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Victron operate in the renewable-energy theatre in the same way as Apple do in digital electronics. It's well designed and expensive.Once you go dow...
Yes @astranger you're ok to use the Growatt SPF5000ES with no solar, and it can't export.There's also an SPF6000ES announced, but it's only had a limi...
I may not appear to be responding directly to what you post @steevjobut I am reading every point you've written to ensure that I cover it within my on...
Let me provide the background detail which shows the electricity supply used for the majority of the UK population. Protective Multiple Earth (PME) ...
I've run those pole numbers (and variations thereof) through NGEDs entire database of substations and that pattern of naming doesn't occur @steevjoSo ...
Ah yes - I can see it: Rear of Steevjo's Field - Code? - Couldn't Arrange 1 😉 So what's the number on the next pole?
There will still be a substation number plate on that pole. Every pole on the grid is numbered, even if it has no transformer and no wires currently...
If you gave me the ID number of your local substation, I can actually check the 440v feeds from it to see what earthing is already installed by WPD/NG...
Is that National Grid ESO, who run the Transmission Grid for GB (400kV and above)? or National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), who have the op...
The point you're raising @steevjo and @iancalderbank is extremely important. As it's a safety issue, I'm going to look back at some diagrams and not...
I'm happy that the Tesla storage battery system has an earth connection back to point beside the consumer unit. I wouldn't be happy if there was any...
You're right @iancalderbank that this is 'very close' to my area of expertise. I have a friendly qualified electrician who's happy for me to run mai...
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