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  1. MikeM3

    How to Produce DC Electricity

    Hi, to you all, I have a question that is puzzling me and has been for some time. Years ago if you wanted a wind generator, to supply 12v, you got a dynamo and a fan, unfortunately it is not so simple today, this is progress! We do know that wind turbines, are DC Dynamos, because they can...
  2. Jimi Z

    Is this connection safe? Oven power cable connected to electricity mains cable behind oven, sealed with electric tape.

    Is this connection safe? Oven power cable connected to electricity mains cable behind oven, sealed with electric tape
    • Jimi Z
    • Thread
    • behind cable connected connection electric electricity mains oven power safe tape
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. Gutsy-Fungus

    Electricity DNO Supply installation outdated and UNSAFE?

    Hi folks, Moving into my new property in a couple of weeks to find a concerning electrical installation in the cubby hole underneath ther stairs. I have attached a couple of pictures of the installation. Does this main feed from the DNO (#3) look safe (left hand picture)? It is corroded and...
  4. N

    After a period of very heavy and prolonged rain my electricity trips

    Hi all, hope you are well, DIY'er after some thoughts if possible. After a period of very heavy and prolonged rain my electricity trips, when I turn off the switch for the power to the shed (pic attached) I can put the electricity back on. Sometimes I can then immediately put the shed switch...
  5. DPG

    Electricity theft

    In the news today...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p2ll3vpp3o
  6. S

    Best way to maximise export of generated electricity?

    I hope to install an 8kw panel array. I have spoken to 2 installers who both seemed a bit cagey about maximum export on a G99 Fasttrack application. In short one says I am limited to 3.68kw (which I thought was automatic on a G98) the other said 7.68kw but was selling a 5kw inverter on the...
  7. cliffed

    Electricity & Water Nice

    Lights still on … even though everything else is under water 😎
  8. Mike Johnson

    Electricity needs in the future/now?

    Interesting interview with a professor who seems to know what he is talking about.
  9. R

    Possible Infinite Electricity Needs Proofing.

    Hello I'm Ronald Alliy, I have current came up with what I believe is a Infinite Electricity source. Attached is my proof. I'm a noob at blender 3d atm this is the best I could come up with. Item's needed, non experienced list. 1 motor 1 gear box 1 drill motor 1 drill battery 2 wind mill...
  10. B

    Electricity running through water pipe?

    Hey all :-) Hope its chill that I'm here asking questions, I just inherited this old decrepit place in NSW (Australia) and went to wash my hands in the up stairs bathroom sink n got an electric shock. I went and flicked off all the switches, I checked with a voltage tester (the kind that glows...
  11. L

    Electricity meter running/blinking even with electricity off at the mains

    I really hope someone can help me. Last July I got an electricity bill showing an enormous rise in my kwh consumption of about 900% from what it normally is (very low, roughly 500 to 700 khw per year - now almost 4,500 kwh). There is an immersion heater in the flat which is isolated and is...
  12. OnlQQker

    What Has Gone Wrong Here?

    Nothing in the video description, or in the comments, what would cause this scenario?
  13. L

    Solar Commissioning certificate for electricity supplier

    Hello, Signing up with my current electricity supplier for export after recent solar install. They stated they require a commissioning certificate to complete my application for export. I’m looking to know what form this certificate takes, what it contains etc so my electrician can sort me out...
  14. pirate

    Anyone watched the TV documentary tonight about Heat Pumps and electricity supplies in general?

    Seriously just wanting to have a discussion on this huge issue. Clearly, there are not enough competent installers of heat pumps, so we may see some scheme whereby one can get "qualified" in a short time. I have views on this, and I have views on everything the documentary covered, but my...
  15. C

    Is my neighbour using my electricity?

    Hi everyone! Im not an electrician but just a guy looking for a possible answer before I call my electricity supplier. Every month without fail I use on average around 100 units of electricity and less in the summer. 1 month ago I noticed I had used 220 units of electricity and this month it...
  16. Confusedsoconfused

    £7,000 electricity Standing Charges

    Hello, We are converting a former office into 10 self-contained flats with kitchens, showers, heaters all electric, no gas. We have been offered a three-phase connection from the National Grid, for 180 kVA, an LV Cut Out and CT Panel. We then approached EDF (large business team) for a supplier...
  17. E

    Electricity supply - Maximum Capacity of Connection 18 kVA

    Hello everyone! I have a question regarding the electricity supply and the maximum demand. One energy utility supplies an 18 kVA maximum capacity of electricity for a three-phase connection, and I'm wondering what this means in terms of the appliances and equipment I can safely use without...
  18. D

    Domestic electricity Spain: How to replace old ICP switch in consumer unit?

    Hola! I’m in the process of renovating an apartment in Madrid. The consumer unit is fitted with an old 15amp ICP switch. I believe its function is now handled by the smart meter, so it is redundant. As this is limiting the power available to the property I would like to remove it. My...
  19. C

    Hello Everyone, Anyone good at solving Electricity Thefts?

    Hello I'm Crispin. Nice to meet you all. A landlord with an unfortunate tenant who has lost in the region of £1000 after a neighbour appears to have tapped into his mains consumer cable (leading from meter cupboard to fuse box) to siphon off electricity for their own personel use, over the...
  20. M

    Two electricity meters convert to one?

    I have a small 3 bedroom flat with two electricity meters, both meters have been in the flat since 1992, I bought it in 1997. I have white meter heating (storage heaters) however no longer use them. The readings seem incredibly unreliable as some months can be £100 and the following month can be...
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