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Hi all, 

I am writing this as a warning / information to anyone interested  in getting solar panels installed. Please do as much research as you can, talk with others regarding solar companies and most importantly make sure you are on the correct tarrif with your electric company and that you actually will benefit financially from having panels installed. 

We had solar panels installed by Ecocorp in Dec 22. Our latest bill in Feb was over 400 euro. After a significant amount of arguing with the staff of Ecocorp, a couple of trips to Iberdrola, we eventually we're given a contact number for a translator to help us. ( this was from a friend of ours) our translator Roxanne went above and beyond being a translator to help us. We got an electrition from Iberdrola to come out and check our property to find out what was wrong. At our expense mind you, as Ecocorp did not agree to send an engineer. What transpired was, we are on phase 3 so the electricity coming to our house was enough to power 4 villas or a factory our electrician told us. We should have been on mono, which is normal power for all villas. At no time when Ecocorp came to sell us solar panels did the tell us what phase 3 power meant, despite seeing our bills. Most  of the electricity we have been gaining from solar was going straight to the electric company as we were on private instead of public. 

So, at the end of this saga, we've paid 10.000 euro to Ecocorp for panels we probably wouldn't have needed if we were on the right tariff payment for the electriction, our translator, and another 400/ 500 to have the legality of this sorted. We have 16 panels, or ornaments as I was calling them on the roof and a huge box in the hall for phase 3 that we didn't need. 

Moral of the story check, check and check again get an independent person to help. 

I cannot recommend Roxanne highly enough, she's been a godsend to us. 

M. 

Hi, I've been told I need to give 2months notice in writing to Cajamar Seguras (house insurance taken out through the bank) to stop the policy auto renewing, does anyone know the email address? 

Hi would anybody have a company for water to fill my pool up 

Morning, can any give me feedback and recommendations on living in Arbolaos, and the approximate make up of nationalities please. 

After one failed attempt, my wife and I are flying out again next week in search of  3 bedroom, 2 bathroom villa with pool, or space for ingound pool. Looking at a max budget of 200,000 eurs. Any help or advice would be really appreciated.

Ian

I have just read in the British press that the Spanish Government have agreed to let expats drive on their UK Licenses from thiscoming Thursday (tomorrow)

Apparently you will not have to take a Spanish Driving Test BUT BEWARE you only have 6 months to to get a new Spanish li

Trying to buy a legal villa. Been to the area twice,  travelling back again next week.  It feels like most villas available are illegal.  Please prove me wrong. We are cash buyers just wanting to find the perfect/legal villa. Any help and advice truly appreciated.  Thanks in advance. Ian

Hello to everyone, my name is Joe, I'm 59 years old, I have relocated from r.o.ireland to Spain, I have recently purchased a villa in the los menchones area of Zurgena and looking to meet new friends. 

Hi 

We had solar installed early December, our bills are still very high the last one being 400 euro. Has any one else had this occur? I plan to speak to the solar company as I'm quiet sure this has to be wrong, I'm sure bills have to drop as otherwise solar is not a good option. 

I'm just curious as to whether anyone else has had problems like this. 

By the way I've an app on my phone that shows we are drawing power from the panels all day until its dark then drawing from the grid. 

Thank you Michael 

Pump on the water tank is on constantly also new toilet needs fitting