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  1. champagnecharly

    EICR/PIR for 2up 2 down Is price excessive given extent and "limitations"

    Just wondering what cost one should have expect for an EICR or PIR in 2021. Looking through maintenance history I noted PIR for a 2 up 2 down in the SE at £613. Along with the inspection the following works were carried out: Doubled up circuit breaker c2 fitted 1 mcb wrong smoke detectors (x3)...
  2. champagnecharly

    Discrepency between consumption data. smart meter V inhome display.at

    Current reading x voltage reading on meter is significantly more than usage in watts on the IHD. I checked the current through the tiils with a clamp meter and reading agrees with the smart meter. Why would these readings be different. Currently with 240v 1.3a which would be 320w but Ihd says...
  3. champagnecharly

    Growatt sp2000 CT clamps and device communication.

    Has anybody used one of the sp series? Have you managed to communicate to it over wired ethernet/lan port? I plug it in either with straight or crossover and router doesn't detect anything. Is that normal? It was sold without the CT clamp. How interchangeable are these clamps? WHich pins of...
  4. champagnecharly

    hybrid/Battery/UPS inverter efficiency-question rephrased

    How ineficient are hybrid inverters when using them to store energy from the grid and convert back? How much improvement has there been on this in the past 10 years? The following graph taken from https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme812/node/738 is around 10 years old. Would the efficiency curve...
  5. champagnecharly

    EICR

    Not a pro. hoping this might be the best place to ask though. Looking at an EICR.. on upstairs circuit r2 = 1.17. r1 = 0.48. r2+r1 = 0.41 I'm concerned by the high r2. There is a note regards lack of continuity in cpc on that circuit which was repaired. Observation description included c2 but...
  6. champagnecharly

    Where does poor Workmanship end and contrary to regs begin?

    Hi, I have a few concerns in my home. Hope somebody can advise on how naughty the following concerns are. . Electrician came to check bathroom extractor. Couldnt find spur so didn't install and left cables as you see in photo 1. Went back to office claimed job was done. Out of curiosity...
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