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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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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Harmonics & Heat Pumps

Great! 🤣 I could do with learning about using AI to create the energy-related cartoons in my mind. My only foray into AI thus far has been a 20s...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Harmonics & Heat Pumps

@heacol and I are very much in agreement on this issue. As we migrate to a grid with more high-current inductive loads and switch-mode power supply ...

2 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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