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@derek-m I'm finding my batteries are very useful in bringing down my current tariff. However for those without batteries I think the payoff may be ma...
@jeff if you work for octopus... Yes of course...
@editor no it should be fine. The roof was never a problem before. It's not being lifted by much. Just enough for a loft extension... I hope
@lizzylou given you have about 200m2 of floor area and a well insulated house (I will assume its pretty well insulated given the age) 18kW seems exces...
@peterr you need to consider its November. This month should be approximately 12% of your total heating bill. Given there are 12 months (8% a month) t...
below is the detailed breakdown of my use Here is an extract from a cold, high use day Currently I also have an issue with solar shading due t...
Just waiting on the full bill to appear, but I can see I used 1031.88 kW from the 21st of October to the 20th of November at a cost of £110.33 Cost ...
Tweaked my curve last night. Went to 50@-3 and 25@17 down from -4 and 18. House is warmer today. The back room remains my largest issue, as its the ha...
@jeff try just buying a cheap electricity meter with a CT clamp and put it round the power for the HP. There are loads of cheap ones with online monit...
I'd wait for the heat loss to come in and see what the report says. In the meantime, do you know the size of your main fuse? You should be able to get...
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