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solar meter blank?

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  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,309 Forumite
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    If you haven't already done so, check the circuit breakers on the consumer unit (fuse box) that the generation meter is connected to. It's common for solar installations to have their own consumer unit, separate from the main house one. Make sure the breakers are are on.

    It's possible for a breaker to trip if damp gets into the system - and we had an awful lot of rain and wind last winter.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • Fruit_and_Nut_Case
    Fruit_and_Nut_Case Posts: 4,617 Forumite
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    If it's just the display that isn't working you may be in luck. The manufacturer may be able to interrogate the internal memory and get the current reading.
    Are you for real? - Glass Half Empty??
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  • jackieblack
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    tunnel wrote: »
    you may have to lie a little in that your a nerd that keeps day to day readings

    Does keeping daily readings make 'one' a nerd, then? :huh:
    :o
    Everything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the end
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  • tunnel
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    jackieblack wrote: »
    Does keeping daily readings make 'one' a nerd, then? :huh:
    :o


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  • jackieblack
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    edited 29 April 2014 at 6:52PM
    tunnel wrote: »
    Ahem.....coughs, yes...me included b0216.gif
    :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
    :D :cool:
    Everything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the end
    Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
  • csh_2
    csh_2 Posts: 3,294 Forumite
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    Just to update, the company that originally installed the system sent an electrician round to fault find. It appears the cable connected into the fuse box wasn't as secure as it could have been and it had worked it's way loose so no power to the meter.
    All fixed in 10 mins so best case scenario really.
    Thanks for everyone's help
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