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AllyFish
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Joined: Oct 31, 2022
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Topics: 22 / Replies: 468
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery

Octopus got back.... eventually.... today. For the period 12/01/24 to 10/02/24 they have billed me £313.18 based on their standard flexible tariff for...

1 year ago
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RE: What's your goal?

Exactly as per @editor Mars. The smelly old oil boiler in our off-grid house was getting near life expired, although it cost us almost nothing to ma...

1 year ago
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery

@transparent thank you, very informative. When time permits I’ll research the subject matter deeper. I received an Email today from OE to my 3rd bil...

1 year ago
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery

That'll be my in-laws. They have a small second home nearby, which they have a pre-payment meter in. The previous owner was on pre-payment. They've ha...

1 year ago
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery

Just had my latest bill and statement in from Octopus, excluding the period 12/01/24-10/02/24 when my smart meter had some communication issues. (That...

1 year ago
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery

@toodles @andris I have been duly pestering OE staff 😉 They said it was a couple of half hourly readings missing. I can't see why they don't have an ...

1 year ago
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RE: Octopus (the grid) is my battery

Same 'ere. Octopus Agile import, Octopus Outgoing Fixed 15p/kWh export. No idea what my average consumption rate on Agile is right now, as Octopus has...

1 year ago
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RE: PAS_63100_2024 - BSI guidance on BESS (battery energy storage systems) in dwellings

I think you are right, it borrows requirements of IEC 62485 'secondary batteries' - where for older battery chemistry types, Lead acid and NiCd, there...

1 year ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

@derek-m interesting video. Stateside the defrost mode in A2A systems enables direct electric heating of the incoming air to avoid loss of heating fun...

1 year ago
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RE: Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating

It'll be a fairly standard R290 ASHP internally I think, covers, panels and grilles might be customised. They all come with serial Modbus comms now, f...

1 year ago
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RE: Assessing Heatmiser Neostat Accuracy: How and Why to Calibrate Them

Heatmiser Neostats are also used by Grant. Theirs are Grant branded, but identical items. They have up to 3degC adjustable differential if I recall, s...

1 year ago
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