The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has revealed it warned manufacturers and installers to provide early notification of product risks, after reviewing the spate of melted Sigenergy inverter plugs last year.
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Fire Safety For Solar Homes: Get Your Gutters To Clean Themselves
With fire season in full swing, it is worth considering what you can do to maintain your home, even if solar on the roof makes things a little tricky.
Clearing gutters is a never ending chore but the question that’s always bothered me is; why can’t anyone offer a self cleaning solution that really works?
Want Three Hours Of Free Power? You’ll Need A Smart Meter
Many Australians will have access to plans with three hours of free power from July, but there’s a catch: you’ll need a smart meter. This means there will be a stampede of people after them in a few months time. Here’s why getting your old analog meter upgraded now is a good idea.
[Continue reading…]Pour Decisions: When Concreting Goes Wrong
Home electrification isn’t just the work of electricians, but also their natural enemy: the concreter. I’ve tried my hand at the dark arts of concreting over the years, and found that some jobs are about as painful as beating your head against a cement wall.
[Continue reading…]How To Get Around The Cap On Free Daytime Electricity
The federal government is set to downgrade its plan to mandate three hours of free daytime electricity with the imposition of a reasonable use cap, but there’s a simple way to ensure you rarely if ever hit the limit: getting solar panels.
[Continue reading…]Australia Is The World’s Cruellest Battery Test Lab
If you wanted to design the world’s harshest endurance test for home batteries, you wouldn’t build a lab. You’d build a normal Australian suburb.
[Continue reading…]Clean Up Your Solar Before A Bushfire Does It For You
With record-breaking heat and bushfires sweeping the country, times like these serve as a sobering reminder of why we need more solar – and also as a reminder that those of us living in at-risk areas ought to prepare and maintain our rooftop PV arrays appropriately.
[Continue reading…]Solar & Battery Owners Lead Charge In Switching Energy Providers
New owners of solar energy systems are more likely to switch electricity service providers than the typical Australian household, according to a survey undertaken by Roy Morgan – with the trend even more pronounced for battery owners.
[Continue reading…]Aircon Installs: What It Really Costs To Beat The Heat
It wasn’t even 11am in my neck of the woods in Adelaide on Tuesday, and the temperature had already reached 42.2C. After several days roasting in the forties, it’s fair to say that if I didn’t already have air conditioning, I’d have given up one of my kidneys to get it. Maybe even both of […]
[Continue reading…]Beware The Safety Switch Trap Burning Battery Budgets
Unless your house was built in the last couple of years, installing a house battery will likely require at least some switchboard upgrades. It’s a basic electrical regulation so why are some solar battery salespeople ignoring the need and setting expensive traps in the process?
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