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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?

The water companies do have an advantage if/when Britain again experiences drought conditions, such as occurred in 1976.They can install stand-pipes '...

4 months ago
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Your Home
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RE: Does anyone have experience of a smart water meter?

The one company I know of who operate a network of smart water meters is Arqiva.I believe they have a water meter network in SE England. That's the ...

4 months ago
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Your Home
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Whilst you're busy installing services (pipes and wires) I strongly recommend that you photograph everything. I actually draw my construction lines ...

4 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Well now's the time to think about it!There's no harm with putting in the (relatively cheap) pipework, and deciding later whether to add the active he...

4 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

I'll admit that a 52v wall outlet is rare.I presently have just two, and both are in my study/workshop area. Most of my household DC wiring is for f...

4 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

Hi @jarlatheoin You're in the right place. I'm a hands-on self-builder. Irrespective of the name of this forum, you are free to start any buildi...

4 months ago
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Introductions, Forum Rules & Updates
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

That's the sort of good design we would expect from Tesla @toodles. There is another reason why an inverter/charger should incorporate current limit...

4 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

That's what most people do if the system offers such a configuration. There's an obvious risk of damage due to over-charging if your inverter...

4 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Ecodan - Legionella Operation Time and Target Temperature

An immersion heater should have two thermostatic switches in series. One is fixed and is an emergency fail-safe.It should be set by the manufacturer...

5 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?

Cross references for @martingale Background discussion on the risks of succumbing to Legionnaires Disease is here And here's an investigative dis...

5 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: 300 Liter Tank - Do I have to heat it all?

Hmmm. You would need to part-fill the cylinder using a material with a lower Heat Capacity than water (4186J/Kg/°C)and a higher density, so that it ...

5 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: Do we really need a mass upgrade of electricity infrastructure at the level we have been told, or even home batteries?

It's unclear to me how the Smart Control project work by Salford University and Hildebrand would be used.At this stage it appears to be raw research, ...

5 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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