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In 5 years time, the tariffs may have changed, that was why I was looking at plug in, as it stands I don't need more solar or batteries as they work together nicely. But if the off-peak goes up in price or the solar export payment goes down, then I would be looking for more battery, and some...

It did seem that the shutters may have also manually worked the relay, hard to work out now it has been broken open.

They must be joking, for me that means forget plug in solar.

Curiosity got better of me, so broke it open there are contacts worked by the shutters, also seems at some point water got inside.

We have black, red, blue and green bins, and it says should not put soil (ground or earth) in the green bin, so green bin it seems is not earthed!

2. SWITCH ON. But can't find a switch, the light does flash, but 4. PLUG IN APPLIANCE. And the appliance is not powered, and the light continues to flash, I was going to test it, but one it is 30 mA so have no socket over 30 mA to test it with, two batteries flat in the tester, and three can't...

If it is, then it would be due to Part P building control regulations, which you can read as easy as me, it's all online. I would offhand say no, it is not notifiable, unless it is in Wales and in the kitchen, and you say London, so will be the English Part P. However, RCDs/RCBOs need testing...

To my mind, you can use any colour you like, except for green, cream, and green/yellow, these are reserved for PEN, earth, and bonding cabled. All other colours can be over sleeved. Except for vehicles, where green means fused ignition supply with the old Lucas wiring colours. The trace shows...

Not sure why this thread has been flagged up, but testing a RCD for not tripping is not as easy as one would think. I have put my RCD tester on the RCD, and it has shown well within spec, but changing it has removed the tripping problem. Not a clue why, I know some RCDs were advertised as...

The regulations allow G/Y in a multicore cable to be oversleeved and used as a live conductor? Is clearly incorrect.

If this is the case, seems little point in plug in solar with batteries not included. There are going to be some very disappointed people.

Please, @denso13 no comments are aimed at you, I thank you for your efforts, but one does hope instructions are proofread first, that set of instructions was just silly.

I see a little problem here.

Oh dear, why does plug in require a FCU ? I thought that phrase had been dropped "Competent person. A person who possesses sufficient technical knowledge, relevant practical skills and experience for the nature of the electrical work undertaken and is able at all times to prevent danger and...

So why would anyone bother filling in a G98? I will return once I have read the instructions.

Yes, massive crop this year, even with lack of rain. I did not have an angle grinder when I laid the first lot of paving slabs, and I ended up with a gap which needed filling, so a long thin flower bed was formed to take up the space. The hedge to right and apple tree above mean this strip...

If hard-wired, then no longer plug in solar. You have always been allowed hard-wired solar. There are hoops to jump through, the biggest of the hoops has been the G98/99 and getting the second MPAN number so you are paid for export. This is still an unanswered question with plug in solar, the...

Traditionally we would drag the washing machine to the centre of the kitchen floor to fill, load, and via the mangle move the clothes to the spin dryer, but yes my parents did have an early Bendix which was one of the early front loaders before any concrete iron weights, and it was bolted to the...

What strengthening if any, will be required to hang solar panels off a plastic fence panel? Also with steel fencing what, if any, earthing is required? And will it take the weight ?

I must have loads of plugs which have been used with a near 3 kW load, most have worked without a problem, some however have failed, and I look at them, and wonder why? The fuse should be sand filled, to BS 1362 but if I look at pictures of a genuine fuse and a counterfeit fuse, I am not...