No pip on these ones thankfully as I don't think I have one to fit.
.... will do! - I'll provide detailed feedback around christmas time (very busy with work), but what i will say is that moving to an EV / off-peak / on-peak tariff & a simple ESS set-up is saving a combined total of around £200-£400 / month (at least for the month of November in the UK) (I'm including the previous diesel fuel/ £200/month here), using a small amount of backup from the MG4 to the ESS (if I go over 7kWh/day) - I'll get better figures as time goes-by - as my supplier EDF only managed to get my smart meter working from 1st Nov 22... but the MG4 is costing 1p/mile at present to run & the house is running at 4.5p / kWh for electric. (heating is currently provided by kero 28)
Would be very interested to talk and get details of what you are planning. I have been thinking along similar lines i.e. possibly using my MG4 (still awaiting delivery) for houshold mains/load balancing using the Octopus Tariff. I was considering a solar installation but non of the companies that I can get to quote will quote me for a fully-fledged backup system. They all want to disconnect fully from the mains and will not switch over to backup automatically.
The reason they won't quote for a full backup is because of the requirements of G99 requiring full isolation unless you have your own grid level earthing system and DNO compliant protection scheme which is usually in the £10000s of pounds and requires the DNO to have equipment to force your system to disconnect if your equipment causes damage / problems on their network.
Appreciate your reply, Interesting stuff, and does explain why I can't get a quote. In my last house and in my present one I have a professionally fitted manual switchover that disconnects the grid in the event of a grid failure and allows me to run my house directly from my backup generator (or I was assuming in the future my MG4 and or Solar battery).
If the inverter / generator is type tested for off-grid operation it's not as arduous but not many domestic sized inverters are as it leaves them open to being liable should something to wrong so generally don't offer this option.
Yep
. I paid a bit less for the adapter (£17, but they're all basically the same) and did the resistor swap quite easily. No special screws on mine, just Philips head).You tuber, Toms man shed bought an adapter, just over £30, small and neat..Made up my V2L cable tonight based on info from elsewhere in the group.
Bought a 5m 16A type 2 Cable with a wired end from AliExpress.
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some 470 ohm 1w resistors
10 x 470 Ohm 1W Metal Film Resistor 1% Tolerance (Pack of 10) Amazon.co.uk
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And a double waterproof plug socket
Double Outdoor Socket Waterproof Outside Plug Socket Weatherproof IP66 Wall Electrical Outlet, 13Amp 2Gang Storm Switched Power Socket Box. Amazon.co.uk
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You need to change the internal resistor inside the type 2 plug from 680 ohm to 470 ohm.
Which is just a case of opening it up and cutting the resistor out of the thin blue wire.
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Then replace it with the 470 ohm version, making sure to heat shrink the soldered connections and the resistor itself like the one you remove.
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Then put it back together and move to the socket end.
Putting the cable through the waterproof connector seal in the housing and trimming the end of each wire (earth, live and neutral, which are all tagged for you on each wire, I also soldered the ends up for better connection) ready for fitting to their relevent fittings on the back of the socket
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There is also a thin grey wire that needs to be cut and shielded as it won't be used (see looped wire in pic above)
Once all connected just fasten the plug socket to the housing and screw in each corner then fitting the screw covers.
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That should be it....
The test will be tomorrow when I bring my car home and give it a whirl.
I'm sure it will be fine I've checked, double checked and triple checked all the connectors.
Will post back tomorrow with an update on whether it works, though it should be fine, the resistor carrys very little, it's just there to tell the car that it's a discharge cable, MG use a lower ohm resistor than normal, hence the switch from 680 to 470 ohm. (Probably so they can sell their own cables as others won't work)
All in its cost me around £70, which is much cheaper than the competition.
That very true but In no way is it waterproof not IP rated at all
.... but its not your responsibility, its the DNO to sort out all these challenges, I moved into a very old house 2 years ago, and as part of the mortgage offer (which I didnt use in the end), was that i needed an EICR? report (£99?), turned out was that the earth was from the 50's, but the DNO came and sorted out everything (I think the neutral & earth was combined?) and replaced all the wires and poles, it took about 10 men (apols no women in sight), but only 2 were working at a time!! about 2 weeks to resolve, they even fitted me a isolator switch, and all new wiring. (I had a similar thing with BT open reach with my broadband - live in the middle of no-where but have 900mbps+ 24/7)
Incorrect any equipment you have that can back feed into the DNOs network is your responsibility not the DNOs
