Hybrid Load Switch

[tec0]

man, this isn't a nice situation to be in. But, I'm curious, can't you just have that unit removed completely? I don't have such a unit in my house and simply switch the geyser off at the BD during the day.

I also do this but they just don't care. What they do is they come to your home and you must take one it is the law or so they claim! They told me that I will get a fine if I refuse so what can a person do. Nothing at all.

Apparently it is not optional.

[AndyD]

Tec, if by chance you smell burning around the new device and also if by chance you logged a call to report that it wasn't working correctly and if by chance you received no action then I doubt they'd have much of a case against you if by chance you also then removed the device entirely (because you were worried it might start a fire) and restored your installation to the way it originally was. Hypothetically speaking of course.

[ians]

ANDY , you shouldnt be giving people ideas, it could get you into trouble.

[AndyD]

Lol, it's a well documented fact that an electrical device that isn't operating within it's design peramaters, or has failed entirely, is far more likely to be the cause of a fire that one that is operating correctly.

[bergie]

agreed,i think my kwh meter is also faulty. i think i should bypass it.

[ians]

One good thing about private contractors disconnecting and reconnecting meters for non payment, they dont reseal the meter if they take out the bridge between the circuit breaker and meter, which opens it up for tampering, you could just connect connect your supply cable to your DB directly to the circuit breaker.

Any sudden changes in your account brings up warning tabs at the municipality, make sure you can justify the sudden change, for example the installation of a gas stove or solar lighting and geysers, etc

[AndyD]

I wasn't suggesting or advocating theft of electricity, I was suggesting the removal of a faulty ripple relay or load shedder or whatever the thing is, at least untilthe installers come back to repair or replace it.

[ians]

I wouldnt either, just saying, thieves "could" steal electricity. The council use to charge around R80 for a disconnect and reconnect and pay the private contractors around R12, no wonder they arrive at customers properties looking like they a bunch of hoods. I wonder what qualification these contractors have, to be able to climb the pole and remove the fuse.

[bergie]

i was just kidding,andy. i would bypass the ripple relay too. ian got a bit carried away.

[tec0]

solution: After stripping my m*er I repeatedly switched the device via the normal geyser switch. I lost count but after a while of doing that the relay started “clicking” behold hot-water. So I guess the relay was the problem???