Last seen: Sep 16, 2025
That story about Eclipse Power's installation of 49MW storage is a carbon copy of the situation I raised in a post here about North Tawton on 21st Apr...
Let's return to the possibilities for using ELV devices within the home:
The wiring between an inverter and a 48v (nominal) battery does operate within the parameters of Extra Low Voltage, but would not normally be referred...
Leaving aside the current problems in sourcing products from China at the moment, I think it might help if I also highlighted here what I've deduced f...
We're moving very fast into another area of discussion within the subject of ELV. I'll address what I've found out concerning connectors here. But ple...
In order to not 'crowd' this topic with ideas and information about the use of 'off-grid' storage batteries, I've started a separate thread about usin...
I discussed this very solution with my DNO in the initial year of the OpenLV Project to have monitored substations. Great minds etc.... 😎 DNOs too...
In many cases I would agree. But I could easily apply that argument to the ubiquitous GU10 LED light bulb. It's the most common type used in kitchen...
I'm now looking at this from the opposite viewpoint... using ELV unless there is a reason not to do so. The current objective is to create a system ...
I think that would be lacking in adventure 🙂 Here's an overview of the intended 48v wiring to the existing ELV wiring positions. And here's the...
Lots of questions arise from those points @jeff Since there are few 'Standards' let me start by addressing the issue of which voltage to use. Twent...
Latest Posts
-
RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
@editor your engineer's attitude is truly horrifying. ...
By GrahamF , 12 hours ago
-
@cliffhanger - seriously though, I have no idea. What I...
By cathodeRay , 14 hours ago
-
RE: How to choose Towel Rails for an ASHP
@rob-nezard yes absolutely. Here is the link and a pho...
By GrahamF , 14 hours ago
-
@mixergy Thanks for the update, I would appreciate some...
By bontwoody , 16 hours ago
-
RE: Is Your Broadband Router the Weak Link in Your High-Tech Home?
Unfortunately I'm not that well connected 😂 ...
By Scalextrix , 19 hours ago
-
RE: A Customer's Lessons Learnt from a Heat Pump Installation in a Large House
It is interesting to see what our new Grant Aerona 290 ...
By GrahamF , 22 hours ago
-
RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
I've never physically seen it, but I seem to recall som...
By cathodeRay , 22 hours ago
-
@jamespa Ours is a Daikin EDLA03 8 kW and the Delta T =...
By Toodles , 23 hours ago
-
RE: Midea ASHP – how to set weather compensation
I noticed that too and thought the same thing, but then...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
-
RE: Ya can’t win! It is S*d’s Law!
@old_scientist If IOF is still running next late spring...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
Those of you on Agile will do well tomorrow; there are ...
By Toodles , 2 days ago
-
RE: Who’s Caved and Switched the Heating On Already?
We've been running our Ecodan system, installed in June...
By Sheriff Fatman , 2 days ago
-
Ok. Two schools of thought. The first is to run the ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
-
@drei Willing as I am to help, I don't think I'm yet ...
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
-
Selling 5 year old ASHP & Gas Combi Boiler - £590
Selling a 5-year-old Daikin Altherma Hybrid Air Source ...
By Paul G , 3 days ago
-
RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
By JamesPa , 3 days ago
-
RE: Is a Valliant Inline 6kW heater a BUS buster?
Much of that is true in principle, but its not likely t...
By JamesPa , 4 days ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?
@dgclimatecontrol I attach the responses from 2 potenti...
By pash44pump , 5 days ago
-
RE: Buffers, hot water and cooling
@dgclimatecontrol thanks, that's helpful.
By JamesPa , 5 days ago
