electricity

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    Will a new electricity meter impact old wiring?

    Hi, Just received a letter on behalf of my electricity suppler (utility warehouse) from a company called Amy. They advise that my old electricy meter has passed its expiry date and would like to arrange to replace it with a new meter for free. I would like to know who actually owns the...
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    Hi All. i am a beginner, from hk, hv great interest to learn about electricity

    Hi all, I just started to learn. May ask elementary questions, please help me out, thanks a lot.
    • chho
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    • electric electrical electricity great interest learn
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    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  3. Mikaelo

    Someone who wants to practice Spanish and answering my questions about electricity

    Hi there!,i am recently moved to London. I am preparing my 17th edition exam and i have a NVQ level 3 in electrotechnical instalations. I have many questions that i would like some to answer to me. I change we can practice Spanish becouse i am native speaker! we can take contact face to face or...
    • Mikaelo
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    • electric electrical electricity practice questions someone wants
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Electricity theft

    Morning everyone. New to this forum. I have a dilemma, been working as sub contractor for builder for 6 months and he has now given me a job working on a private estate like property in Ascot, problem is it wasn't half an hour and I figured out the owner had someone from UK Power network. When...
    • Pjd
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    • electric electrical electricity
    • Replies: 71
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    G39 street furniture electricity awareness course

    Does anyone know of any good training centres within 15miles of greater Manchester that are reputable and offer good value for money?
    • amckay
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    • course electric electrical electricity street
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. moose

    DNO Fine or Jail.

    We all say, the fairies came and pull the fuses, so ive been told, Cough Cough, but what is the actual offense for this as say an employer insists on doing this and you do keep reminding him about the errors of there ways, (Do it or you are sacked, Ive got 12 kids to feed so you have to, lol)...
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    Electricity NW about to vary the supply voltage - what effect on PV?

    http://www.enwl.co.uk/docs/default-source/class-documents/trial-substation-selection-methodology.pdf?sfvrsn=6 Caught the interview on You & Yours on Radio 4 today - ENW are to start to vary the supply voltage through the network at peak demand times in an experiment to try and prevent power...
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    din rail electricity meter

    Hi I have this din rail electricity meter to install, seems fairly straight forward live in live out but with the neutral is that neutral in and out or just 2 neutrals in or 2 neutrals out? what you make of it
    • mcrob
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    • electric electrical electricity meter
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    American electricity

    When I worked as a liney for PG&E in 1981,we got a call about a transformer in Baldwin Hills that was belching black smoke,rather than knockout power to about 60 homes I went up in a bucket truck and pulled the dropout fuses off with a death stick,told a young black kid with me.thats a...
    • Old Jag Lover
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    • american electric electrical electricity
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Connecting tails into electricity meter?

    When changing consumer units how do you guys go about connecting the tails into the electricity meter if there is a seal on it? Just wondered what other people do?
    • Videodoctor
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    • connecting electric electrical electricity meter tails
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Simple electricity theory

    Hello, Im currently at college studying science and we have recently started our electricity module, unfortunately our tutor has been Ill so we've just been given worksheets and they have raised a few questions about the principals of electricity. Basically one of the questions I have is...
  12. S

    Solar Myths

    I'm doing a new website and thought I'd add a page in the solar section called solar myths. You know the sort of thing, you only need daylight for the panels to work efficiently special solar cells that work using moonlight special price only available tonight Any suggestions, any...
  13. kkkkk

    Electricity meter kwh how to wire in at top

    Hi people I have an electrical meter to install, DDS353C - A single phase electronic credit meter with LCD readout. It is 4 x module DIN rail mounted with a max load of 100amps and pulse output. At the bottom it has supply L/N & load L/N, no problem - at the top there are positive & negative...
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    what is the permitted voltage that the electricity board have to supply?

    Hi On a domestic premesis @ supply, what voltage must the supply be at, max and min permitted? their tollerence. Also if it is too high, what can they do to reduce it. thank you.
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    From the BBC Website:

    10. Electricity The arrival of electricity was an extraordinary innovation. At first, people didn't know how to use it - warning signs advised them not to approach the electric socket with a match. In the early 20th Century, electricity companies sought to interest consumers in electric products...
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    Can solar panels generate low level electricity by street light?

    We have just had installed solar panels on our roof, with an Elios4You monitoring system (in combination with a Power Reducer). The Elios4You monitor display says that at night ( no sun whatever) our roof is still generating 10W. We have a powerful LED street lamp outside our house. Could this...
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    electricity pulses

    The electricity pulses throughout the house when the shower is turned on. I have never seen this before, so any help as to what could be causing this would be much appreciated. Thanks.
    • C.B.
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    • electric electrical electricity
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. W

    so who offers the best deal for electricity?

    Been following a couple threads on here and have educated myself with certain responses. So the big question is apart from the big six who else can provide electricity at a good rate? I am with edf and would not mind switching. Anybody got any hidden gems they would share?
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    Moving electricity meters to outside of house

    Hi all. Welcome some advice. I am extending house and am moving the electricity meter to the an external wall which happens to be adjacent to a cul-de-sac i.e. path. Aside from being quoted £650 to move the cable and meter Scottish Power have now changed their mind to have the meter facing...
    • DaveHales
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    • electric electrical electricity house meters moving outside
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    sudden increase in electricity consumption

    I am hoping that someone can help me get to the bottom of a perplexing problem that is affecting my daughters home. I monitor her energy consumption and have done so since july 2011. In the period july 11 to oct 12 her electricity consumption has averaged 9.64kwh per day. In the period Oct 12 to...
    • wobblymike
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    • consumption electric electrical electricity increase
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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