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by Alberto
Thu Jun 26, 2025 7:31 pm
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

When we installed our PV, the company was somewhere else, their guys came from outside. So I don't entirely agree that your location matters. But maybe I'm wrong... 3.5keur for a battery is a third of what we were quoted a while back, and also less than I would have guessed today. Still overpriced f...
by Alberto
Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:17 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: I hate the DB App and website
Replies: 10
Views: 332

Re: I hate the DB App and website

In the general info on each leg, it says it is possible to travel with a bike but they have limited space so guessing that the ICE is full. If I put in another date, say Aug 5th, there is an option for a bike. Yes, I think this it. Possible, provided they have not ran out of bicycle places. Bad me,...
by Alberto
Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:48 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: I hate the DB App and website
Replies: 10
Views: 332

Re: I hate the DB App and website

It's because bicycle transport is not possible for this route Screenshot 2025-06-25 210720.png I think the problem here is the ICE+bicycle. If you change to local trains only, you get prices but it would take twice as long. Also if you take out the bike, you get prices for ICE as well. I I take out...
by Alberto
Wed Jun 25, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: I hate the DB App and website
Replies: 10
Views: 332

Re: I hate the DB App and website

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This is what I mean.
by Alberto
Wed Jun 25, 2025 6:25 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: question on our UK let
Replies: 7
Views: 107

Re: question on our UK let

Thanks for the comments everyone.
by Alberto
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:19 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: question on our UK let
Replies: 7
Views: 107

Re: question on our UK let

Will she be entitled to some kind of maintenance from the husband? I think if her income alone won't be enough, you would be justified in asking that question. Fair. And of course I don't know her income. The referencing was done, at the time, for the couple. But what I'm not comfortable with is: i...
by Alberto
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:10 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: question on our UK let
Replies: 7
Views: 107

Re: question on our UK let

GaryC wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:12 pm if she is as good as you say,
This is a little stretched.
All I know is that the agent wrote "very good tenants" once or twice in the emails.

But yeah, I see your point.
by Alberto
Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: question on our UK let
Replies: 7
Views: 107

question on our UK let

we let our UK house. Good agents, good tenants. Sadly the couple split. The woman is staying in the house with the children. Now the contract is due to renew. The agents says if this woman were to apply now, her income would not pass the references. I understand it's now become much more likely she ...
by Alberto
Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:47 pm
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

dstanners wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:03 pm 18 modules (440wp fullblack)
Interesting.
When we bought, panels were 300-315 Wp.

Is the quotation itemized? What's the cost of the battery?
by Alberto
Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Tablet computer please
Replies: 4
Views: 133

Tablet computer please

I am on the market for a new Tablet computer. For teen daugther, taking notes at school (ok, doesn't make too much sense right now because Ferien are starting soon, but still....), drawing arts etc, and the usual. It must have 11-inches screen (well, 10.5 would do), and palm rejection. Maybe you bou...
by Alberto
Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:44 am
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

Do you mean the current price is too high or the one from a few years ago? I meant the one from the past, seems too high for me but maybe I'm wrong. I have not looked at PV prices in a while. Good luck with the project in any case. And please keep us posted, if you don't mind, I always find PV inte...
by Alberto
Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:14 pm
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

I agree that 64 panels and a 30kw battery is large for a private household. Did you shop around? I ask because this quotation seems surprisingly overpriced. No Akku though, they were ca 1.1-1.2 k€/kWh. Our 2019 system was 13k€, ca 9.5kWp, and posh WR. And we should have been relatively more expensi...
by Alberto
Sat Jun 21, 2025 5:16 pm
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

No problem at all, happy to share Three years ago I was quoted 34k for approximately 28 panels and a 10kw battery. A few weeks ago I was quoted just under 20k for 22 panels and a 10kw battery. I think the earlier quote also included one of those charging points for the car (they used to be subsidis...
by Alberto
Sat Jun 21, 2025 5:15 pm
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

Three years ago I was quoted 34k for approximately 28 panels and a 10kw battery. Did you shop around? I ask because this quotation seems particularly high. Our 2018 quotation was ca 13k€ for 27modules, 9.5kWh and posh WR. No Akku though, Akku price we're ca 1k€/1kWh. So like for like we paid less, ...
by Alberto
Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:16 am
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

The prices for PV have really dropped. I didn't look much into this, but when I did, some years after we ordered our PV and everybody say saying "cost of PV went down", it turned out they actually went up, not down! We paid ca 1300 eur/kWp (this includes posh WR, and installation). How mu...
by Alberto
Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:08 am
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

Fraufruit wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:30 am Are you also charging cars like dstanners plans on doing?
Sorry I was missing that, and thanks for pointing it out.
Ok I have limited knowledge on the specifics, but 30 kWh and num. of modules seems very very huge.
by Alberto
Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:56 am
Forum: Volt, Ampere & Watt
Topic: My Photovoltaikanlage
Replies: 55
Views: 16190

Re: My Photovoltaikanlage

We have received a quote to have PV installed, plus a 30KW Battery. The PV would consist of 64 panels. Is it a "normal" household? Or some business that consume much electricity, at night? 30kW is not a metric for batteries, did you perhaps mean 30 kWh? 30 kWh sounds incredibly oversized....
by Alberto
Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:33 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Getting a Deutschlandticket just for one month
Replies: 14
Views: 341

Re: Getting a Deutschlandticket just for one month

Talk about mistakes, I know someone who bought D Ticket for a 20 year old at full price via DB, not realising BW offers a discount. Many states do, some more generous than others. Hamburg is generous, 19 for schoolkids, 34.80 until 21 (until 27 if you can prove you are studying). LIve and learn. HH...
by Alberto
Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:00 am
Forum: Live events
Topic: No Kings (in the USA)
Replies: 16
Views: 380

Re: No Kings (in the USA)

Franklan wrote: Sun Jun 15, 2025 2:02 pm Looks like there's another party in town...

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Where was this photo taken?
Russia? Iran? North Korea?
Oh and btw, why signs in English?
by Alberto
Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:54 am
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Getting a Deutschlandticket just for one month
Replies: 14
Views: 341

Re: Getting a Deutschlandticket just for one month

Ouch, I was missing the fact that the DT must be canceled by the 10th of the previous month. My wife bought the June DT ticket on 14.6 for a family trip, and now we're stuck with July too. This very German way that everything is subscription based, and on purposely difficult to cancel, is extremely ...