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We're going to have to agree to disagree here. I do not agree that something given away for free is somehow above criticism (slander is the wrong word...
@william1066 - I am perfectly aware of the Unix epoch and similar date systems used for example in spreadsheets, but they are machine friendly, not hu...
Rest assured I will, but don't hold your breath, it will probably be next autumn when the days start getting cooler again before I do this in earnest,...
Different manufacturer I know, but this is what I did. My earlier HA/LAN trials (in more ways than one) primed me to expect trouble but in practice th...
@william1066 - of course I am 'sitting on the shoulders of other' and I have never denied it, I always say what libraries etc I am using, minimalmodbu...
@scrchngwsl - very interesting, and thanks for writing it up in so much detail. A couple of thoughts: (a) at the end of the day, there is really onl...
Absolutely! One is complex and obscure, full of endless indents meaningless to man, the other is simple and transparent. That is the whole point!
Pretty much par for the course, though my installer was better, he not only suggested the volumiser in the first place when I mentioned the short cycl...
I have the SDM120 without the M suffix. M is for modbus... I could get it changed over but it would need a qualified electrician (I don't think DIY ...
Yes, I agree, it is an interesting thread, and further confirms the smoke and mirrors we are up against. This is important information! Context m...
FWIW, I have calculated the weekly and overall discrepancies between my Class 1/Class B external heat pump only kWh meter (I think I am right in sayin...
An intriguing idea. But might it add additional complexity without any real benefit? Put another way, is there any harm associated with having a volum...
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