Practical and DIY

If you’re planning a DIY home solar or battery storage installation in the UK, knowing how to register your system with your local Distribution Network Operator (DNO) is essential. This process ensures your installation is safe and complies with regulations for grid-connected energy devices. Here’s a straightforward guide for homeowners. The great news is that […]

• Unlock 7kW DC Input: Learn how the 3.6kW AC Sunsynk inverter secretly handles up to 7kW of DC solar power.
• Bypass Export Limits: Keep your legally required 3.68kW grid AC export cap while sending massive excess DC energy straight to batteries.
• The “Max Solar Power” Setting: Discover the hidden menu setting you must adjust to enable this dual-routing capability.
• Winter Performance Boost: Significantly increase your low-light yield by connecting oversized arrays to a smaller, legal inverter.

• Solar Assistant + Sunsynk automation: Schedule charge and discharge current limits your inverter’s native app can’t handle.
• Force solar export: Drop Max Charge Current to 2A during the day so surplus solar goes straight to the grid on Octopus Go.
• Real UK export data: These rules helped double grid export from 1,766 kWh to 3,914 kWh year-on-year.
• Crash-proof your setup: Never set amps to zero. Solar Assistant can crash and leave values stuck.
• Home Assistant solar integration: Bridge Sunsynk data via MQTT for Octopus Agile pricing, solar forecasts, and EV diversion.