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Buying guides
Plain-language guides to choosing solar panels, inverters, batteries and system size, and to comparing solar quotations.
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Home Solar System Sizes: 3 kW, 5 kW or 10 kW?
Read more: Home Solar System Sizes: 3 kW, 5 kW or 10 kW?What a 3 kW, 5 kW and 10 kW home system can usually run, how many units each can produce and how to choose.
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How to Check That Solar Equipment Is Genuine
Read more: How to Check That Solar Equipment Is GenuinePractical checks on labels, serial numbers, documents and the seller to reduce the risk of fake or relabelled solar equipment.
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Solar Panel Warranty Explained: Product and Performance
Read more: Solar Panel Warranty Explained: Product and PerformanceWhat the two panel warranties cover, how to read the small print, and the questions to ask about who will honour them.
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How to Read a Solar Inverter Datasheet
Read more: How to Read a Solar Inverter DatasheetA guide to the input, output and protection figures on an inverter datasheet and what they mean for your design.
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How to Read a Solar Panel Datasheet
Read more: How to Read a Solar Panel DatasheetThe lines that matter on a panel datasheet, from rated power and efficiency to temperature coefficient, warranty and certificates.
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Choosing a Hybrid Inverter: What to Look For
Read more: Choosing a Hybrid Inverter: What to Look ForThe specifications that decide whether a hybrid inverter will do the job: battery voltage, backup power, surge capacity and more.
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Solar Cables and Protection Devices Explained
Read more: Solar Cables and Protection Devices ExplainedThe cables, connectors, isolators, breakers and surge protectors that make a solar system safe, and what to ask for in a quotation.
