angellonewolf
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ive never liked the idea of running a pressure washer with no water but i do the same with 2 stroke stuff i dont know why
Pull the towels out and put them on her doorstepOne useful thing I've found to have for my Nilfisk Alto is to have the 15 mtr extension hose so I can use it as a drain cleaner. Three houses using the same main manhole have caused my lower down the hill neighbour no end of problems when the " Lady " next door drops sanitary towels down the pan which blocks the exit pipe of the manhole . Using the drain cleaning head on the extension hose I've freed the blockages right through into the main street sewer four time so far .
It seems a lot of effort, I guess for me it would of saved taking apart mine and £32 of parts...Sadly for most people its easier to go on amazon and have a new one delivered next day. I saw a very smartly dressed young couple chuck what looked like a brand new K4 in the dump, these are the kind of people i suspect who see these items as disposableFor you folks having problems with pumps freezing there are 2 solutions.
1- make up a 50/50 mix of car antifreeze & suck it through the pump until it comes from the end of the jet. It's important to protect your hose as well as the pump. This is the best solution for those with a hot washer as it protects the boiler coil as well as the pump.
2- Disconnect the inlet & run the pump for a few seconds with the high pressure hose off to get out as much water as possible from the pump. For the hose & trigger use an airline to blow out the water. Store the washer in your shed with an old quilt or thick blanket wrapped around it. This is what I do & I've never had a pump freeze yet!
How does that work? The words you have used implies that everything would need to talk to everything else, which just doesn’t happen (currently - maybe it might in the future). If they wanted to know when you use the most electricity why would they need to know when the kettle/shower or whatever was switched on?? - they know from the meter when your usage was the highest, there’s simply no need for anything else to communicate with it.Read an article about 4 years ago about everything being app connected, so just the messenger here.
According to the article they were part of the smart meter agenda and could read anything app connected and serious concerns were raised on the spying elements.
Basically it was to read electrical devices and the example given was a normal day, apparently if you got up and went in the shower it logged this and if you went downstairs and put the kettle on it logged this also, and anything connected to it, from this information it could deduce what time you got up and what type of job you did, if you went in the shower in the evening instead it could conclude you did a manual or dirty job, if the same shower was used and this lead to the idea of variable tariffs instead of fixed tariffs, about 2 years later Scottish Power let it slip that variable tariffs were to be introduced and basically your tariff altered and you were charged different rates during the day and they would go up at peak times.
Octupus energy already have variable cost tarrifs, (called Agile) the basic option is the standard economy 7 idea e.g night is always a good time to use power as there is always surplus and it cost energy companies a fortune to manage the power flow when usage is so low so where possible have your loads manually switch on then. However smart devices mean you can use IFTTT to turn things on and off as the price changes. (Most things can be turned off for say 15mins, 30mins etc if you are really clever you could have it so they only turn on when it’s not at peak pricing (unless your freezer needs to turn back on before it defrosts) Its also called demand side response e.g the energy company offers it’s customers cheap or free electricity when the power flow needs to be used or very expensive when it needs to be reduced ..There has been times you can get paid to use electricity! (It’s very rare) whats more common is a few p per KWH..https://octopus.energy/agile/How does that work? The words you have used implies that everything would need to talk to everything else, which just doesn’t happen (currently - maybe it might in the future). If they wanted to know when you use the most electricity why would they need to know when the kettle/shower or whatever was switched on?? - they know from the meter when your usage was the highest, there’s simply no need for anything else to communicate with it.
I use agile. Definitely in my favour. And once I have built my 8kva 18kwh battery system I will buy an entire days electricity when it's cheap/free/be paid and then use it through the day.Octupus energy already have variable cost tarrifs, (called Agile) the basic option is the standard economy 7 idea e.g night is always a good time to use power as there is always surplus and it cost energy companies a fortune to manage the power flow when usage is so low so where possible have your loads manually switch on then. However smart devices mean you can use IFTTT to turn things on and off as the price changes. (Most things can be turned off for say 15mins, 30mins etc if you are really clever you could have it so they only turn on when it’s not at peak pricing (unless your freezer needs to turn back on before it defrosts) Its also called demand side response e.g the energy company offers it’s customers cheap or free electricity when the power flow needs to be used or very expensive when it needs to be reduced ..There has been times you can get paid to use electricity! (It’s very rare) whats more common is a few p per KWH..https://octopus.energy/agile/
Utter rubbish about all being connected.Read an article about 4 years ago about everything being app connected, so just the messenger here.
According to the article they were part of the smart meter agenda and could read anything app connected and serious concerns were raised on the spying elements.
Basically it was to read electrical devices and the example given was a normal day, apparently if you got up and went in the shower it logged this and if you went downstairs and put the kettle on it logged this also, and anything connected to it, from this information it could deduce what time you got up and what type of job you did, if you went in the shower in the evening instead it could conclude you did a manual or dirty job, if the same shower was used and this lead to the idea of variable tariffs instead of fixed tariffs, about 2 years later Scottish Power let it slip that variable tariffs were to be introduced and basically your tariff altered and you were charged different rates during the day and they would go up at peak times.
I imported a k1152tst from Germany for a lot less than I could buy in the UK. This was probably 5 years ago.hytec hydraulic I think was the company.£500 minimum for a kranzle puts me off.
I understand the variable pricing - what doesn’t happen (yet, or at least it’s not widespread to my knowledge) is the connection of stuff between the meter and devices, which is what was suggested. As far as I’m aware it’s really only the meter which monitors your usage. If you have an app controlled kettle/shower/whatever (for example) - how would it “talk” to your meter when there’s no defined protocol?Octupus energy already have variable cost tarrifs, (called Agile) the basic option is the standard economy 7 idea e.g night is always a good time to use power as there is always surplus and it cost energy companies a fortune to manage the power flow when usage is so low so where possible have your loads manually switch on then. However smart devices mean you can use IFTTT to turn things on and off as the price changes. (Most things can be turned off for say 15mins, 30mins etc if you are really clever you could have it so they only turn on when it’s not at peak pricing (unless your freezer needs to turn back on before it defrosts) Its also called demand side response e.g the energy company offers it’s customers cheap or free electricity when the power flow needs to be used or very expensive when it needs to be reduced ..There has been times you can get paid to use electricity! (It’s very rare) whats more common is a few p per KWH..https://octopus.energy/agile/
Depends if you like to repeatedly buy cheap or buy something nice once
I agree that I don’t imagine meter talking directly to home gadgets will happen any time soon (if ever) but you can (apparently I’ve not tried it yet) connect your agile tariff to IFTTT which will talk via the internet to your smart devices (this could be as simple as a smart plugtop) it will then turn things on and off automatically but not in a reliable enough way for this to be taken too seriously by the power industry.. (e.g it’s good for those that can be bothered to set it up to save a few quid but not reliable to be used for full scale demand side response (as the DNO aren’t in full control). I guess something needs to be done to make it more official than a diy setup that may or may not work when required...I understand the variable pricing - what doesn’t happen (yet, or at least it’s not widespread to my knowledge) is the connection of stuff between the meter and devices, which is what was suggested. As far as I’m aware it’s really only the meter which monitors your usage. If you have an app controlled kettle/shower/whatever (for example) - how would it “talk” to your meter when there’s no defined protocol?
I am guessing things like smart chargers for EV charging will become more mainstream to try and limit demand on the grid at peak times.I agree that I don’t imagine meter talking directly to home gadgets will happen any time soon (if ever) but you can (apparently I’ve not tried it yet) connect your agile tariff to IFTTT which will talk via the internet to your smart devices (this could be as simple as a smart plugtop) it will then turn things on and off automatically but not in a reliable enough way for this to be taken too seriously by the power industry.. (e.g it’s good for those that can be bothered to set it up to save a few quid but not reliable to be used for full scale demand side response (as the DNO aren’t in full control). I guess something needs to be done to make it more official than a diy setup that may or may not work when required...
EV’s are a great example of a high energy usage device that could easily be reliably controlled remotely and used to balance the power system, then again it’s not mandatory to install smart EV chargers (not that I’ve found) so maybe a missed trick...I am guessing things like smart chargers for EV charging will become more mainstream to try and limit demand on the grid at peak times.
my thoughts exactly. I bought a Nixon machine, main,y aimed at farmers. Big bulky and powerful. Lasted 14 years so far, been left out in all weather under a tarp. Just works. Same fittings as Kranzle. Parts available to repair if needed.
The meter talks to a central computer at the suppliers end ..they see regular patterns of heavy usage so apply the variable pricing to not only make a bigger profit but to nudge you to take up a different life style that helps prevent electricial network overloads at peak hours . Such meters may also be used clip/ chop your voltage so you'll pull less current instead of getting 240 volts , you'll get say217 volts after the clipped meter . A lot of modern electrical stuff is now being designed & made to run from 90 to 250 volts .How does that work? The words you have used implies that everything would need to talk to everything else, which just doesn’t happen (currently - maybe it might in the future). If they wanted to know when you use the most electricity why would they need to know when the kettle/shower or whatever was switched on?? - they know from the meter when your usage was the highest, there’s simply no need for anything else to communicate with it.
Their hot washers were not so good, the boiler was badly designed & awkward to work on. There's quite a few Nixon hot washers around the country running on cold only as the owners have given up trying to get the boilers working reliably!
Yes, I know what smart meters are and can do - what I don’t believe is the idea that they are communicating with other smart devices (showers etc were mentioned) - they might in the future I guess but at the moment they don’t.The meter talks to a central computer at the suppliers end ..they see regular patterns of heavy usage so apply the variable pricing to not only make a bigger profit but to nudge you to take up a different life style that helps prevent electricial network overloads at peak hours . Such meters may also be used clip/ chop your voltage so you'll pull less current instead of getting 240 volts , you'll get say217 volts after the clipped meter . A lot of modern electrical stuff is now being designed & made to run from 90 to 250 volts .
The variable tarrifs have nothing to do with your habits and is purely based on grid conditions and availability of cheap generation.The meter talks to a central computer at the suppliers end ..they see regular patterns of heavy usage so apply the variable pricing to not only make a bigger profit but to nudge you to take up a different life style that helps prevent electricial network overloads at peak hours . Such meters may also be used clip/ chop your voltage so you'll pull less current instead of getting 240 volts , you'll get say217 volts after the clipped meter . A lot of modern electrical stuff is now being designed & made to run from 90 to 250 volts .