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RE: Earth Bonding

I want to run this past my DNO engineering manager. That article states The earthing arrangement of most EESS in island mode, where the installati...

2 years ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Can you clarify those interesting comments please @rob99 ? Does that point about MCS also apply to your proposed PV & Battery installations?If y...

2 years ago
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RE: A beginner's journey into DIY home energy storage - no solar!

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...

2 years ago
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RE: A beginner's journey into DIY home energy storage - no solar!

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

Let me provide the background detail which shows the electricity supply used for the majority of the UK population. Protective Multiple Earth (PME) ...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

I've run those pole numbers (and variations thereof) through NGEDs entire database of substations and that pattern of naming doesn't occur @steevjoSo ...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

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?

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

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...

2 years ago
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RE: Earth Bonding

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...

2 years ago
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