Recent content by Bam Bam

Apologies for my misunderstanding. I remembered some debate about something, but I couldn't remember what. Will edit the post.

Do you think that small-scale inverters are a potential cause of concern here? I know the Iberian case was partly as a result of this frequency drift, but they don't have so many 'grid-forming' inverters there because they went solar earlier. I expect batteries attached to grid-forming...

How many panels do you have, again? We've generated 398kWh so far in March, with three days to go. Consumed 455.2 Imported 407.4 Exported 339.2

Yeah, the only time I used the V2L in anger was when we were having our EV charger and home backup system installed. I plugged in router, kettle and a lamp so I could carry on working from home during the upgrade.

I should confess, after all this talk lately I'm eyeing up the south-facing fence in our garden. :eek: It is in the shade for most of the day but should get some sun during the peak hours each day which would help. Our electrics are very dodgy, though. A previous owner was apparently happy to...

Thanks for that. Good job I've never had to do this and now we've got a backup system with earthing we hopefully shouldn't have to!

If it was summer and there was no power I'd be happy to use the V2L and our long extension cable going through a window into our living room with four sockets to run: Fridge/freezer Lamp Router Other - Laptop maybe? Microwave or kettle if we needed to heat something. I would not want to do...

Here is a recent news article on the topic which claims... "plug-in panels that homeowners can self-install on balconies would be available in supermarkets in the coming months." And... "currently the panels are not sold in the UK as they do not meet safety regulations for electrical...

Haha! Fair enough - perhaps just shows how I didn't really understand the debate that was going on there! It seemed like people were disagreeing about something, maybe it wasn't safety after all.

I think there is going to be a lot of confusion about this for a while. The German systems plug into a regular power socket. We aren't allowed to do that in the UK, though some people are. The government are talking about accelerating the process of approving these systems, but I don't see how...

The short answer is 'no.' Unless you mean to run an extension cable to power one thing in the house through an open window. The long answer is that there might be a possibility if you've got the skills and know-how. Option 1: If you are an electrician you could potentially wire up an in-house...

Our flap wouldn't open the other day. I locked the car and unlocked it and it opened after that. When it doesn't open it is hard to know if it is technique (try pushing somewhere else), a permanent issue, a temporary issue or the fact that it is unexpectedly locked.

Yes, I like that colour too. Is the Ealing Green so called because it is greener than "Piccadilly blue." (At the risk of restarting that interminable grue/bleen debate).

Oh yeah, I noticed the tiktok logo on the advert. Annoying that they didn't give the link to it where it was advertised.

Sounds like you've got a charger at home, so thankfully you aren't dependent on those work ones.