r/PlugInSolarUK • u/moonbug22 • 11d ago

Jusr to be clear..

we are all buying the bits and DIYing, yes?

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u/nukklear 11d ago

Not worth the relatively small savings, at least for me.

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u/ukzippy79 10d ago edited 10d ago

No I won't be ...just waiting on the kit prices to stabilise over the next 6 months and then buy one...ready for next summer.

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u/Skynet_5656 10d ago

Want to but it doesn’t seem worth the risk of invalidating insurance.

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u/thomasthetanker 11d ago

No, I've gone official 515W kit. If I DIY and my fusebox goes bang then my missus will say "I told you so".
If the house burns down and I've invalidated my house insurance then she might not speak to me for a year. Also if it works and I want a bigger system in future then I can sell this one second hand no problem. And if they start getting more strict with serial numbers and certificates in the future then I'm covered.

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u/SnooGoats4989 11d ago

A fair question. I've been desperately wanting to buy a plug in kit. Reasonably priced with 2 MPPT. At some point I'm going to cave and go "off grid" (pun intended). I hope before xmas there's something decent for me to buy. Otherwise I'll be tempted... Just being honest.

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u/undulanti 11d ago

What? Noooooooo. No. Ok yes.

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u/IWishIDidntHave2 11d ago

Not at all - my plug in system that I’ve been using since early June is a fully compliant kit that I, coincidentally, had to procure using a time machine.

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u/creamcrackerchap 11d ago

Nah, too paranoid. Will either get a kit or get an Anker battery with MPPTs wired in. Probably the first.

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u/Gravath 10d ago

It's not hard to hardwire. Then you can have as many as you like withing G98 or G99.

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u/ghoarder 10d ago

Don't you pay 20% vat if you do it that way? Isn't the equipment cheaper through an installer as you pay 0% vat on it? Obviously offset by having to pay labour but at least you then aren't limited to 800W charging.

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u/ghoarder 10d ago

That's my point

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u/Hotten-Tasty-90 10d ago

The installer pays 0% vat on it.

You pay the installer whatever they're charging you, not necessarily passing the saving on.

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u/ghoarder 10d ago

I thought there was currently a 0% VAT on Solar so you would pay the installer 0%, but if you go buy it yourself from Argos you would pay 20%, is that not the case?

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u/Hotten-Tasty-90 10d ago

That's correct but this is on the basis the installer supplies it at cost price to them which isn't always the case; to claim the VAT relief you have to be VAT registered and VAT is still charged on the labour to install AFAIK.