Recent content by Walter_B

So sorry to hear that. There are a lot of us on this forum with the big C, some C's bigger than others. There was a lot of chat on it some time ago and the outcome was to get it into the open and talk about it. I think you had a fair say on it then? Like Bob Hoskins said on that old BT ad, "It's...

Did it crater the engine or were you lucky with no pistons banging into stationary valves? I had a Cavalier that I should have replaced the cam belt on - it broke with the wife driving down to England. Luckily that Vauxhall engine kept the valves a sufficient distance from the pistons. AA man...

I had two tyres fitted on the rear and three days later went to the garage I use to get some other work done. Next day I found one if the rears was showing low pressure. It seems a welding shop next to the garage often sweeps debris onto the track in front of their premises and I must have had a...

Sad state of of affairs over all. However, my old man told me that when he was a flight eng in bombers during WWII they were put in a chamber and oxygen was reduced to let then see what would happen. They had no pain and passed out peaceably. I have to admit I wouldn't want to wait 8 days for...

It looks like you may have had a two way circuit there previously....but..????? if you only want the fan running when you have the switch 'on' then wire up the red and black to the L1 and N on the fan and make sure you isolate all other wires. They will be the original. ... Then I gave up -...

I'm fairly certain I have replied to you Sidewinder, but I can't find anything so my apologies if I haven't. (BTW, don't drive @ 85mph on black ice - it alters the memory somewhat!!). Sorry to hear you have been hit so hard with cancer, but wonderful that you post so many answers on this forum...

Yes, they work great Yes, they work great together Sunbath, but I've only had the battery for about a month so not long enough to give a decent assessment. Growatt batteries were very expensive from the co that installed the panels and inverter. The installer himself came in at a grand cheaper...

I am so happy that so many have taken on the chat Sidewinder, and I don't for one minute feel that my spiel has been taken over. The Men's Shed I spoke of is great as it didn't take very long for the guys to start talking - Professor Barry Golding was absolutely spot on with his "Men don't talk...

Thanks for that John. I'll have to wait at least until tomorrow to change the settings - pain from cancer too much today and even the Fentanyl isn't giving relief - my inverter & battery are in the loft. Looking 4wrd 2 getting the system up and running properly. BTW, are you an engineer or an...

I'll never get a photographer of the century prize, but this should be enough to show you the basic setup. The black box under the distribution panel is for the garage, and it feeds from the distribution panel (why it's there I don't know!). The white box to its right is for the shower - it used...

That's why I put the isolator where I did, to be able to work on anything without pulling the distributors fuse. I also have to admit I didn't check any regs beforehand. It was only around the brown line cable.

Thanks for that John.Sorry for asking another question as I know you are a very busy man, however (there it goes again :ROFLMAO:), why does it not work on what is basically a straight through line? The solar panel 'professional' installer put the clamp on the feed line (18" from where it is now)...

Thanks for all you help, much appreciated. However (there's always one of those however :( ), none of it worked, but my system is now up and running beautifully with the battery now feeding into the inverter rather than just being charged – and the problem was so easily resolved. I’ve got a main...

I'm a virgin as far as solar and terminology is concerned I'm afraid. I checked ShinePhone on my phone today (I haven't got it set up on computer yet - my bad!) and it was showing 96% battery with 0.5kWh discharged this afternoon - just checked again & it's showing 95% with 0.7kWh discharged to...

Well gentlemen, I seem to have started a very decent discussion on the big C. I'm very happy that so many of you have opened up to the chat, but of course saddened by the number of us who have been hit. A few years ago a meeting was held in my present town on starting a Men's Shed. I went along...