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@adamk Truthfully, I'd never heard of such things. Google (from sensible sources) says there needs to be an electrical contact with both metals. Not i...
@majordennisbloodnok I can't help but feel this thread could do with a bit of summarising. There appear to be several basic questions to which we n...
@transparent which you can do if they are hard-wired by a qualified electrician, but which we still shouldn't do because there don't appear to be...
Their slowness to acknowledge mine was hopefully indicative of being snowed in with millions of contributions. 🤞🏻😂
It sort of applied to 🐙 installations when they were cheap and TJ himself, Mr 🐙 Heat pump head honcho, explained the capex v running c...
@transparent 1: Yes, the solar system must be hard-wired, but it also still needs to be on that pre-approved ENA database. Er... that is EX...
I forgot to ask - did anyone else who responded to the consultation get an email from Ofgem weeks later saying their submission was 'accepted'? It c...
They are not 'plug and play' in the UK. As I have spent multiple posts trying to explain the last couple of days... 😩 😂 They are har...
To install these the simple way on a balcony, flat garage roof or in a garden - apart from the physical fixings you need to: a) have equipment that ...
@toodles I don't think I've ever seen such goodwill towards a company that's going into administration. Lots of people are posting their letters onlin...
@toodles But the inverter still needs to be hard wired in. That's the electrical connection that makes it impossible for the tenants of rental propert...
There's a clear set of legal procedures that has to be followed when receivers are called in. So I don't think there'll be any comments from anyone un...
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