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    18th edition ammendment 2 Exam.

    Everyone has the same trouble, my advise is stick at it . I am the world's number one who hates maths. I keep up to date using YouTube. It's handy to know the adiabatic formulas as well as how to use them with say the osg. There are other formulas as well. Keep your hand in. In many instances...
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    Solar System Review

    I agree , no pride in jobs just £££ . It is such a shame. I have had to return to systems years down the road and they have faulted just because no thought has gone into the install. Quick in and out. Most are bad joints and cables not being secured causing rubbing against metal due to wind...
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    Solar System Review

    I have been to several jobs where tripping has occured systems a good few years old. I always check with the manufacturer recommendations and how supervised I was when they advised that they use 100ma RCD in which case I had to revert to a separate cu. I now always don't assume I always call the...
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    Solar System Review

    Was it your choice to fit the equipment in the loft. I would never recommend this and more so with battery's. Unless you make it very ventilated. My system was put in by a company in the loft if I could turn back the clock it would not have been put in the loft. I have had 3 battery failures an...
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    Earthing home PV/battery system for use in power cuts

    Yes and it's really not 100% clear , you would think that it would be written but everyone has differant takes on this subject.
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    Earthing home PV/battery system for use in power cuts

    As I have been advised in small generators up to 10kw that the Genny it's self must be linked at the Genny end . Neutral CPC link and a permeant sign not to use other than with Genny. And the Genny then connects as TT. This will allow the RCD protection to work using the change over switch as...
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    Question

    Having some experience in electronics I myself would never dream of switching electronic equipment off like TVs and amps always left these in standby as my old teacher always stated you could cause failures . But nowadays equipment is much more sound so now everything gets turned off nothing is...
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    Question

    We have had no issues at all good keeps well
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    Question

    I always try and support what I talk about so this is from Bosch You should keep the doors of your fridge and freezer closed after power cut. 2. Food can remain fresh up to four hours in a refrigerator, 48 hours in a full freezer, and 24 hours in a half freezer.
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    Which wattage of inverter to pick?

    Which network company is this. We are with spenergy and I was granted 8kw system ok it cost £380 for that pleasure. I would go back and try and find the person who actually deals with that area of tech as many call centers work off a script. New inverters now come with grid export limiter built...
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    Question

    Solar works in day not night. We look at all areas of saving and this one is sound , it may not sound logic but after 8 months I will have proper figures and I can then come back and say it's worked or come back and say the timers failed and i lost all my meat lol. It's always a positive not a...
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    Question

    The manufacturers state 24 hours max. We have had longer power cuts anyway.
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    Question

    Let you know the cost of saving in another 8 months. We have quite a few power cut in my area and these appliances are good for 12 plus hours in a power cut. At the times they are off they are not opened and closed as we are all asleep.
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    Question

    My system show the same and mine was fridge.it was a newish Samsung American fridge. We have since put it on a timer so it goes off now at midnight and comes back on at 6am and so noticed blip gone within them hours.
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    More than 4Kw of solar , can i?

    My DNO spenergy authorised my 8kw but it cost me an extra £380 for this privilege. Apparently this money was used to upgrade my transformer but reality that was bull.
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    Does anybody recognize this rail or mounting system please ? SOLVED

    I added a system to my roof and when I priced the correct PV parts , I decided to use 2 X galvanized electrical conduit channels. They have been up years and cost £74 delivered 6 m lengths.
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    Hot water from PV

    Has anyone heard of a Bunsen air heating system or even installed one.
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    New EV charging?

    Councils will stop leads trailing ,Like you pointed out training leads not safe. It's funny as I watched a couple of electricians makeing YouTube videos and installing chargers knowing that the leads would trail across a public foot path. I would not have fitted the chargers as I would have a...
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    Is tracking solar worth the hassle?

    It's worth the effort,but you will have huge obstacles like mentioned, bad weather. You will have to consider wire fatigue . But a worth while effort to get the max from a system. I would love to see your design. I have an idea for my next project, using one central post, I got the idea from a...
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    Earthing for a Vehicle Inverter

    Yes that is correct but the ev car in Hyundai set up is using something clever. But note 5 is interesting..
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