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    ericmark replied to the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's.
    I did move to Octopus with their EV tariff, very little difference in cost of off-peak and peak to British Gas, 8.50p and 30.51p...
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    A MCB is two devices in one, the thermal trip will take time to work, and the magnet part is B (3 to 5 times thermal) C (5 - 10 times...
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    Waterproof IP68 is costly, in the main we go water resistance, which could be simply a plastic box over the plug and socket, done that...
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    A LED is a current dependent device, so it needs a driver to convert them into being a voltage dependent device. A white LED is around 3...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Setting up a new TV?.
    Remote now working Sky and TV, so that bit sorted. The satellite slowly removing the encrypted and god and sex channels, so becoming...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Setting up a new TV?.
    Yes, but need some time while wife is not watching TV to try and set things up. With info already given.
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    ericmark replied to the thread Setting up a new TV?.
    Sorry, box was not to hand, I looked for details on the instructions, and they were not shown. I am slowly masking all the useless...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Faulty CH programmer.
    Confused, looked at the manual and it says it has 3 amp contacts so it will not take to load to storage radiators. Unless it only...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Faulty CH programmer.
    I have not used a programmer in years, when the tungsten light bulb went, I found wanted the heating higher in the evening than through...
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    ericmark reacted to Lucid's post in the thread Setting up a new TV? with Like Like.
    I've just wasted 10 minutes checking four different Sharp 55" Freely TVs for the AV input. The models are 55HJ4225K, 55HJ4125K...
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    Old TV 42" new TV 55" both cheap Black Friday deals, new one Sharp Aquos, three HDMI leads, satellite lead, terrestrial aerial lead, and...
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    ericmark replied to the thread 3 electric showers.
    I have two instant electric showers on a 60 amp supply. DNO fuse has not blown while I have been in the house (5 years) and I note the...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Are these C2s or C3s.
    @plugwash has said what I also consider the problem with an EICR, each edition of BS7671 has two things, one is new rules, and two is...
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    I do wonder if the SUNVIC motorised valve actually fitted? I was at first thinking the same, until I realised this is a unique valve...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Doorbell.
    I am the same, I blame dyslexic problems, I know what I want to say, but it does not read the way I intended. That's the whole thing...
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