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Let's pause for a moment whilst I lay out some of the issues I'm wanting to see clarified: 1: We are in the early days of seeing widespread roll-out...
Speaking for myself, I'm happy to do so @jamespipe Some of the enquirers here are obviously raising issues that are technically deep, and we tend to...
Erm... that's the point I'm making. Earthing can't "become TN-S" unless there is a separate earth wire in the feed cable. Perhaps the author is si...
Hmmm. That's not what the author is claiming. You can't implement an earthing arrangement which is always TN-S (ie based on Separate Earth & Neu...
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...
Can you clarify those interesting comments please @rob99 ? Does that point about MCS also apply to your proposed PV & Battery installations?If y...
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?
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm – Using Heating
@jamespa the same here: 5.4kWh in August.
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
@rob-of-york More worthwhile options to consider. Th...
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
Switch to Cosy 12 month fixed initiated - just waiting ...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
If you have a flowmeter and two temperature probes, the...
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RE: Starting Our Heat Pump Journey: 1962 build 3 bed detached house
@ian-s One interesting difference between your two q...
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
@jamespa Absolutely. Even if the same mistake was mad...
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
In fairness all heating has cost a lot to run in recent...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Navigating the World of Refrigerants In Heat Pumps: A Guide for Homeowners
Indeed we are invvestigating AC at present and are havi...
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No, but the heat pump must be capable of delivering a S...
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
R (The R Project for Statistical Computing, I use it wi...
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm Plus 7KW need a service on it
booked it with Vaillant. will use them until i can find...
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
I have seen it stated that the declared calorific value...
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