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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 483755" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>It does not interfere with any part of the solar system, you fit the gadget to the immersion cct, with an 'amp clamp' around the meter tails to detect when spare energy is leaving the house. What you don't do is leave a timer in the cct, as this can be knackered by the Solic and the way it works, you can wire it in tandem to a timer, so you could set the timer for late afternoon to ensure you have hot water in winter months. What you don't want to do is set the timer for a tank of hot water in the morning. You want to use any hot water, or most of it, before the panels start working. The Solic does have a boost button, but an automated timer is prefferable to that. Customers tell me they get nearly all their hot water from their panels for 3/4s of the year with this gadget. Other versions are available with a timer built in, but cost a lot more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 483755, member: 490"] It does not interfere with any part of the solar system, you fit the gadget to the immersion cct, with an 'amp clamp' around the meter tails to detect when spare energy is leaving the house. What you don't do is leave a timer in the cct, as this can be knackered by the Solic and the way it works, you can wire it in tandem to a timer, so you could set the timer for late afternoon to ensure you have hot water in winter months. What you don't want to do is set the timer for a tank of hot water in the morning. You want to use any hot water, or most of it, before the panels start working. The Solic does have a boost button, but an automated timer is prefferable to that. Customers tell me they get nearly all their hot water from their panels for 3/4s of the year with this gadget. Other versions are available with a timer built in, but cost a lot more. [/QUOTE]
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