[Brighton] How great is this sunny spell

[dazzer6666]

Ours is 3.8kw system but it's on the flat roof on top of our house, so at a poor angle. The battery is 7.5kwh and it gets fully charged overnight before the sun comes up.

How does the battery fully charge overnight ?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

How does the battery fully charge overnight ?

From the grid. We only pay 7p/kwh overnight and we get paid 15p/kwh for daytime export, so it's on our Interest to export as much as possible during the sunny days.

 

[Bozza]

Chilly again on the pre-dawn yomp, but wonderfully dry.

I was rocking that stylish hood-up-yet-shorts-on combo.

 

[Curious Orange]

Excellent weather for solar harvesting. I took in over 15kwh each of the last 2 days.

Indeed, I exported nearly 10Kwh yesterday.

Shame it hasn't been windier, as we were still quite reliant on gas to make up the difference.

 

[Curious Orange]

How does the battery fully charge overnight ?

You can set it to charge from the grid. It depends on what tariff you are on though - not worth doing if you're on a fixed rate as the import tariff is more than the export one.

A lot of people are on economy 7 type tariffs where they get a cheaper rate over night. Octopus also do an 'Agile' tariff (we're on this) that tracks the half hourly wholesale price, which means sometimes the price hits the cap, and sometimes goes negative for a while, at which point I charge the battery, stick the immersion on, make a cup of tea and so on!

 

[schmunk]

This weather is annoying me, as I had to empty my water butt to move it a couple of weeks ago, and there's still barely anything in it.

#FUMMIN

 

[Titanic]

My bees are loving the tree pollen and hawthorn blossom

 

[Braggfan]

Incredible how much of an impact it has on mood and life generally. Being able to take the dog out in the evenings as the sun sets (and not have to worry about him getting mud everywhere), drive with the sunroof open and for the kids to be content playing in the garden have all made my life feel much better in the last week.

It definitely has an impact on mood and life generally. I've been enjoying getting up early with a cup of coffee and either watching the sun rise or just sitting in the sun collecting my thoughts before the day starts. It really puts me in good place.

And in fact, i've just had one of those moments at work where someone is really arrogant and sends an email that makes your blood boil. There's a ton of things i want to say to put this person in their place, but instead I went and made myself another coffee and sat outside in the sun for ten minutes. I already feel better, and lost interest in responding to them.

 

[jakarta]

An amazing sunset last night here in RH20, it was at 7.30PM as well. Spring is here!

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

My lad went out to watch the sunrise this morning with his G/F over Telscombe Tye (jetlag has kicked in) and he lasted all of 10 mins.
Came back in and said "F***ing hell, its freezing" & went straight back to bed. I did try to warn him.....

 

[goldstone]

Water shortages incoming

Exactly. I can see hosepipe bans coming along by May.

 

[Bry Nylon]

And in fact, i've just had one of those moments at work where someone is really arrogant and sends an email that makes your blood boil. There's a ton of things i want to say to put this person in their place, but instead I went and made myself another coffee and sat outside in the sun for ten minutes. I already feel better, and lost interest in responding to them.

That’s a good philosophy to carry over into life in general and NSC in particular, I find.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Battery fully charged last couple of days. Caught the sun on my forehead and got a wind chill in my back.

Not got the shorts on yet, staying with big boy trousers for now

 

[portlock seagull]

I like rain

Genuinely, I do.

Pain in the arse for dog walking though, the smell of wet dogs in car, house etc plus extra chore of cleaning up eats into the day. Still, all fun!

 

[portlock seagull]

It definitely has an impact on mood and life generally. I've been enjoying getting up early with a cup of coffee and either watching the sun rise or just sitting in the sun collecting my thoughts before the day starts. It really puts me in good place.

And in fact, i've just had one of those moments at work where someone is really arrogant and sends an email that makes your blood boil. There's a ton of things i want to say to put this person in their place, but instead I went and made myself another coffee and sat outside in the sun for ten minutes. I already feel better, and lost interest in responding to them.

Top advice, I wish I could do this more but it takes practice. Well done mind, and good for you. Winner!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Pain in the arse for dog walking though, the smell of wet dogs in car, house etc plus extra chore of cleaning up eats into the day. Still, all fun!

Indeed, especially when you own the "Bry Nylon of dogs" and he looks at you all enthusiastically when it's chucking it down

 

[Han Solo]

Its shite because it feels a sunny spring is always followed by a rainy summer.

 

[Eeyore]

March and April are the driest months of the year in the UK. Not a lot of people know that (Michael Caine voice)

 

[Mustafa II]

Another beautiful day on the cards.

What football?

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Odd weather.

My back garden has got the kind of cracks in it you'd expect to see in August. Yet it's been too cold to hang around outside yet