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@derek-m - The electricity supply industry relies on 'diversity' with regard to phase balancing and hopes for a reasonable balance of loads across t...
Here is NGED's policy document: NGED Standardisation of Fusing to 80A My 100A service head was replaced with an 80A one last year after I rashly rep...
@transparent If it's a Podpoint Solo EV charger, a quick look at the installation guide suggests it has has a form of PEN fault detection and can be...
At present, the focus of many people - I'm thinking of PV and domestic battery owners here - is on export limitation to the grid. (Call me a cynic, b...
@hem Depending on the charger you install, an option may be to use an SWA cable with an integral cat5 cable. This may be used either for an intern...
I don't know about 'rules'; I did my calculations by first principles, considering where any heat would be lost. Basically, first floor ceiling losse...
I've just looked back on my bill for 15 Feb - 8 March and I was charged 14.05p/kWh +VAT. I can't understand these people who insist they won't have a...
@cathoderay - I have similar problems with my Lounge and Kitchen, although not to the same extent as @showi . I don't have high ceilings but I had no...
I'll ask the obvious question, then. Did the OE chap offer a detailed report on their heat loss calculations? Apparently not.
Yes, I think so. To be fair, I had downloaded my half-hourly data from n3rgy rather than my supplier's portal, but I have just done so now and for t...
@transparent I have tried this for my billing period since 9th February. Whilst I have half-hourly meter readings from the National Grid Gas Data Po...
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