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    Yes. The wires to the thermostat are only 12 volts, can carry data and supply, this is why I fitted the useless Nest Gen 3, as it only...
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    Yes, the storage battery. My system charges 00:30 to 05:30, it will discharge from 05:30 until around 09:00 and slowly the solar takes...
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    The drop in payment from 15p to 12p/kWh my not seem much, but it is a warning that in the future we may not be getting the same pay for...
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    Change to grid switch with one keyed so can turn off if damaged etc, like water ingress, but not by accident.
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    ericmark reacted to SUNRAY's post in the thread Fuse box tripping? with Like Like.
    My personal first go to for intermittant RCD tripping is mains filters in domestic white goods - Dishwasher, washing machine, tumble...
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    With solar and battery around £200 pa, so saving around £1100 pa, I can say that as I also use around the same amount of power per day...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Fuse box tripping?.
    An RCBO is an MCB and RCD combined, both an RCBO and an RCD will have a test button. Had you not said lights, my thoughts would be a...
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    ericmark replied to the thread skint and no heating.
    Many years ago I had that with a simple fan heater plugged into a socket controlled by a wall thermostat in my caravan. This is the big...
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    I have solar panels (6 kW) and inverter (5 kW) plus battery (6.4 kWh) professionally fitted, but it took me 20 months to get a smart...
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    ericmark replied to the thread skint and no heating.
    I had a problem with mould in the bathroom with my house in Mold, and the RH was in most rooms around 75% which is on the high side, but...
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    Is a matter of milliseconds really a problem in waiting time?
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    ericmark replied to the thread skint and no heating.
    Utility room 12.9°C at 64% relative humidity, and flat 16°C at 51% RH, but heated rooms 18.7°C at 49% RH (my bedroom) and 22.1°C at 41%...
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    I note they tested the RCBO to see if it was damaged, and it seems to switched off fast enough to stop any damage, but be it damaging...
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    ericmark replied to the thread skint and no heating.
    By change I came across this Channel 4+ documentary by Guy Martin. It starts by as with most talking about insulation and draft...
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    ericmark reacted to plugwash's post in the thread Plug in solar, what do you think? with Like Like.
    It's not exactly a "widow maker" in the conventional sense, because grid-tie solar inverters are designed to shut down on loss of grid...
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