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It depends which side of the fence you're on. The MCS regulations do little to protect customers,but they're of great value to the accredited instal...
Yes, @judith is correct. You must be given site-specific information about your installation, not just generic documents from manufacturers of applian...
Very true. The best way to train engineers is to breed them. But even that's thwarted by regulations.I can get safety-glasses and hard hats for a ...
With a technical CV like that @jancold you'll soon find yourself answering questions from others here! True. I started with an off-grid arrangeme...
I don't think there's a clear answer to that.It depends... And that's one of the problems with the PAS63100.It's trying to stipulate how an installa...
Yes. Not only is PAS63100 not mandatory at this stage, but existing installations are exempt. Even so, the Standard has been a year in development b...
Will the installer be laughing when you tell him that the new PAS63100 Standard states that domestic storage batteries shouldn't be within the habitab...
I would be surprised if there's much tail-off in efficiency from a solar-thermal vacuum tube.Being 25 years old isn't a reason to replace the radiatio...
Nah.... we're pretty laid back.There's very little that makes us cross 😉 Please post where you'd like to join in.For others to find what yo...
Something else has changed on the Forum in the last few days. I usually keep open the Tabs for topics where I'm currently contributing or researchin...
Those look like solar thermal tubes. It'll be tricky to use them on 3-phase, but you're welcome to try ! 😉️
Will I be able to use a password in the Cyrillic alphabet? Or does that automatically get flagged as 'weak'? 😉
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