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RE: battery storage without solar
By mrkfm, 2 weeks ago
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| this all reminds me of a scene in Blackadder the 3rd where Blackadder is telling Prince George that an MPs constituency is a rotten borough and he pretends to understand because he has the mental capa... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago
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| @old_scientist It is what is going to happen during the re-charge cycle in the Calibration procedure that I am most concerned with as we don’t appear to have any say over the schedule. Regards, Toodle... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Old_Scientist, 2 weeks ago
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| In previous firmware versions you could not effectively set the sell price higher than the buy price - the software just ignores it and sets both values the same. So if you want to force export during... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Andris, 2 weeks ago |
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| @papahuhu @papahuhu A lot of tears and sweat went into the house. I am the opposite of you—I came from a warmer climate (not the winter!) in Hungary and moved to Scotland. I used to have an air-to-a... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago
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| @papahuhu Indeed, at the price of Tesla Powerwall kit, I think they ought to be offering better algorithms that observe TOU tariffs rather than be profligate with our energy consumption. Regards, Tood... | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Papahuhu, 2 weeks ago
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| I’ve had the real tariff data in mine for the last week. It hasn’t charged on the cosy off peak rate once. I was just experimenting to see if it had improved as I’m on the newest firmware. it definite... | ||
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RE: battery storage without solar
By Transparent, 2 weeks ago
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| I'll illustrate that Bypass Mode like this: Attachment : G98app_Bypass.png As you can see, the Maintained (always-on) port is connected via a relay within the Storage Battery Unit. When ... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Papahuhu, 2 weeks ago |
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| @andris So you have a heavy solid floor, that makes more sense then. Wow, it obviously works. About 8 years ago I nearly purchased the site of the old Edinburgh Uni telescope observatory and was going... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Andris, 2 weeks ago |
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| @agentgeorge sounds great! I think a 6kw will be my next choice for our house. | ||
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RE: Tesla Powerwall (2) Calibration Cycles
By Toodles, 2 weeks ago
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| @papahuhu My loadings in the tariff are not that extreme at present but I thought that they might suffice to tell Tesla my intentions and desires. Just for fun, I might add a few noughts and reduce ot... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By AgentGeorge, 2 weeks ago |
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| @andris Octopus installed my heatpump, they recommended 8kW. I negotiated for a 6kW (nominal 5.6kW) cosy6. It barely kept the house warm last winter. Since then ive insulated every wall and ceiling, t... | ||
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
By Andris, 2 weeks ago |
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| @papahuhu, one day, when I have a battery, if that happens, I’ll go 24/7. For now, the concrete is the battery. I hand-mixed just over 20 tons of concrete. That’s what holds the heat. It’s a strange s... | ||
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