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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

In response to @jamespa 's similar point, there is an unfortunate history of generation devices (inverters) continuing to output power after the time-...

7 months ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

It's the other way around @batpred Newer RCDs and RCBOs are most likely to have a small solenoid with the coil being energised via a control circui...

7 months ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

Allow me to me turn the argument around. Let's suppose it was the MCS proposing that "the solenoid coil in the RCBO won't burn out because the micro...

7 months ago
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RE: Advice Needed For New Ground Source Heat Pump System in SW Scotland

I recommend talking with Kensa Heat Pumps who are a UK GSHP manufacturer. They're nowhere near you geographically, but actually based almost as far ...

7 months ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

I respectively disagree @robl Here's the relevant paragraphs from the BEAMA Report which alerted the IET to the problem back in 2024   Th...

7 months ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

It's only in the past couple of years that bi-directional RCBOs have been available...... and only a year since it became illegal to fit a standard (u...

7 months ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

I don't think that is possible, which is why I described the problem in my post. The Plug'n'Play inverter could operate ok if plugged into a circuit...

7 months ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?

Yes, in theory it can be installed safely...... but how would you enable Joe Public to know whether the socket it's being plugged into is supplied fro...

7 months ago
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RE: My NIBE ASHP Nightmare: No Commissioning, High Bills and a Hostile Installer

That's not bad. We've had visitors to this forum with cycling 20x per hour! If 'James' can't or won't resolve the issues, then you could take this...

7 months ago
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