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Don't know, it was a unplanned power cut according to the text message I got from UKPN. I am semi rural, so get a few short power cuts a year. My consumer unit is from the era before house wide surge suppression was common place and thus I am wondering if I had a surge protection device...

Tried that already. When turning the switched FCU back on, the flu fan instantly starts straight away at full speed and stays like that, LCD does not light up and I do not hear any of the other components like the diverter valve move like I usually do when turning the boiler on. This is just me...

Had a short power cut earlier and when the power came back on, it looks like my Vaillant Ecotec 937 plus boiler died. My educated guess is either when the power went out or when the power came back on, the PCB on my boiler died, as now it is completely unresponsive (LCD dead, no heating or hot...

Sorted it...sorta. One of the 4 led's in the series chain had died, so just removed and bypassed that LED. Will see how long it lasts with the 3 LED's. Not sure if the driver is constant current or constant voltage, but either way, the 3 reaming LED's may be being pushed more now if it is a...

I have 5 of these (see below) in my bathroom with the 90° lenses, and one has now failed and needs replacing. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTFRD12DL.html I am having difficulty in finding a integrated fire rated LED down light that is both 90° beam angle and 5500K in colour...

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My voltage (under low/normal loads) tends to hover around 242v within a volt or so.

Quick question, for those who have a SMA solar inverter and use the related Sunny Portal to monitor and export the data from your system, does the web portal cost anything to use? I have also heard there is a professional version of the Sunny portal, does that cost anything? Side question: How...

It's ok, I sorted the issue. The socket what I thought was fed from the DB, was in fact the 2nd or 3rd socket inline and the socket what I thought was second in line by my computer, was in fact fed directly from the DB. I made the wrong assumption initially based on the socket being closest to...

Hi all, woke up this morning to a buzzing and crackling sound coming from one of the sockets in my bedroom when I turned it on, which also caused the lights to flicker at the same time, what is the 2nd socket inline on the 20A radial socket circuit. Stuff was not working/powering up on this...

Tbh, I think it is a bit of a gimmick that won't take on. Who's not going to boil their kettle because the light is red at night when renewable sources overall will be at their lowest output. As for cutting off standby power, what happens when the devices total power is lower than the standby...

But can a socket detect (or any device connected to the mains alone without any sort of Wi-Fi/internet connection) if the national grid is running more on renewable vs non-renewable sources?

See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-61030903 Any truth behind this, what feels a little to good to be true! Regards: Elliott.

Lets see....Kettle, Mettle Toaster, Chrome bedside fan, PC power supply, extension leads, 24 port PoE network switch, TV, fridge, etc... all have 3 core flex and all require an earth connection! Many devices in my house are a class 1 device and require a CPC "earth" connection.

Went for this in the end, IP54 rated PVC coated steel conduit: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/BHSP20B.html

I might paint it black if I go the metal conduit route, I need a way to keep foxes from chewing through the thin cat5e cable like they have done with my 13mm plastic irrigation pipe. I am not sure if the foxes would do the same to the plastic conduit. I will reconsider and update you all on...

I need to run some external grade Cat5e cable (that I already have) up my garden to my shed, however I need to protect it from being destroyed by Foxes and other wildlife. I am considering running it in 20mm flexible galvanised conduit, and am wondering if the galvanised conduit will stand up...

Redundancy and Resilience.

With the Pyronix Enforcer WE v10 panel, I know it comes with Wi-Fi built in as standard, but if you get the GPRS SIM module, does it replace the "built in" Wi-Fi module or is it in addition to it? I.e. can you install the GPRS module in addition to what it comes with OR would you need the v11...

I have a problem with one of my new Hive Heating thermostatic radiator valves that I got last month, it has stopped responding to manual temperature changes via the valve it's self, but the valve still wakes up when you go to manually adjust it as shown in the video. Have I accidentally enabled...