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An increase in electricity demand?

AncientMariner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-50613678


"Electric heaters and cookers were being offered to elderly or sick customers, and those with young children."


Certainly if we lost our gas supply, whilst we aleady cook electric, our heating is gas fired CH. To maintain comfort levels I could see three or four 2 kW fan heaters being utilised for much of the day. As for domestic water heating, a kettle or two. 


I seem to remember a previous gas problem where the local gas supplier took round electric heaters to affected houses and blew a few main fuses....???


The photograph of the SGN vehicle with a sat dish and two air conditioners has me wondering. If the a/c units are to get rid of excessive heat build up, then besides the load of the TWO a/c compressors, I wonder what they have in the van - besides a rather large gene??


Clive
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    lyledunn:




    Sparkingchip:

    Why do you think the minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms was removed from the Building Regulations allowing cellars and lofts with low ceilings to be turned into habitable rooms, particularly in student and other HMOs?


    Andy B.




    Yes but 5.16 of ADB requires minimum of 2m for escape route


     




     

    The original minimum ceiling height requirement was in a Public Health Act to try and avoid gas lights killing people, this was written into the Building Regulations then dropped eventually as generally no one has gas lights in homes anymore, though I can think of a few!


    One of the biggest dangers whilst the gas is off is people using other heaters that may give off carbon monoxide without adequate ventilation.


    Andy Betteridge
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    lyledunn:




    Sparkingchip:

    Why do you think the minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms was removed from the Building Regulations allowing cellars and lofts with low ceilings to be turned into habitable rooms, particularly in student and other HMOs?


    Andy B.




    Yes but 5.16 of ADB requires minimum of 2m for escape route


     




     

    The original minimum ceiling height requirement was in a Public Health Act to try and avoid gas lights killing people, this was written into the Building Regulations then dropped eventually as generally no one has gas lights in homes anymore, though I can think of a few!


    One of the biggest dangers whilst the gas is off is people using other heaters that may give off carbon monoxide without adequate ventilation.


    Andy Betteridge
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