Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

WOW four votes, as many as that? I think all it confirms, is that more people than I would expect, don't understand basic physics. John - if you really want to know for certain, then set up the simple experiment I described. There is a perfectly valid reason why the Willis is designed the way...

Almost every customer with a smart meter, will be aware of what a IHD is. I am surprised that someone 'in the trade' might not know, when the IHD was mentioned in the same sentence as the smart meter.

I bought the fancy optional extra remote for my LG, the optional one uses a mix of IR and 'wireless', to transmit to the TV. One day, it stopped working, and needed to be re-paired to the TV. Is there a pairing setting somewhere in the TV?

However, when we are discussing a fairly confined bit of tech, then what is under discussion will be fairly obvious, even if the short form of initials are used. When discussing smart meters, IHD, can only possibly mean an In Home Display.

Some background heat throughout, and a living room gas fire for a bit of additional local heat works for us, and is reasonably economical. Hall stat, set to 14C overnight, 18C during day. It's barely firing at the moment.

What you need, is a custom-built BMS, however, no system can predict the future, as in the weather, precisely. There is a very knowledgeable group, on the Octopus server, where several have fancy systems set up. Well worth having a read of that.

The OP suggested the 'signal light' on the remote was flashing, which suggests the buttons at least, are working OK. I would suggest the camera test, to confirm it is transmitting.

I don't know if this has been posted already - https://www.pluginsolar.co.uk/?product_cat=plug-in-solar They seem to be already selling it in the UK..

Power all isolated, completely remove those three clamp screws from the T, prise the clamps of the T apart, using a pair of screwdrivers as levers, plus pliers - the T is only thin pressed steel. You should now be able to see what cable types are in the conduit. Almost certainly, they will be...

In Home Display - the little display you get, when you have a smart meter installed. It updates every 10 seconds, with your electric consumption, and some suggest, every 30 minutes with you gas consumption. Trouble is, they do not store the data, only display it - until the following day or two...

Eric, I think you are an Octopus customer - get yourself a free Octopus pink gadget. The gadget, connects to your meter, just like a IHD, and also to your wifi. It sends a constant stream (every 10 seconds), of instantaneous, and accurate consumption data to Octopus. You can then access the data...

Best ask them what it would cost you to get out of that.

Milliband was suggesting we need more renewables, so that Britain is independent of imported fuel costs, affecting energy costs - we had that, before they began demolishing power stations.

A quick, easy test, to discount that as the cause!