a grid outage.It supports up to 6 solar inverters – we’ll be connecting four 3-phase 25kW inverters with battery backup, supplied by 116kW of free solar energy. What’s not to like?Our lads are always up for
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Geek-level problem solving extends to a nice tidy installation, inside and out! In true Blue Peter style, here’s one we made earlier.
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As electric cars become more the norm, we are regularly asked to install Electric Vehicle charging stations at our customers’ homes. So, when we were asked to install a charger for electric aeroplanes, we were up for the challenge. Nice day for it, too 😊
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What happens to the solar energy you don’t use straight away? It’s a fair question. When you install solar panels, they’re working hardest during the day. But that’s not always when you use the most energy. So, where does your solar energy go? When we were asked this question after a recent solar installation, we set