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Minimum Voltage at incoming supply point

Retired now and not up to date with reg’s since 16th. Helping advise a friend. Currently they have 100amp single phase supply and whilst the no load voltage is up at around 238 volts, as the circuit is loaded, voltage drops off substantially. Even with a load of 50 amps, ie, half the supply fuse rating, voltage is slightly below the -6% limit, at around 215 volts, further load simply pushes voltage significantly lower, and by extrapolating measured data, it would be nearer 170 volts with a load of 100 amps, is this acceptable? I plan measuring Ze and pfc this week as a guide perhaps to supply loop impedance and, which I suspect must be causing this excessive drop. I’m aware of the ESQCR reg’s although need to update myself, but are there any other regulations that apply?

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  • FlyWheel:
    Yes, house has had a major upgrade, including insulation, and I agree, pool load time spreading, particularly during the “warmer” nights,  should be possible (and use any advantages of economy 7 too perhaps), but I’ll be advising them separately on that as part of general home energy plan advice (a pet subject of mine, another hobby in retirement, and included me taking the C&G level 3 “Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating” course. venue, Potterton Boilers, followed by associated seminars at the Building Research Establishment and heat pump seminars at Mitsubishi). Perhaps I  should start a separate  “Pro’s and Con’s of Domestic Air Sourced heat pumps thread if there is not one already), the things we do in retirement! 

     




    I'll trump the card you played with this one, City and Guilds 600/4282/5
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    I also attended a one day seminar in Hatfield at the headquarters of a air source heat pump manufacturer and came away thinking there are more cons than pros when it comes to installing them.


    Andy Betteridge 

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  • FlyWheel:
    Yes, house has had a major upgrade, including insulation, and I agree, pool load time spreading, particularly during the “warmer” nights,  should be possible (and use any advantages of economy 7 too perhaps), but I’ll be advising them separately on that as part of general home energy plan advice (a pet subject of mine, another hobby in retirement, and included me taking the C&G level 3 “Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating” course. venue, Potterton Boilers, followed by associated seminars at the Building Research Establishment and heat pump seminars at Mitsubishi). Perhaps I  should start a separate  “Pro’s and Con’s of Domestic Air Sourced heat pumps thread if there is not one already), the things we do in retirement! 

     




    I'll trump the card you played with this one, City and Guilds 600/4282/5
    617b670607fc1d6dbb7739dbf3039d0a-huge-20191109_214630.jpg


    I also attended a one day seminar in Hatfield at the headquarters of a air source heat pump manufacturer and came away thinking there are more cons than pros when it comes to installing them.


    Andy Betteridge 

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