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by Yorkshire Andy
Thu Jul 23, 2026 11:54 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Home Solar System
Replies: 108
Views: 247781

Re: Home Solar System

We are lucky we have bidirectional rcbos already

As for insurance you don't tell them about the tumble drier or that cheap temu phone charger if it's a approved system guess they can't do much ....... Famous last words
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Jul 22, 2026 9:17 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Home Solar System
Replies: 108
Views: 247781

Re: Home Solar System

Well looks like the government might actually do it. Facestalk link to a BBC interview https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1G8xYp8QUf/ Might be a closed group .. From dot gov Screenshot_20260315-114003.png Latest word on the web is that Aug 27th is the date to watch for clearance for Plug In Solar..St...
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Jul 20, 2026 9:11 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 611
Views: 646950

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Got myself a new 100w USBC 12v charger I've a newish jump pack which will accept 60w in and with that level of input it takes 5 minutes to put back in the charge used to jump the average car..... Of 45 mins from totally flat so shtf and I've got to jump the car I can top the jump pack up quickly onc...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:46 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 611
Views: 646950

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

I am taking part in a Scottish NHS survey on general health, I have to go get tests next week, these will include blood tests, BP and so on. The questionnaire was quite thorough with a lot of stuff about mental health as well as general physical health stuff. Hopefully I will get a full MOT out of ...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sat Jul 18, 2026 11:48 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Moving from Prepare to Implement.
Replies: 39
Views: 936

Re: Moving from Prepare to Implement.

And these things all interlink. Eg. No power means no water at the top of hills as the pumps wont run. Too right not just power most sites are remotely controlled by the interweb.. no interweb.. men need to go turn valves on and off manually ... How do they receive their works orders ... Via tablet...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sat Jul 18, 2026 7:07 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Moving from Prepare to Implement.
Replies: 39
Views: 936

Re: Moving from Prepare to Implement.

I see the National Risk Register now posts the threat to the supply of drinking water due to infrastructure failure or a cyber attack as CRITICAL. THREE DAYS WITHOUT WATER CAN BE FATAL. So make plans now to collect, store and purify rainwater. Waterbutts filled from downspouts, spread out tarpaulin...
by Yorkshire Andy
Tue Jul 14, 2026 4:52 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 611
Views: 646950

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Did a bit of additional servicing on the car this morning before my jollys in a couple of weeks :mrgreen: Replaced the fuel filter on the car nice and easy job and £7 for a febi (German) filter and about 10 minutes to change (,took my time no rushing) cut the old filter open and it was spotlessly c...
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Jul 13, 2026 10:25 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Black Start and Natioanl Risk Register
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Re: Black Start and Natioanl Risk Register

It's coming I've been talking to a guy tonight apparently no one really knows how close we came at the end of that last heat wave apparently he went out and stocked up on torches and hes shall we say we'll in the know I might have mentioned where he works earlier shall we say
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Jul 13, 2026 11:46 am
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: Black Start and Natioanl Risk Register
Replies: 6
Views: 210

Re: Black Start and Natioanl Risk Register

Marvelous :lol: Know Drax is one of the black start systems is has a gas turbine system for just this event 8-) Problem with many of the solar and wind farms need to see 50hz to start their inverter/s so they need the grid to function.. The. Each black start unit needs to be isolated from the other ...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sat Jul 11, 2026 10:14 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 611
Views: 646950

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Did a bit of additional servicing on the car this morning before my jollys in a couple of weeks :mrgreen: Replaced the fuel filter on the car nice and easy job and £7 for a febi (German) filter and about 10 minutes to change (,took my time no rushing) cut the old filter open and it was spotlessly cl...