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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Majordennisbloodnok, 1 week ago |
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| Sorry, @toodles, but I still don't see it. The microwave might draw 2 kW but it's still a microwave and so will only draw 2 kW in short periods (you don't nuke a salmon fillet for half an hour; more l... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Old_Scientist, 1 week ago |
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| Microwaves are not very efficient at around 50-65%, but they are still better than an electric oven which can be as low as 40% if the seals are not great and they have poor insulation. ChatGPT advises... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Toodles, 1 week ago |
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| @papahuhu I used to use the Neff combination microwave/cooker for a lot of my cooking (along with a gas hob) I later checked the Neff and on the 700 Watt microwave setting, it draws summat over 2 kW! ... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 2 weeks ago |
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| @toodles A daily court feast for luncheon would be enough to explain it. I’m jealous, sat here looking at a curly cheese sandwich, a very civilised way of living. | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By JamesPa, 2 weeks ago
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| Thanks, however that's an answer to a subtly different question. What, in your view, is the situation if the electrician does wiring up to a breaker (other than in a "special place") certifies, and l... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago |
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| @papahuhu Both a freezer and a fridge freezer and I cook for lunch at approx. 13:00 each day. Normally, the Sunamp will kick in when the PW stops drawing the solar energy. With the Tesla Optimised Cha... | ||
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
By Transparent, 2 weeks ago
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| That depends on the inverter. Some require hard-wired 240v AC connections, whereas others have a plug & socket for the mains input. Indevolt are using a circular 3-pin connector for grid input/out... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 2 weeks ago |
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| Looking at the PW trace, there’s a larger than typical cyclic base load. My money would be on a refrigeration compressor, either a massive one or a prehistoric unit.There’s a lot of power being used m... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago |
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| @old_scientist They certainly run warm at the moment and that heat has to come from somewhere… Regards, Toodles. | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Old_Scientist, 2 weeks ago |
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| Did someone mention cake? I concur. Our two person household average is 12.5kWh. It was closer to 10kWh but has increased since getting our Powerwall3. I wonder what two PW2's add to @toodles daily us... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago |
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| rR@majordennisbloodnok Well, the daily average for July was actually ~ 14.6 - so not quite so bad! Though there is the odd day where ~ 18 kWh has been consumed. Those were the days when I thought you ... | ||
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RE: Flushing system, cleaning and inhibitor
By Old_Scientist, 2 weeks ago |
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| Yes, my 50L volumiser uses the two lower ports, so there's probably around 5-10L of dead space in the bottom for any debris to settle. Only niggle is the installers never fitted a drain valve to the b... | ||
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