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Well, long story short, i went to have a shower, and afer a while, noticed no hot water. So i asked around the house, and no one had used the hot water for a solid hour or so. So i went out to the fusebox to check if it was turned on, and it was, the fuse was on. Left it for another hour or so, tried the water again, and still, no hot water. I went back out to the fusebox, and noticed a little thing with a green flahsing LED in it. Took a look through the clear casing to find a small green switch, turned to the "off" position. It had "Ripple Control Receiver"" on it, so went and looked it up, and apparently at peak times, they send a 317hz pusle through the power lines, which flicks these off. After peak times they send another pulse, and it goes back on. Well, a couple of hours later, went out to the fuse box and it was still off. Well i guess i'm not having a shower tonight. Kinda strange though, why would they cut it at 7-10pm?? It still hasnt turned on, and its 10pm. I have used the hot water late at night, and didnt notice it was off, this night is different. Apparently they are installing them in most homes now. Reading from the box, if I sent a 317hz pulse through the powerlines, it would come back on ;D ;D ;D (don't try it BTW, you may find yourself..... slightly toasted and dead ;D ;D ;D)

Kinda weird thing to do. I bet it would piss those people with the continous water heaters off even more, atleast the big bulky ones have some water to spare ;D ;D

Anyone else noticed one of these on your house?

BTW if your hot water heater is gas, i doubt you will have one unless you have a few aircon's
 





Finally, the bloody thing turned back on! Now i gotta wait for the water to heat :-/ :-/
 
Hot water bath smilie! [smiley=bath.gif]

So, at the peak times, when everyone needs the power, they just switch everyones power off?

:-?
 
I think, at peak times, they turn off hot water and aircons to conserve power for ovens etc, then after that peak time (10pm it seems) they turn it all back on again. Kinda silly, since most people have showers/baths from 5-10pm ;D ;D
 
Pfft, wont be long before its over there too, it's already started heading overseas :P We used to have gas water heating before we moved, but since gas, where i live now, is not needed (never cold here) we just have electricity and water (and phone line, otherwise you wouldnt see this :P) It's been 40 mins since they turned it back on, and the water is only JUST getting warm. GD bulky tank water heaters......
 
Murudai said:
thank god for not living in your country 8-)
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In California you can "opt in" to a program like this to receive lower overall electricity rates.

Peace,
dave
 
daguin said:
[quote author=Murudai link=1210334389/0#5 date=1210337145]thank god for not living in your country  8-)
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In California you can "opt in" to a program like this to receive lower overall electricity rates.

Peace,
dave[/quote]

Yeah, but then we all have the AC on all summer long, and blaze Christmas lights all winter long! ::)
 
I'd just bypass it if anything ;D ;D ;D Nah, the penalties for something like that would be quite a bit. Atleast i know what times not to have a shower ;D ;D
 
How comunist :P Hack it! Hack it! ::) I used to have this problem before moving.They would even shut down heating in the winter.Gas heater now...phew! :D Lol I don't know what the penalties for that are, but I used to have one of those small 3/3m pools in my backyard.I would fill it up and then turn back the water counter(it's in a sewer on my street in front of my house apparently :P) so I don't have to pay for it ;D some times I would turn it so far back that I had to leave the water running all night for it to be back to a "reasonable" level ;D
 
Our water meters are out the front in the garden, but you cant really "turn" them back.....
 
IF you do try to bypass it, remember :

1) Dont stick your fingers in sockets
2)Dont get caught
 
I would say it's because a lot of people get off work from first shift, go home and hop in the shower to wash the day's grit off, causing water heaters to call for power.  Then they or the little woman are cooking dinner - more power needed.  A lot of people probably kick on the TV or the Computer, too...  more power needed...   Yep, that is probably about the peak time for power usage in a residential area.

Now, let's see, I wanted to ask about laser pulsers, but I guess here is not the right place...
:)
 
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