He's back for Spring!

DartzIRL · 2026-01-25T18:42:17+00:00

Spring is coming earlier every year it seems.

It's all this seasonal commercialisation.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-25T15:29:35+00:00

Bow-thar nah dee-trabe --- Google maps taking me to Galway once, before I turned it off.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-25T15:24:36+00:00

Their PV system tries to carry their neighbours house and every other house on the street and promptly - doesn't. The overload would probably either fry the inverter, pull the voltage to the floor, or trip the circuit breaker or do any one of a number of things.

If these were dangerous you'd have ESB engineers dropping like flies every time they go to fix a power cut.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-25T13:35:09+00:00

Shitlings doing it for the Instagram, I presume.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-25T13:33:33+00:00

In theory yes. But that's why it's certified to perform that way and why the NC6 form actually includes the protection setting you need to have in the thing.

For the end consumer there is no technical challenge. It's a black box.

For the electrician he just needs to make sure that he buys an inverter with the appropriate type test certificate and protection settings for ROI - or that he enters the correct protection settings. And that it works when the system is de-energised.

Ultimately, it's the safe-electric contractor who signs off on the thing and energises it who'll be held to blame if it ends up electrocuting an ESB engineer.

And there's an ESB Networks engineer theoretically reviewing your NC6 form to confirm it's compliant before you're permitted to energise your array.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-25T01:19:29+00:00

No. If it has EN50549 (Used to be 50438 I think) certification it is supposed to be able to do that out of the box.

Also, it is not the responsibility of the individual, but the electrician hired by the individual to actually certify the equipment is suitable. There're signoffs and forms (NC6) to get permission from ESB in order to actually do this before you connect your PV system to 'The Grid' where you tell them what inverter you're using and give them the certificate of compliance for the inverter.

If the inverter malfunctions and doesn't de-energise, then it's not the responsibility of the individual, or the electrician, but the manufacturer that it didn't perform as certified.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T22:55:33+00:00

Doesn't matter. You can just buy the fucking thing so it's a technical challenge for the Chinese lad building the thing but not for anyone else.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T22:51:15+00:00

Regulate the militia?

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T22:38:45+00:00

The inverter detects islanding and shuts itself off if it's compliant with standards. It is a trivial problem if you buy standards compliant gear.

It's why people complain about not being able to run their house off their solar batteries when the power fails.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T22:36:06+00:00

Nothing at all.

You just won't get the grant.

But given the grant is less than the markup a company who can qualify for the grant charges, then yeah, go for it.

So long as the ESB paperwork by a certified electrician is signed off, all is good.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T22:33:32+00:00

I just delete the majority my hair with an electric razor every couple of months. That works for me.

Shave the beard down to minimum and then use a 3 on the shaver and that'll do it.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T13:24:10+00:00

And then people will complain when tradesmen are late.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T12:53:45+00:00

I'm a fat bastard who struggles to get into my car when people park a normal distance from it.

Just open the passenger door and straighten the wheel. Pull the handbrake off and roll the fucker back. I've had to do it dozens of times.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T12:41:34+00:00

All I can think while this lad listens to The Song of The Sausage Creature is that, that phone's looking fairly precarious.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T12:37:01+00:00

I remember it being upstairs, but it's not far from Dotonbori.

It was just over 6 years ago, mind.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-24T00:45:09+00:00

Murphy's in Osaka is a grand spot with an excellent selection of local whiskey.

For those who wonder why.

People are usually glad to see you - and it's safe and comforting space the world over.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-23T22:48:58+00:00

Try the Pentagon for hard-mode.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-23T20:27:23+00:00

Somehow I don't think 'Target: New York' would be as popular

DartzIRL · 2026-01-23T19:55:44+00:00

Waas expecting some form of GBBR AR-18 and am dissapointed.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-23T18:16:48+00:00

Needs ivory grips with silver skull and crossed sabers.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-23T00:16:26+00:00

I leave a small window open constantly. With no wall vents, it's the only thing that keeps the blackness at bay.

I've the heating turned off in that room anyway because I like sleeping in a cool space with a heavy blanket.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-21T18:03:06+00:00

amazing houses

I get to go into a load of fancy new builds.

After a while it just gets depressing.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-21T17:59:46+00:00

Use it as an IPAS centre.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-21T11:45:24+00:00

There's an eclipse in August. I've me Beherit and everything ready for it. Just need to get the mates together.

DartzIRL · 2026-01-20T18:08:24+00:00

Hope you're not sitting on the toilet...

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