Posted on 03/03/2019 19:21
Just come off a Rally on an all singing and dancing commercial site. They did a deal where the ehu was optional @£3 p/n. 28 vans 25 paid for ehu. We didn’t refilled the gas bottle after we got back and it cost me £4.51, the bottle had been used for 4 nights on a clubsite so ehu and 3 nights non-ehu so 7 nights in total.
No moral to this story just numbers.
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Posted on 06/03/2019 12:59
I understood that smart meters did not need any external radio signals. They are already connected to the "mains" wiring and send their data up and down those wires.
A few taps on a computer at reception and any smart meter pitch can be non-EHU in an instant.
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Posted on 06/03/2019 13:15
When the van is at home and plugged in I never use the EHU for anything other than battery charging and sometimes the fridge. Warming the van up in the winter I use gas, just before we go away I also warm the water up on gas. At home of course, I pay for the electricity and/or the gas but I choose gas because it is more powerful, quicker and cheaper too.
On sites I tend to use gas for the initial warm up but then switch to electricity because yes, I have paid for it so of course will use it. If I was on metered on a site I would revert to battery charging only, just like we did in Germany many years ago as the EHU was very expensive or like in France where it was often only 6 amp years ago. To me using gas isn't a thing to be avoided at all costs its a more powerful alternative.
Posted on 06/03/2019 12:59 by NavigateurI understood that smart meters did not need any external radio signals. They are already connected to the "mains" wiring and send their data up and down those wires.
A few taps on a computer at reception and any smart meter pitch can be non-EHU in an instant.
Posted on 06/03/2019 13:15 by Justus2When the van is at home and plugged in I never use the EHU for anything other than battery charging and sometimes the fridge. Warming the van up in the winter I use gas, just before we go away I also warm the water up on gas. At home of course, I pay for the electricity and/or the gas but I choose gas because it is more powerful, quicker and cheaper too.
On sites I tend to use gas for the initial warm up but then switch to electricity because yes, I have paid for it so of course will use it. If I was on metered on a site I would revert to battery charging only, just like we did in Germany many years ago as the EHU was very expensive or like in France where it was often only 6 amp years ago. To me using gas isn't a thing to be avoided at all costs its a more powerful alternative.
Posted on 06/03/2019 12:59 by NavigateurI understood that smart meters did not need any external radio signals. They are already connected to the "mains" wiring and send their data up and down those wires.
A few taps on a computer at reception and any smart meter pitch can be non-EHU in an instant.
Posted on 06/03/2019 13:20 by Cornersteadybut perhaps more dangerous? and (not that I'm bothered) not as good for the environment?
Posted on 06/03/2019 13:45
I don't imagine the club will ever go all out and install meters on bollards everywhere. But they may pick a couple of sites and convert a portion of bollards to metered electricity, or perhaps one whole complete site. Only then will the club be able to see what impact metered bollards would have on the ever increasing electricity bill, as members decide how little or how much they decide to use, or indeed some may decide to use none at all.
Posted on 06/03/2019 12:59 by NavigateurI understood that smart meters did not need any external radio signals. They are already connected to the "mains" wiring and send their data up and down those wires.
A few taps on a computer at reception and any smart meter pitch can be non-EHU in an instant.
Posted on 06/03/2019 13:26 by Justus2More dangerous ? In what way ?
We use a gas cooker, hob and oven at home and in the van. We use a gas boiler at home and in the van for heating and hot water. All are modern devices and designed for purpose.
Posted on 06/03/2019 14:31
Electricity has RCDs or MCB that will stop the flow if there is a problem with an appliance or the wiring or it detects a leak (to earth). I don't think gas does the same. Imagine a leak in the gas?
I don't trust gas after the 'engineers' while doing a service left the rubber pipe from the bottle disconnected from the regulator. I turned the gas bottle on and walked away (it was dark) it was only after we could smell gas that we found out what was happening. Now luckily the gas just drained down, but imagine a leak inside the van?
Yes we got a refund and future free service but...
Also did you read that any new homes should not be connected to the gas mains due to environmental concerns?
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