Smart plugs (in the UK)
Sounds simple enough.. Get a smart plug in the UK that allows you to do the basic thing of switching something ON / OFF and vice-versa. For once, I had a genuine requirement to do this - ah, ha! what is commonly known in the IT trade as a "business requirement"....that could then be technically fulfilled. My requirement was simple: I have a solar panel setup ( as you may have read about ) and whilst I have an ATS (Automated Transfer Switch) in place, all this does it switch from the DC (battery) power over to the mains (240v) power when the battery power hits a low threshold and does the opposite when the battery hits a high threshold. This will be great in the summer. However, as it is kinda winter (okay, November, so close enough) we can have days of greyness and a severe lack of sunlight/daylight...and if the solar panels cannot re-charge the batteries, they are on a constant drain until they get below 12v and they are then defunct. As a novel idea, I want to ...