STG
Established Member
Hi All,
Don't you just love people who ask you for advice on xxxx (because you have done xxxx etc) then they completely ignore what you said and do something else only for them to come back later all snooty and expect you to help fix their problems.
So, the other month a snooty neighbour came and asked about my Solar Panel setup as they are thinking about getting a system to help reduce their costs as they also run an airbnb from their granny annexe so electricity usage is quite high. I explain my house has 6.7kW roof panels and a 20kW battery system. I explain the local restrictions on power export and what the costs and expected solar generation are with my setup because they really need the same as me.
Yesterday, a scruffy white van appears outside their house, 2 chaps climb up a ladder on the roof and install 4 solar panels etc and a bit of wiring and they were gone 9 hours later. The neighbour sees me outside in the evening as comes and tells me their great investment and how apparently I don't know nothing according to the sales person, you see modern houses don't need battery systems as it's a waste of money, also with today's modern 300w panels (which he has 4 by the way!!) he now has enough electricity to supply his house, the granny annexe and also export all the same time and it only cost £10000, much much cheaper then mine (which was £15000)
I put sigh and walk away, I did not have the heart to tell the snooty neighbour he obviously been ripped off because if I did I am sure he would become abusive as he has done with other neighbours and tell me again I know nothing. He is a member of the Dunning Kruger club!!!
I don't have a clue what inverter they used or if he has access to the generation stats etc, so I'll let him find out the hard way when he still paying massive electricity bills in a few months time. No doubt it will be my fault somehow, it always is.....
For comparrsion, on a good sunny day in Summer with mynear south facing 6.7kW panels I can generate approx 48kWh so his (1.2kW system of 4 x 300w panels ) will produce approx 8kWh.
Don't you just love people who ask you for advice on xxxx (because you have done xxxx etc) then they completely ignore what you said and do something else only for them to come back later all snooty and expect you to help fix their problems.
So, the other month a snooty neighbour came and asked about my Solar Panel setup as they are thinking about getting a system to help reduce their costs as they also run an airbnb from their granny annexe so electricity usage is quite high. I explain my house has 6.7kW roof panels and a 20kW battery system. I explain the local restrictions on power export and what the costs and expected solar generation are with my setup because they really need the same as me.
Yesterday, a scruffy white van appears outside their house, 2 chaps climb up a ladder on the roof and install 4 solar panels etc and a bit of wiring and they were gone 9 hours later. The neighbour sees me outside in the evening as comes and tells me their great investment and how apparently I don't know nothing according to the sales person, you see modern houses don't need battery systems as it's a waste of money, also with today's modern 300w panels (which he has 4 by the way!!) he now has enough electricity to supply his house, the granny annexe and also export all the same time and it only cost £10000, much much cheaper then mine (which was £15000)
I put sigh and walk away, I did not have the heart to tell the snooty neighbour he obviously been ripped off because if I did I am sure he would become abusive as he has done with other neighbours and tell me again I know nothing. He is a member of the Dunning Kruger club!!!
I don't have a clue what inverter they used or if he has access to the generation stats etc, so I'll let him find out the hard way when he still paying massive electricity bills in a few months time. No doubt it will be my fault somehow, it always is.....
For comparrsion, on a good sunny day in Summer with mynear south facing 6.7kW panels I can generate approx 48kWh so his (1.2kW system of 4 x 300w panels ) will produce approx 8kWh.
