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For those who didn't appreciate the point made by @editor above, can I point out that a grounded currant can easily be identified because it's still a...
Think carefully about this point. If such a shower unit were to be fitted in a location where the DHW cylinder were heated by a log-burner, for exam...
@cswd .... another engineer! Great - and welcome to the party 🍾 Just noting your employment role and the time-stamp on your post... what's the qual...
That's a good point @cswdand I agree that the 'rules' for decommissioning a gas supply are unclear. Technically Cadent is a Gas Distribution Network...
Just for the record... If a DHW system has a mixer-valve to prevent scalding accidents, then these are sold in the UK with a default setting of 42de...
@iaack - as this is a discussion forum, then please pitch in with any ideas you have for producing a 'fair result' from the available data. Personal...
That's an acceptably small delay for billing purposes @filipeBut we have to hope that the range of delays are indeed more related to the histogram I p...
@dockray if we're writing stuff here which is deeper than your understanding, then we rely on you to drag it back to an acceptable level! Please sta...
@dockray - over the past 9 weeks I've been 'decommissioning' the grid-tied solar export and associated 8kWh PowerVault storage battery.The export paym...
Background info for others to understand this point: The Smart Meter Widea Network (SMWAN) in GB is divided into three territories for which licence...
Thanks for raising the matter of pre-payment meters @hugh-f Let me point out here that the Smart Meter Specification allows for the same cost-saving...
Sorry @tim441 that the link didn't work for you.I'd used the 'short-form' version which should be ok whilst jumping within this forum.... but I've now...
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