The plug-in home solar system hits yet another problem, with the IET saying it is dangerous and electrical contractors are refusing to install it. The system has to be installed by qualified electrical contractors, leaving some customers who have already managed to purchase the kit complaining that they are unable to get anyone to actually install the system.

On 06/07/2026 at 20:29, Graham Butcher said:

The plug-in home solar system hits yet another problem, with the IET saying it is dangerous and electrical contractors are refusing to install it. The system has to be installed by qualified electrical contractors, leaving some customers who have already managed to purchase the kit complaining that they are unable to get anyone to actually install the system.

Plug in solar not directly linked to Electric vehicles thought it is possible to link solar, via battery, to charging electric cars as I and many others do this.

Perhaps we need a specific thread for plug in /balcony solar ? Feeding back in to the house ring main is an interesting practice and millions do it all over Europe and other continents.

Meanwhile, the VW Group, Skoda etc, has a big meeting today to decide jobs and production cuts which some would say is due to the weakness of its EV offerings over the last 5 years or so, compared to the Chinese, Koreans, Renault, TESLA etc.... Sad time for those of us who loved VAG cars. Particularly as the new ID2 /Polo platformed cars look much better than previous offerings......

11 minutes ago, lol-lol said:

Plug in solar not directly linked to Electric vehicles thought it is possible to link solar, via battery, to charging electric cars as I and many others do this.

Perhaps we need a specific thread for plug in /balcony solar ? Feeding back in to the house ring main is an interesting practice and millions do it all over Europe and other continents.

Meanwhile, the VW Group, Skoda etc, has a big meeting today to decide jobs and production cuts which some would say is due to the weakness of its EV offerings over the last 5 years or so, compared to the Chinese, Koreans, Renault, TESLA etc.... Sad time for those of us who loved VAG cars. Particularly as the new ID2 /Polo platformed cars look much better than previous offerings......

Sorry, but the fact millions, as you say, do it does not make it ethically right or safe. OK, so there is some sort of protection built in to cut the solar panels if they lose mains supply, so what if that fails to operate and someone were to extract the 13A plug top that is feeding the solar power to the house from the socket? That would leave the exposed pins of the solar installation still happily connected to 230V AC supply via the panels and inverter. What if one of your children or wife were then to touch that plug and get electrocuted? This is the reason why the industry is refusing to do the installs for their customers; they are the professionals and can see the real dangers the system poses to life.

It does not meet the criteria for public safety; it is what happens when things get rushed through development. and governments (who don't have any clue or experience) get involved chasing an idealistic dream. There are loads of things where the government gets it so wrong time and time again. You think they are your side? Think again; they aren't. They are simply attempting to implement what they are told to do by those where the real power resides, and all the time the UK is being bled dry, and all money flows out of the country into the banks of overseas companies and individuals, and it has been for decades.

As for the Chinese electric cars, they are not better at all, just better priced with corners being cut and overall poor quality. Have you ever looked at the MG electric car owners' forums, for example, and seen just how unhappy people are with their cars? The same goes for the others: Ommoda, Jeycoo, BYD, etc.

The other person's grass is always greener, except it really isn't.