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    Non-PV electricity monitoring

    I'm in Ferndown in Dorset, about 7 miles from Bournemouth. If anyone's in the area...
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    Non-PV electricity monitoring

    Many thanks everyone. I'm going to see if there are any other monitors out there which might sort this out. I understand that its not a DIY job, but would this be something a competent electrician to sort out for me at a reasonable price?
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    Non-PV electricity monitoring

    Hi, I've attached a photo of all the connections etc. My mains power comes in top left and I assumed if I attached the monitor to the red cable going from it to the meter bottom left it would pick up my mains usage. IBut when the PV system is operating the surplus gets back into the grid through...
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    Non-PV electricity monitoring

    I've tried that but I still get this problem. The PV has a mini consumer unit. I've attached the wiring plan if it helps
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    Non-PV electricity monitoring

    Thanks for the help. I had a feeling it would be something like this, I'm just surprised it occurs whichever cable I attach the monitor to. I assumed the exported power would get into the grid via the negative cable, not the positive as well, but if thats how it works I guess I've had it. If you...
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    Non-PV electricity monitoring

    Hi, I have a 2.9 KW system which is going great guns in the recent sunny weather, but I thought it would be helpful to monitor my non-PV electricity usage 'real-time' to make sure I didn't exceed my PV electricity supply when running appliances. I bought a CC128 monitor which I clipped onto the...
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