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    Sparking emersion heating switch

    That's what I thought at first, but I don't think light switches show red on the toggle when on, only higher rated switches. I did wonder if the immersion heater was starting to short due to corrosion, but the Experts say the sparking is normal.
  2. M

    climate change is natural?

    I think you'll have to explain what is "soulless" in an EV, and what features of your ICE have soul.
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    climate change is natural?

    Well Fleeting, at least you're not a denier, but that's a very "not my problem" attitude. As gezb said, you don't have to have the sort of EV that we enjoy driving. You'll get more than enough power with a Tesla Plaid, Porsche Taycan etc. And max torque available from zero will be far from...
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    Would the following change technically work? Or will I blow my house up if power it returned to the system?!

    Shouldn't the SonOff be installed in the ceiling behind the rose, where L, N and E are available ?
  5. M

    PV string voltage differences

    At the moment in the UK, sunrise is at NE, and sunset at SW. So output should be more from the south string.
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    cooker trips CDC

    What make and model of oven was the old one ? Most likely the oven element is permanently attached to a circuit board that is powered up when you switch the oven on. Which incorporates the on/off, temp, and timer functions, rather than a simple switch. So if the element is starting to fail...
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    1 string producing a lot more power than the other string

    Sunrise and sunset compass points vary throughout the year. Today in Wiltshire the sun rose near NE, and will set near SW, never reaching west. So the east string should produce more today, clouds allowing !
  8. M

    Dimmer Switch help

    Did the dimmer switch stop working, or are the LED lights failing ?
  9. M

    Suggestions please!

    Even though this is a UK site, how can any US posters advise when you haven't even said which State you are in ?
  10. M

    emlite eca2 generation meter

    Which cable is it in circuit with ? As Mike Smith said is where it should be, to show what is being generated.
  11. M

    Just wondering, why bother?

    Shurely to let the Magic Smoke out ?
  12. M

    growatt min 3600 tl-x not generating even in sunshine

    Easy enough to find out which string is working - find out what time PV2 voltage peaks.
  13. M

    Brought a smile

    I read a lot about "spoon-fed " teenagers. Spoon-fed mains is a new one for me.
  14. M

    Tuya circuit breaker

    "The earth must be going through somewhere else in the machine then, and we didn't touch it." "Must be connected" is not good enough. For safety reasons the electrician must verify that the machine is earthed. You may find the mains cable is connected to a terminal block with L, N, and E...
  15. M

    🎄 Tis the season to be jolly...........

    Was "The Flight into Egypt" flown by Pontius Pilate ?
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    Heat source pump dryer tripping the rcd.

    "And your suggestion to identify the culprit achieves little or nothing as any one of several appliances could be the one that tips the RCD over the edge" Possibly, but why don't you wait for the results of the tests before nit-picking ?
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    Heat source pump dryer tripping the rcd.

    Cumulative leakage had already been suggested as a cause, without any suggestions on identifying the culprit. My suggestion goes some way towards that, if as device is not present it doesn't matter if N is not dissed.
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    Heat source pump dryer tripping the rcd.

    Hi Aaron I expect that RCD lives in your Consumer Unit, and protects half of the house's circuits. 1. Switch off all the MCBs that the RCD feeds, except for the one that feeds the dryer. Does it still trip ? See 3. 2. If no trip, switch on the rest of the MCBs one by one, building up to...
  19. M

    Same old story my rant for Xmas

    Charges extra for punctuation.......... :->
  20. M

    3 live wires from socket RCD

    "Probably two apurs" Question was for the OP, "probably" isn't a safe answer.
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