Update on Stream 5000 installation

A little update on my STREAM installation.I’ve been using it for a little while now and, so far, I’m really pleased with it. I haven’t connected any solar panels directly to the STREAM yet, but it’s already saving me money.I’m charging the battery on the cheaper overnight tariff and using that stored electricity during the day, when electricity costs considerably more. From what I’m seeing so far, that’s saving me around £3 a day. I’ve got a screenshot to show the figures.To be completely accurate, I do have two panels running through a separate balcony solar microinverter, but with the lack of sunshine lately, they’re only contributing a few pence a day. Most of the saving is coming from charging cheaply overnight and using the battery during the expensive hours. If you look at the screen shot the 0.8p was the day of installation with the power off. So about £3.00 yesterday and 70p so far today it’s

I’ve also fitted the household energy meter inside the consumer unit. That was pretty straightforward, although having the three-phase wires attached is a bit annoying when you’re as fussy as I am about keeping wiring tidy. I like everything looking neat!For anyone interested in my installation, the supply connection is via a 60A fuse-protected box fed from meter tails, using 10mm² cable. This feeds into a Proteus metered consumer unit with surge protection and RCD protection.On the solar side, I’ve also fitted a solar connection box with surge protection and an isolator, ready for the panels to be connected. So I’ve included surge protection on both the AC supply side and the solar DC side.Early days, but getting that sort of saving before the main solar panels are even connected is encouraging. Just need the sun to remember where Devon is now! 😂

One thing I have noticed is that we burn through power first thing in the morning and that’s convincing me we need to add 10KW of additional batteries sooner rather than later.