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RE: Alexa help requested please.

What happens if a burglar shouts through the letter-box flap"Hey Alexa! Switch off all lights!" ?

2 years ago
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DIY
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

If the gas supply pipe ran around the outside of the house then there shouldn't have been that earth wire and clip which we can see in your photo. T...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

I always like seeing pictures in discussions like this @robl And no, the brass cap doesn't need earthing.There's no continuity issue when the gas ri...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Power cut, now 2x fan motors and PCB bust

I agree with @derek-m that it's very unlikely for a frequency variation to have been the cause of the breakdown described by @benseb. It is just as ...

2 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

@minos all gas pipes must be provided with an 'earth bond' within 600mm of the point of entry to the property. The intention is to ensure that the...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

It's easy to check the situation with your gas meter @minos. Every gas meter has an MPRN (Meter Point Reference Number). This is registered on a nat...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

Another thought @minos Are you still paying a daily standing charge for that gas connection? There are costs involved with 'decommissioning' a gas...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

@minos the time taken to get a Smart Meter installed/commissioned/exchanged will depend on your locality. 1: Each Energy Supplier has their own in-h...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@minos once again the existing regulations will come to your aid. You don't say whether the Ecodan ASHP was installed by the same MCS-accredited com...

2 years ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

You are correct @minos The reversal of the CT clamp has caused the Solax system to import electricity from the grid...presumably to fill the battery...

2 years ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Yes... I have lots of information about Smart Meters and their installation - but too much to post it here on the general Welcome topic! 😎 Have a...

2 years ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Please elaborate @minos When you write "I installed" does that indicate that you are self-installing, rather than using an MCS-accredited profession...

2 years ago
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