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ericmark replied to the thread Ouch! on the electric bill increase coming. 39%.Mine is oil, C Plan, and near impossible to measure how much oil used, but we use to need two deliveries per year, now down to one... -
ericmark replied to the thread Ouch! on the electric bill increase coming. 39%.I have found the same, non modulating 20 kW boiler, will run for 20 minutes, before it starts cycling off-on, set the timer for ½ hour a...
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ericmark replied to the thread Ouch! on the electric bill increase coming. 39%.Electricity Prices from 1st May 2026 Standing charge (per day) 69.699p Unit rate - day (per kWh) 32.277p Unit rate - night (per kWh)...
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ericmark replied to the thread A home phone through a mobile network router?.I have had VOIP phones, and also used Whatsapp, and each seems to have some good and bad points, the main thing seems to be the ability...
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ericmark replied to the thread EV charger output voltage.??.It is only a switching and monitoring device, little more than a socket, so no voltage change, the V2G EV charging point is designed for...
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ericmark replied to the thread Rewire or not?.found here so socket needs to be 300 mm from the corner. As to fitting a consumer unit then testing, I agree an electrician should...
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ericmark replied to the thread Anyone else using USB-C testers? Just added a few to my tool box.I have a cheap one which shows if cable OK, and one which measures current, but find of little use as it seems down to both cable and...
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ericmark replied to the thread Ryobi Combi Drill choice ?.I think we all have thoughts as to what drill to buy. My problem is Parkside items are not always on sale, so when I needed a new hedge...
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ericmark replied to the thread Rewire or not?.13th edition (Issued in 1955) only allowed no earth if the lighting fittings using filament lamps installed in a room having a...
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ericmark replied to the thread Rewire or not?.An EICR requires the inspector to do a lot of work, which is not required if the result is a re-wire. I only really needed to remove...
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ericmark replied to the thread Rewire or not?.Many council houses near where I lived were wired with metal conduit which took the earth to the light switches. I would say, select...
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ericmark replied to the thread Rewire or not?.As @pete01 says, but dates don't match, 1966 the rules changed, so built 1969 there should have been earths to the lights, even before...
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ericmark replied to the thread EV charge point 60A-100A or not?.Very true, we tend to just consider our own homes, looking at my own I already use 4.4 kW overnight at cheap rate, add 7 kW to that and...
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ericmark replied to the thread Oil filled radiator v oil fired central heating?.I was talking about oil filled no fuelled, the oil stores some of the heat, so although the heater is switching on/off with a mark/space...
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ericmark replied to the thread Radiators not heating in new build.I would guess by-pass valve stuck open, but not down to you to play with, contact landlord.
