electricity

  1. Neptune

    Electricity flow and the role of Neutral

    A numpty question.... In domestic electrics, can one be electrocuted by the neutral wire when there is no short circuit fault? All the online videos suggest that current flows through live and back through the neutral. If the current going out through live is not the same as the current...
  2. OnlQQker

    If A Hydraulic Ram Pump Could Convert Electricity To 20 Watts Of Power...

    By adding in an additional overflow tank to pick up the waste water and pumped again. sketch below Then in theory isn't it possible to create enough pressure to power this hydro turbine without needing a steam?
  3. S

    Issues with high electricity bills/unbalanced loads

    Hi sparks, I would appreciate your help regarding a 3 storey high showroom connected to 3 phase. Each floor is connected to a phase but the upper floor is on for about 3 hours daily. The two other floors are heavily used with lighting,air cons and other appliances. How would you account for...
  4. JD6400

    How can they justify the increase in your electricity bill !?

    Just had a email from E-on to say my yearly bill is going up £81 from £103 - £184. Now this has got me wondering how they can justify this --- Firstly it is for a spare feeder pillar in a field that uses 0 kWh per year , so the increase from 19p to 29p per kWh should not effect the end bill...
  5. V

    Tools for detecting hazardous electricity

    DIY I want to detect for ‘loose’ or ‘hazardous’ electricity in the floor/walls/ceiling of my home. I get a vibrating electrical sensation in my body when I sleep and I think it might be related to an old fridge perhaps or some loose wire somewhere in the room. Any advice on which devices I can...
  6. M

    V2L power supply to house using power point

    Hi guys, Trying to find out if I can supply power to my house by plugging a V2L capable EV like the Hyundai Ionic 5 into a 15A power outlet after the mains power has been shut off?
    • meff59
    • Thread
    • electricity house point power power supply supply supply to technology using
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  7. banny07

    UK Two Electricity Meter

    Hi Guys, 4 Bed house I am going to rewire have two electricity meters. Customer want to install seprate consumer unit for upstairs on one meter and downstairs on the other one. Incoming supply is single phase with seprate cut out for each one. my question is wheather it is allowed or not as I...
  8. L

    UK Advice needed after electricity tripped

    Can anyone help with an issue i have. My electricity tripped earier i think it was the extractor fan that blew. I have since turned it back on however now my oven will not come on. Neither will all the plug sockets upstairs and down. The only ones working are the ones in the kitchen above the...
  9. T

    My house imports electricity from grid when battery is full

    Hi, I have solar/battery system in my house. Every now and again, just for say 30 mins in a day, i note that i am importing electricity from the grid even when the battery is full. Why is this happening. It doesnt happen all the time, but more often than i would like. Why is it? How do i...
  10. O

    Electricity Price Hike

    Just got quote to recontract electricity.....unit price up from 16p per unit to 21, unit cost 22p a day, gas up as well but not as much result, direct debit goes from 132 a month to 172 (!!!) - a 30% increase.....and no one else is much cheaper, inflation they all bleat, same as insurance, no...
  11. E

    UK Is this electricity meter wired correctly?

    Hello, Last year we started getting really high readings over the colder months (we'd expected this but not 5x the amount of electricity being used) We contacted a family friend who was an engineer who said that our meter is incorrectly wired up. We then spoke to our energy provider with this...
  12. G

    Normal / Low rate electricity

    My daughter has just purchased an all electric flat with a normal / low rate meter, pictured. A few questions:- - Apart from checking hour by hour how can she tell when the supply switches to low rate? - I know the switch over timing is controlled by the electricity supplier, but how accurate...
  13. F

    electricity issue - problems with LCD monitor - input lag

    Hello, at first sorry for my english, its not too good but i think you will understand what i say.. I am writing for me and tens of people which i met on forums.. This problem killing mind, just listen please.. I am fighting for 5 years with heavy input lag in all games,desktop.. Symptoms...
  14. F

    How to produce electricity

    I know very little about generating electricity so I hope that any answers will be easy to follow. I have a power source that can produce around 1,500 rpm with gearing and I was wondering if this could be used to produce A/C power that could be sold to the national grid. What equipment would I...
  15. D

    Electricity supply to garage in block

    Hi I need advise. I like to supply electricity to my garage en block for fridge and freezer. Garage is about 50 yards away from my garden. My neighbour has no objection is I pass wire alongside fence wall using a steel post. The wire will stay within my and neighbours boundary wall and not...
  16. J

    Electricity Meter Faulty

    Is it possible in a domestic premises to use 35KW of electricity per day? I ask because I've just had a bill from EDF saying that I used 3300KW of electricity from October to February (19 weeks). I've noticed that they think I’m using between 15KW and 35KW per day. When I only use about 60KW per...
  17. I

    Checking Calibration of factory incomer electricity meter

    I've been asked to confirm that our site electricity meter is accurate! Easy on a small site, but 6 cable feed,and a few thousand amps, leaves me short on ideas. To confirm, this is the meter that records electricity usage for our bill. It's a CT style. The meter doesn't give a live power read...
  18. D

    Can a new electronic meter go bad and cause no electricity to 200 amp main?

    I ran upon a problem today that is weird and it will be next week sometime before the electric company makes a check of the meter and meter base, By what the owner of the apartment told me. Problem is meter is showing digital read out as if it is getting electricity from transformer. But I have...
  19. T

    How would you know that you have had a power cut and electricity is coming through a generator instead of mains?

    Hi sorry for the vague question. I'm looking more of a starting point. What do you have in place to know whether you are running on mains power, UPS, or a backup generator? If the mains should fail how would you know, how can you monitor it, and when it comes back active how would you know...
    • tasj96
    • Thread
    • coming electricity generator instead knowledge mains power through
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. ghostvaper

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