10 Mar 2012 2:38 PM:

Hi Trowell1 - If you choose carefully you can find good independent PV and Solar Thermal (hot water or pools) technicians in most areas of Spain to install your internet purchased kits - we local guys are trying to make a living and there is little need to blanket "diss" us Sir! My outfit  provides comprehensive kit installation instructions in english and spanish languages.

I advise my clients to look for a plumber/elecdtrician with the extra "add on" solar certifcates - from memory they are called a T1 and S1 most of them have bothered to go to night school fpr the requisite traing if they are worth their salt IMHO.

Yes there is a Feed In Tarif in Spain - it is being reduced as we speak though and there is a terrible fuss about that.. Personally Spanish Solar is not homologated for grid connected systems (you try and get spanish homolagation if you are not spanish Gunga Din!) So I confine myself to autonomous installations, acting as an agent for a spanish chum for grid connected ones- but as I said those are getting less attractive as time goes by.

DIY'ers are a fact of life - we live with it and make sure they have access to advice by email and phone - if they wabt to save that last centimo it's their choice - personally I change my own vehicle engine oil and paint my own woodwork - do you?

Regards

P

 

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10 Mar 2012 9:29 AM:

With respect, there are outfits here in Spain that peddle solar pool heating and pv kits. These are designed to be installed by any competent DIY'er or plumber/electrician. Have a browse around the spanishsolar site for example

 

This message was last edited by Popeyesol on 10/03/2012.
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10 Oct 2011 12:08 PM:

If only want the internet for a limited period then it may be worth buying a dongle from one of mobile providers.  You can purchase pay-as-you go.  It depends on how much you actually will be using the internet.

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08 Aug 2011 1:12 PM:

Vera water park is an excellent day out for children and "Big Kids".  You can usually pick discount vouchers as well.

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08 Aug 2011 1:09 PM:

I have found MRW much more reliable,cheaper and flexible than DHL when I needed to get a passport replace urgently!

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