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The weakest link in the UK Electricity Network is the introduction of Smart EV Chargers which are sent commands using the internet, rather than vi...
A photo of your buffer tank would be a good start.Let's have a look at the size and how it's been plumbed.
Layman's explanation of how a PV Solar Panel works: There are these two silicon atoms sitting on a roof in the sunshine. A photon comes hurtling a...
Returning back to the original point made by @retrobod - You will now understand that it is the storage of the electricity produced by your solar pa...
The timing is 'accurate' for you only because the offset being applied by your Electricity Smart Metering Equipment (ESME) falls within the first 15mi...
pH isn't high enough.I'm unsure whether system inhibitor would've been adequate to raise it. I would expect it should be lying between 7.3 - 7.8
Thanks Phil. So your installer is knowledgeable enough to know that your Go Tariff doesn't start at 00:30GMT (UTC) and has therefore hedged your bet...
Hi @phowardstutterheim - I did spot your post arriving on your other topic this morning, but I was busy trying to resolve an unrelated issue in China....
Yes, I understand that.I also have this arrangement using Octopus Go. I'm asking how you have actually implemented the battery charger to switch in ...
Please tell us more @filipe Roughly whereabouts are you in the country?I'm interested to assess the extent of renewable energy assets in your region...
There's already a bill attached to my forum avatar 😉
Based on your headline description, @retrobod it sounds to me as if you are being quoted for a string-inverter with two inputs.Each side of the roof i...
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