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Seldom Bucket
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As someone that's up late, that 8-10pm slot is the worst.
Seldom Bucket
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Guess it's an early night then
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With my inverter I don't really mind the 8 to 10pm slot, for some reason I don't like the 4pm to 8.30pm slot. Hopefully it's over at 8.30 and we don't have any issues.
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I do have a small inverter setup (only 200W with 105 Ah) so I can run a light, laptop, desktop display, small speaker and LTE modem. Have a solar light outside and a few battery lights inside. It makes it bearable but it's a hassle switching stuff over/on/off. And no use of microwave or stove. And the need to minimize opening the fridge.
Got a small gas cylinder and top to make coffee.
Johnatan56
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I like how planned maintenance went up by 50W, unplanned down by 100MW, but we get load shedding. So reserves are probably low for OCGT.
Seldom Bucket
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Aaand as predicted the eskom thugs now want more money, they can't even keep the lights on for 5 minutes.
The audacity of going to stage 4 and then use it to blackmail the people of RSA for more money is just beyond me
The audacity of going to stage 4 and then use it to blackmail the people of RSA for more money is just beyond me
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Still getting it noon and 8pm
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Yaaah at this rate I'll have 5 days of load shedding. Making up for the one in August it seems.
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So the 8.30 one did come back at 8.15, the next day we had 8am to 12:30, it came back at 12:39. Hopefully tonights 8:30 one comes back on time as well.
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Geyser tripped?
We don't have geysers.
We have two water heaters on the roof of the building. No idea what happened. It's like a scene from a Marx brothers movie here and I am a trustee. I told the Chairman to reign in his comments and now I guess he isn't talking to me.
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Freaking great, probably find they did trip or the elements blew.
It keeps happening and I can't get a straight answer from anyone.
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Can't you get a contractor in?
The chairman or the building manager normally does that if they can't figure it out.
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Well I hope it does get sorted out soon. Nothing like cold water to add to the load shedding.
I pushed for the technicians to be contacted. They will see if they can squeeze us in. Eish