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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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  • When I spent the day at the manufacturers seminar they didn’t actually tell us you may need priority switching between water and space heating, it was an answer to my question asking why the demonstration unit they had set up had priority switching on it as I stood looking at it.


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    Andy Betteridge
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  • When I spent the day at the manufacturers seminar they didn’t actually tell us you may need priority switching between water and space heating, it was an answer to my question asking why the demonstration unit they had set up had priority switching on it as I stood looking at it.


    The immersion heater should be set to come on automatically every few days to ensure that the stored water temperature is raised sufficiently every few days to kill bacteria in tank to prevent legionella and similar issues, because the stored water temperature won’t normally be high enough to do so.


    Andy Betteridge
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