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Why would we need ALCS implemented in those appliances? We just need someone to give us easy ways of getting the ALCS signals from the smart meter to ...
@editor It is truly bizarre that it persists to this day. When there were local electricity boards, it was more understandable, but isn't the national...
I could of course program such a robot because I do for my work, to extract data from websites whose developers didn't bother to give their users an "...
@batalto my point exactly (and you miss a third option: they "print" more money, effectively devaluing existing money like our savings and taking a li...
@editor I don't know about derek-m, but the site doesn't remember me for very long, whether or not I tick the "Remember Me" box on the login page. May...
@editor The government probably isn't going to print more money to cover this when it can raise it through standing charge levies, so it's going to co...
@saz It does seem odd, as you say. I think our heatpump installer left all the controller programming to the electricians, as they were the most techn...
@heacol right-o. Might be a good idea to expand that abbreviation on first use because those of us coming from "smart home" will be using Passive Infr...
Do the regulations miss the point, are the regulators ineffective, or is it something else? I'm fairly happy with my heat pump system, as you may kn...
I'm confused. How do Passive Infra Red sensors stop a building being airtight? Do they need draughts to work? I didn't think so.
@heacol how do you figure they pay for themselves that quick?suggested the numbers didn't add up for MHRV.
@editor - I think we had price and a pretty full list of parts and works, but not line prices. @heacol - why not break it down? You could still walk...
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