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Topics: 16 / Replies: 3332
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

Erm... I'm not quite sure of the temperature,but the water's pretty warm today. It's been a 'busy day at the office'

2 years ago
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RE: Time to Speak Up on OFGEM’s Standing Charges

I'm unsure whether I should be apologising for describing the effect of a block tariff... ... or praising the last government for having decided aga...

2 years ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

If you've recovered 15 tubes which still seem to work, then you could consider using them in a greenhouse environment. Even if they are now only hal...

2 years ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

At what angle? I'm unsure what fluid is within the copper tube, but my understanding is that it changes density, thus rising up to the top when hot....

2 years ago
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RE: How much more can we learn and then use ourselves from @transparent’s systems?

Hmm. It's unclear from the "glossy" GivEnergy website which features differ between their AC inverters and Hybrid inverters. I've located the manual...

2 years ago
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RE: How much more can we learn and then use ourselves from @transparent’s systems?

Erm... yes. That's correct. The AC3 is the most basic/standard inverter I could find on the GivEnergy website.And it's rated at 3kW. So your...

2 years ago
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RE: How much more can we learn and then use ourselves from @transparent’s systems?

I'm just tagging @lucia here, not just because she expressed an interest in an off-grid approach when posting over on the topic about Ofgem's request ...

2 years ago
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RE: How much more can we learn and then use ourselves from @transparent’s systems?

If that's a 9.5kWh battery from Givenergy, then you must have a separate inverter.They don't do an 'all-in-one' model with that capacity. The batt...

2 years ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

I'm suggesting that you weigh the tubes in order to confirm that the only fault is the loss of vacuum. If all the tubes (hot & cold) still weigh...

2 years ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

If air has replaced the vacuum, then those tubes will weigh more. Put them on kitchen scales and see if there's a difference.

2 years ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

Here we have hazy-sun, manifold reporting 51°Cand the glass is below the temperature of my hand, so I guess you'd describe them as 'cold' I wonder i...

2 years ago
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RE: Broken evacuated tubes

It's difficult to keep the undersides of the vacuum tubes clean, let alone any reflecting surface below it.The lower the angle of the tubes, the worse...

2 years ago
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