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Whilst I detest these AI answers, the following seems to have an element of veracity: With a 5-wire (5-terminal) SMETS2 smart meter, the nighttime tariff rate and the physical activation of the fifth wire (which powers storage heaters) do not always align perfectly because they are managed as...

The whole point was that ebee was promoting the 'truth' that DC was a better form of distribution, but that greedy industrialists wanted to do it cheaply using ac. As he didn't want distribution to cost anything either it lead to the conclusion that either distribution should be at 12V dc which...

Yes, I know, but they have a larger budget than the average household.

Which 220000V devices were you proposing then?

Good luck sourcing the transistors!

For the record, the device in question is £1.30 including VAT and postage from Aliexpress. I'm still trying to work out how ebee is going to convert 220000V dc down to whatever voltage his home device requires, without wasting power. Unless of course he is proposing that the network is...

Fuses always get hot near their limit. That's how they work.

FFS

If you check that the pitch is 0.1", then it is probably these...

The crimp should be possible to take out by pushing down a tab on the side with a sharp point and then sliding it towards where the wire was. Then you could either squash the wire in place wire pliers or solder. I would probably solder.

I'm not sure how you know what kind of charger to use. The vendor seems to consider a 'smart charger' to be essential (whatever that may be). I also didn't understand how you are showing the battery photo if it's inside a sealed unit.

Wild guess...

Yes, I thought the rules had changed; but you didn't mention the need for an inside check valve either. An inside shutoff would also useful for freezing weather. My outside tap was put in long before the latest rules so I really need to look it all up.

And most outside taps include a built-in double check valve to prevent backflow.

A few years ago the NHS published a document addressed to all people who were a part of the NHS ordering them to remove any such plastic pieces. I delivered a copy of the document to our local surgery as they appeared not to be aware of it. The next time I attended, the offending items were...

As long as it isn't in the bathroom, and you are sure you are doing it right, you can do this yourself totally legally. Eric used to work as an electrician for pay, and seems to want you to give money to an electrician, but you only need to pay money if you don't know how to do the job yourself.

It didn't used to kill me that often...

Not according to Prysmian. Where did you get this 'information' from?

Not going to be particularly helpful, but I have experience of replacing the oil tank a few years ago now. They said we couldn't replace like for like because the neighbour had just built an extension (with planning permission) 1 metre from our tank, so we were not allowed to replace our tank as...

Seriously, I believe you are over-thinking it. My guess is that you did the cable change and then mentioned it to somebody who scared you into thinking you were going to jail for doing it. Assuming you did nothing stupid in routing the cable, it is probably something any of the non-electricians...